S茫o Paulo
This fine museum, the best of three belonging to Universidade de S茫o Paulo's Museu de Arte Contempor芒nea, is housed in the Oscar Niemeyer鈥揹esigned former motor vehicle department building (Detran) and possesses what is arguably the country鈥檚 best collection of Brazilian art since 1960. It includes an extensive sculpture collection, paintings, prints, photographs and objets d'art.
The new rooftop restaurant, Vista, offers flabbergasting panoramic views.
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Copan was designed by late modernist master Oscar Niemeyer. The building, with its serpentine facade and narrow brises soleil (permanent sunshades), is鈥
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This covered market is a belle epoque confection of stained glass and a series of vast domes. Inside, a fabulous urban market specializes in all things鈥
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Sampa鈥檚 pride, this museum possesses Latin America鈥檚 most comprehensive collection of Western art. Hovering above a concrete plaza that turns into an鈥
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Among the city鈥檚 oldest and most important churches, S茫o Bento dates to 1598, though its neo-Gothic facade dates only to the early 20th century. Step鈥
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For one of Sampa鈥檚 best panoramas, head to the top of this 161m-high skyscraper, Brazil鈥檚 version of the Empire State Building 鈥 completed in 1939 and鈥
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This elegant neoclassical museum, formerly known as Pinacoteca do Estado but modernly rebranded 'Pina_Luz' (with the underline!) in 2017, houses an鈥
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Relatively unknown and blissfully uncrowded, the unassuming Casa Amarela is part NGO handicraft shop, part two-table romantic cafe and part tiny Museu鈥
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Across the street from the Parque da Luz sits one of S茫o Paulo's most stunning structures, a classic late-Victorian train station constructed with鈥
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Brazil鈥檚 oldest modern-art museum possesses a fine permanent collection of Brazilian modernists such as Anita Malfatti and Di Cavalcanti, as well as works鈥
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One of Parque Ibirapuera's most noticeably unique structures is Oscar Niemeyer's Marquise do Ibirapuera. It's a wavy, 620m-long and 15m- to 80m-wide鈥
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S茫o Paulo's most expansive green space and a much-loved urban oasis for Paulistanos, Parque Ibirapuera is a leafy 2 sq-km park in Vila Mariana. In鈥
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This hugely important, absolutely fascinating Parque Ibirapuera museum features a permanent 3rd-floor collection chronicling five centuries of African鈥
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Housed in a classic mansion in the style of the coffee barons, this cultural center was originally built in 1928 by Ramos de Azevedo, the 鈥榮tarchitect鈥 of鈥
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You can't miss the stunning facade of this Av Paulista newcomer. Its sliding vertical plank entrance sits in stark contrast to the surrounding concrete鈥
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This 2018 cultural addition to Av Paulista offers the best free view you're going to get of the country's most important avenue: the 17th floor terrace鈥
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Relatively unknown and blissfully uncrowded, the unassuming Casa Amarela is part NGO handicraft shop, part two-table romantic cafe and part tiny Museu鈥