São Paulo cannot deny the habit of working and theSão Paulo cannot deny the habit of working and the vocation for business. With a lot of effort, the citizens were able to turn it into the most important state in Latin America, economically speaking. But that's not all there is to it. Aside from its millions of cultural attractions, it also offers the best options in tourism. Coasted by the Atlantic, its shoreline has 386 miles of spotted by beaches of all kinds and sizes. In the north shore the beaches spread around the towns such as Bertioga, São Sebastião, Caraguatatuba and Ubatuba, and also islands like Ilha Bela, paradise for surfers and sailors. In the south shore, around the towns of Iguape and Cananéia, is where we can find some of the most important preserved natural areas of the planet, such as the Ecostation Juréia-Itatins and the Ilha do Cardoso, in Logamar - Complexo Estuarino Lagunar (Lake Estuary Complex) de Iguape, Cananéia, Antonina and Parananguá. §
Dividing the seashore of the plain area of São Paulo, the cliff of the Serra do Mar, covered by Atlantic Forest, was a great obstacle to be won over the last centuries. Today, this opened door to the interior of the state is the focus of attention of the Biosphere Reserve of Atlantic Forest and of other organizations that fight for the preservation of this ecosystem that was reduced, in the country, to 5% of its original extension. In the interior, the tourist will meet rangers, rural and ecological tourism, cities with European climate, waterfalls, caves, white rivers, hills, mineral water springs, natural parks, constructions of the 16th, 17th, 18th centuries, churches with Jesuit architecture and archeological sites. In the capital city, here are some places you cannot miss. The Bela Vista (An Italian neighborhood), the Liberdade (a Japanese neighborhood), and the streets: 25 de Março (arabian neighborhood) and José Paulino (israeli neighborhood). In those places one can have a great idea of the different immigrants that settled here to improve and enlighten the city of São Paulo.
The city also offers an
intense artistic and cultural life. You will not know São Paulo
completely if you don't pay a visit to one of the museums or the great cultural
centers. They have got collections of famous international painters and
national artists. If you like historical monuments do not leave the churches of
the city out of your tour plans, specially the Convento Nossa Senhora da Luz,
built in 1579.
Ipiranga imperial museum
Vocation for business. With a lot of effort, the citizens were able to turn it into the most important state in Latin America, economically speaking. But that's not all there is to it. Aside from its millions of cultural attractions, it also offers the best options in tourism. Coasted by the Atlantic, its shoreline has 386 miles of spotted by beaches of all kinds and sizes. In the north shore the beaches spread around the towns such as Bertioga, São Sebastião, Caraguatatuba and Ubatuba, and also islands like Ilha Bela, paradise for surfers and sailors. In the south shore, around the towns of Iguape and Cananéia, is where we can find some of the most important preserved natural areas of the planet, such as the Ecostation Juréia-Itatins and the Ilha do Cardoso, in Logamar - Complexo Estuarino Lagunar (Lake Estuary Complex) de Iguape, Cananéia, Antonina and Parananguá. §