✨ Classic 48 Hours · Balanced pace · 3 days
A weekend escape to São Paulo
The greatest hits — outdoors, food, culture and a night out.
Day 1
Friday
- Evening
Mocotó
Northeastern Brazilian · $$ · Vila MedeirosOpen the weekend here — Worth the cab — dadinho de tapioca and 400 cachaças.
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Day 2
Saturday
- MorningAvenida Paulista (Sundays)Outdoors · Paulista
Closed to cars Sundays — buskers, skaters, MASP open-floor museum.
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Z/Deli
Jewish-American · $$ · JardinsPastrami sandwich the city argues over — late-night classic.
Find on Google Maps - AfternoonMASPCulture · Paulista
Lina Bo Bardi's red concrete masterpiece — paintings float on glass easels.
Find on Google Maps - EveningBoteco São BentoNightlife · Vila Madalena
Stand-up samba boteco — beer, pastéis, sweaty crowd, spontaneous dance.
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Day 3
Sunday
- MorningVila Madalena Street ArtCulture · Vila Madalena
Beco do Batman alley — open-air street-art gallery.
Find on Google Maps - AfternoonIbirapuera ParkOutdoors · Moema
São Paulo's Central Park — Oscar Niemeyer pavilions, MAM museum, Sunday jogging.
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