DESTINATIONS SAO PAULO | TIN AMERICA LO BROOKLIN NOVO
WHY GO? Brooklin Novo might not be on the itinerary of the average tourist, but this is where many business travellers base themselves. It’s got some of the city’s top hotels, including the Four Seasons São Paulo, which opened in late 2018 on the banks of the Pinheiros River. It’s one of the city’s financial areas, home to the United Nations Business Center, the World Trade Center São Paulo and various company headquarters. A post- 1980s period of gentrification gave the neighbourhood a wider appeal, and it now features several huge shopping centres and nightclubs, as well as the Octávio Frias de Oliveira bridge, one of the city’s most recognisable symbols.
WHAT TO DO Although Brooklin Novo is, for many, merely a base, there’s plenty to keep visitors entertained. For retail therapy, there’s Shopping Nações Unidas and the Morumbi Shopping Center, both enormous, high-end malls. Most of Brooklin Novo’s best restaurants and bars are in hotels, although the neighbourhoods of Vila Olímpia, Itaim Bibi, Moema and Vila Nova Conceição also have some great nightlife options, and are all less than three miles away.
PAULISTA AVENUE
WHY GO? Paulista is São Paulo’s most significant avenue – a one-and- a-half-mile boulevard in the heart of the city that runs through several neighbourhoods, including Bela Vista, Cerqueira César, Consolação, Paraíso and Jardim Paulista. Lining it (and filling its side streets) are some of the city’s biggest hotels, shopping centres and museums, including the InterContinental São Paulo, Shopping Cidade São Paulo and São Paulo Museum of Art (otherwise known as MASP). Walking its length is a great way to get a feel for the city.
WHAT TO DO If you’re a cyclist, there’s a fantastically smooth two-way bicycle path down the centre of the avenue, between the two lanes of traffic. As well as MASP, Paulista Avenue’s tourist draws include the Japan House cultural centre and Trianon Park. On Sundays, the entire avenue is closed to traffic, and thousands of cyclists, walkers and roller skaters take to the tarmac.
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