LATIN AMERICA SÃO PAULO DESTINATIONS
square is dotted with palm trees and sculptures.
10:30: Grab some sustenance on the go at tiny cafe Crispiniano on Rua 7 de Abril, which serves pastries and paninis next to the square.
11:15: Continue up the same road and turn right to hit Praca da Republica, the meeting point for a three- hour walking tour. These free introductions to the historical old downtown run three days a week, taking in Sampa’s art deco buildings, City Hall, Municipal Theatre
and 16th-century churches.
saopaulofreewalkingtour.com
15:00: Catch the metro at Republica to Vila Madalena. Refuel at Coffee Lab (1340 Rua Fradique Coutinho), a 15-minute stroll from the station. This hip cafe is more like a lab where baristas study different methods of roasting, brewing and pouring coffee. Order one of the ‘rituals’, where coffee is paired with cheese or chocolate (£5).
coffeelab.com.br
16:00: This leafy area is great for souvenir
shopping. From Coffee Lab, walk a few minutes southwest down Rua Wisard and take a left for Rua Luis Anhaia to Calu Fontes, where you’ll find ceramics emboldened with exotic blooms and illustrations of Frida Kahlo. Then walk another five minutes to Rua Fidalga, where Via Vila has outdoor furniture, antiques, crafts and modern curiosities such as shot glasses sculpted into perky bikini bums.
calufontes.com viavila.com.br
17:30: At the southern end of the next street, Rua Harmonia is one of the world’s most impressive and concentrated monuments
to street art – Beco do Batman, or Batman Alley. You can’t miss it – a huge drawing of the caped crusader points down to the cobbled lane, where walls are covered with eye-popping, regularly updated motifs.
19:00: Walk 15 minutes back up Rua Girassol for a fresh, innovative twist on traditional Brazilian food from one of the city’s culinary stars, Chef Vivi. She earned her chef’s whites at São Paulo’s D.O.M., regularly named one of the world’s best eateries, and now serves dishes such as squid, grilled mango and sautéed radishes.
chefvivi.com.br
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