Private Sao Paulo Architectural Tour: Experience Design Through Ages
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Sao Paulo
Embark on a private architectural tour of São Paulo and explore the city's diverse range of architectural styles, from colonial Portuguese buildings to modernist structures. Discover iconic landmarks and learn about the famous architects behind them. Book now!
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo Assis Chateaubriand - MASP - designed by Lina Bo Bardi, a symbol of the brutalism modernist school of São Paulo
  • Copan Building - one of the largest buildings in Brazil, which even has its own Zip code due to its large number of dwellers
  • Hotel Unique - São Paulo´s most unusual hotel, a icon of the contemporary local architecture
  • Parque Ibirapuera - This is the biggest complex of buildings of Oscar Niemeyer in São Paulo
  • Museum of Contemporary Art - MAC USP Ibirapuera - Contemporay Art Museum, designed by Oscar Niemeyer
  • Ibirapuera Auditorium - concert hall designed by Oscar Niemeyer
  • MuBE Nova Cultural - Brazilian sculpture museum, designed by Paulo Mendes da Rocha
What's Included
  • Private tour
  • Driver/guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

If you’ve got a fondness for architectural design, then this private architecture tour of São Paulo is for you!

This eclectic city features a range of styles – from colonial Portuguese buildings to art nouveau edifices to the modernist structures of Oscar Niemeyer.

Learn about all of them and more on this 4-hour tour with an expert guide, exploring the city by private vehicle. You’ll see buildings such as the Unique Hotel and the São Paulo Museum of Art, and gain knowledge of the famous architects that constructed them.

*The itinerary of this tour is flexible and you can choose what to visit, among the options listed

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Maximum of 12 people per booking
Location
Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo Assis Chateaubriand - MASP
Avenida Paulista 1578,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Xj0aqu1mx
Nov 28, 2022
Highly recommend. - Doris was a great guide. Extremely knowledgeable and enthusiastic. My girlfriend, who is an architect, also really enjoyed and admired Doris' knowledge. Would definitely recommend and will also use again in future trips!
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Ass6ca
Apr 23, 2020
Excellent work - I am an architect, and this was my first day in SP. Doris was knowledgeable, responsive, patient and passionate about modern architecture. Felt very comfortable and
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Kelly
Jan 12, 2020
Phenomenal tour! - Doris did an amazing job with our tour! We love how incredibly passionate she was about SP and the history behind everything! Time flew by so quickly we didn’t even realize that our 3 hours was up! I love seeing the rich culture of SP and by the end of the trip, I honestly could say I fell in love with SP. thank you Doris! You are amazing!
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Tsf3333
Jan 4, 2020
great morning - We spent several hours with Doris, who showed us the most important architectural highlights of Sao Paulo. Doris is knowledgable, smart and funny; a great person to guide us through town. She didn't hold back and put in plenty of political commentary which gave the tour an added dimension. I would recommend a tour with Doris very highly. Sao Paulo, to me, is not a city that shows you its' best easily, as places like Barcelona or Paris do. SP is a huge, sprawling, sometimes unattractive mass of humanity and to have someone like Doris help make sense of it for you is well worth the effort. We ended up loving Sao Paulo and it was mostly due to the quality of our guides.
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Sseknode
Apr 18, 2018
aroundSP is friendly, professional, and knowledgeable. - around SP is responsive and professional. Both Luis and Doris are fluent English speakers and are very knowledgeable.
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Tarah
Apr 4, 2018
Excellent Architecture Tour! Loved it! - Excellent tour! Tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable 👍 We had pleasant trip to downtown and Ibirapuera Park visiting buildings designed by Niemeyer, Heep, Ohtake and others!
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Mariacristina_d
Jan 25, 2017
Doris, our guide, was outstanding... - <p>Doris, our guide, was outstanding. Her charm, knowledge and driving skills were awesome and made our half day architectural tour of Sao Paulo exceedingly pleasant, even the large downpour towards the end of the afternoon could not dampen our spirits. Our guide's knowledge of the architecture of the city was much better than I had expected and her manner is also exceedingly pleasant, giving her charges a number of options for them to decide as it is impossible to see everything in an afternoon. We chose to look at modern architecture and we were amply rewarded with the buildings that we saw, including the Unique Hotel designed by .Ruy Ohtake, and other buildings designed the legendary Oscar Niemeyer see the picture with this review of the Ibirapuera Auditorium built in 2002-05.Many of his early works are concentrated in Ibirapuera Park, which establish to commemorate the city's 400th anniversary. Great guide, great tour, great city, great memories.</p>
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