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São Paulo Tour: Culture, History, and Gastronomy
4.8
72 Ratings
Liberdade
Explore São Paulo’s historic center with a local guide. Discover culture, history, and gastronomy on a safe, relaxed, and informative day trip.
Explore São Paulo’s historic center with a local guide. Discover culture, history, and gastronomy on a safe, relaxed, and informative day trip.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Sao Paulo - We will explore the heart of São Paulo, focusing on the Old Center, which boasts a high concentration of significant architectural and historical landmarks worth visiting. Highlights include the Japanese neighborhood, the cathedral, the city’s founding site, theaters, streets, bridges, parks, and squares that define the city’s…
- Sao Paulo - We will explore the heart of São Paulo, focusing on the Old Center, which boasts a high concentration of significant architectural and historical landmarks worth visiting. Highlights include the Japanese neighborhood, the cathedral, the city’s founding site, theaters, streets, bridges, parks, and squares that define the city’s character, along with museums, cultural centers, and other notable monuments of São Paulo.
What's Included
- Visit São Paulo with a Tourism Expert
- Visit São Paulo with a Tourism Expert
What's Not Included
- tips
- tips
Additional Information
São Paulo boasts a rich blend of culture, history, gastronomy, excitement, and leisure. It’s a dynamic and ever-evolving city. I’m confident that São Paulo has some wonderful surprises waiting for you. Let’s explore what this city has to offer by visiting its historic center. We’ll embark on a productive and diverse day trip, aiming to discover as many…
São Paulo boasts a rich blend of culture, history, gastronomy, excitement, and leisure. It’s a dynamic and ever-evolving city. I’m confident that São Paulo has some wonderful surprises waiting for you. Let’s explore what this city has to offer by visiting its historic center. We’ll embark on a productive and diverse day trip, aiming to discover as many places as possible in this area, all in a safe and relaxed manner. You’ll optimize your time, know your destinations, and gain both historical and contemporary insights.
- DE recommended for infants, children under 10 years old, adults with some mobility difficulty
Location
Praça da Liberdade, 238
Praça da Liberdade
We meet at the entrance to the Santa Cruz das Almas dos Enforcados Church at Praca da Liberdade 238, a very quiet and centrally located place that is easy to reach by car or metro.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(72 Ratings)
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Travelman
Oct 18, 2025
A tour guide doing it for all the right reasons. - Informative introduction to the history of São Paulo, that I would have had no idea about if I hadn’t gone on the tour. The route covered aspects of colonisation, and independence from the Portuguese. What stood out was Danilo’s enthusiasm, and genuine desire for for us to enjoy the experience. His training in geography and tourism was obvious. Afterwards, a couple of us had lunch with Danilo, and that made for a memorable day.
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Aaron
Oct 18, 2025
Great tour! - Tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. The places we visited and the history of São Paulo were very interesting. Highly recommend.
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Rosangela_b
Oct 8, 2025
I recommend the walk - The Danilo was super attentive, the tour was very pleasant and very interesting, I already knew the center of SP, but now I have another look
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Cristina_d
Oct 2, 2025
A Fascinating Journey Through History! - I recently took the historic city tour, and it was truly a highlight of my trip! From the very beginning, Danilo was engaging, knowledgeable, and clearly passionate about the city’s rich past. We visited iconic landmarks, hidden gems, and even heard some lesser-known stories that brought everything to life in a new way.
The pace was perfect—not too rushed, with plenty of time for photos and questions. I especially appreciated how the guide blended historical facts with local legends and personal anecdotes. It made the experience feel immersive and authentic.
Whether you’re a history buff or just looking to understand the city’s roots, this tour is a a great start. It gave me a deeper appreciation for the place and its people. Highly recommended!
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Serbanbahamat
Oct 1, 2025
Best walking tour in Sao Paulo - I tottaly recomand Danilo! He knows everything you need to know about Sao Paulo! He makes an easy going itinerary accesible for everyone.
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X1316siandreaf
Sep 24, 2025
City for all tastes - Excellent place to tour without rest! Multiplicity of options according to interest. Accessible for touring by public transport. I recommend selecting options and tours according to number of days and take advantage of the Art Biennale that will be open until January 2026.
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Ada_l
Sep 19, 2025
Historic center of São Paulo in Spanish - Guide with excellent command of the place and themes of the tour. Fluent and understandable Spanish. It would only be better if I extended the time to take pictures on site. Beyond that, highly recommended.
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Howard_r
Sep 18, 2025
São Paulo, the way you SHOULD see it, and with the perfect guide! - São Paulo is a big, somewhat intimidating city for a visitor, and it’s always good to get to the core of the city, and have someone show you why it’s such an amazing place. We were so lucky, when our guide, who looks like a movie star, came all the way to our airBnB, “picked us up”, and spent the entire day doing what we wanted to do and making it a perfect day!
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Joey_d
Sep 29, 2025
This tour was okay at... - This tour was okay at best, can't say we saw much. Most of the stops were looking at pictures inside the lobby of a museum, or a bank etc. This could be done completely on your own. Reason for 2 stars instead of 1 was the guide was nice.
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Carlos_b
Sep 26, 2025
Bad Service. I was lied to when I hired the Service - When I booked the tour I was told that it was done by bus and that the starting point was 3 minutes walk from the hotel where I stayed. I didn't. The tour was walking – I am disabled – and started in a distant place 20 minutes, by car, from the hotel and there was no indication of the tour. I could never find the guide at the meeting site
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