São Paulo Center Walking Tour: A Deep Dive into the History of Brazil's Largest City
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Centro Histórico de São Paulo

Discover the rich history and architectural wonders of São Paulo on a private walking tour. Explore iconic landmarks and learn about the transformation of this vibrant city over 465 years.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pateo do Collegio - Historic São Paulo founding site and museum of the city. With the intention to teach and catechize the natives, the Jesuits built the first school and began what 4 centuries later would become the largest city in the Southern hemisphere.
  • Manor Of The Marquesa Of Santos - The residence built around the second half of the…
What's Included
  • Observation Deck entry at Farol Santander
  • Guided tour with a professional bilingual guide
What's Not Included
  • Meals and drinks.
  • Tips. (optional)
Additional Information

Take a private walking tour in the São Paulo downtown to understand the amazing historic process of São Paulo that in 465 years of existence, marked by relative inexpressiveness for more than three centuries, has become the largest city in the Southern hemisphere.
Begin your tour at Pátio do Colégio, where your guide will provide you with some historical…

Location
Largo Páteo do Colégio
• In front of the main entrance of “Pátio do Colégio” on the address Praça Pateo do Collegio, 02 - Centro • Reference point: It's a walkable distance from the subway / metro stations "Sé" and "São Bento" part of red line.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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858sandrot
Oct 5, 2024
Fantastic walking tour covering Sao Paulo history! - Great tour covering the history and main sites of Sao Paulo city center. Our guide, Joice, was fantastic! She is extremely knowledgeable, pleasant and friendly. I totally recommend this tour if you want to better understand how Sao Paulo was founded and grew into such a massive city.
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Traveldude747
Jun 7, 2024
A great walking tour - Fantastic walking tour of downtown Sao Paulo. My guide Ilan was extremely knowledgeable and informative and gave me a great overview of the history and architecture of Sao Paulo. I was able to visit numerous interesting places and get some great photos. Highly recommended to really get to know Sao Paulo.
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A9441udbethanyg
Apr 17, 2024
Wonderful tour - Doris was amazing. She was so knowledgeable and friendly. We really enjoyed both of our tours with her and learned so much. And the food??? Holy cow it was unbelievable.
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Colleen_h
Jan 24, 2024
We did not tour São... - We did not tour São Paulo, rather Santos. I made an error in location in terms of where our cruise ship docked. Viator assisted in changing São Paulo tour to Santos. It was an excellent and welcome change. Our guide Roma was an amazing historian, so proud of her city and made our full day so rewarding - she balanced traffic, with rain and 12 passengers’ need so well. We saw more than we expected! Well done Roma.
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Inspiration746157
Jan 11, 2024
Walking tour - An excellent tour if you want to know the center and part of the history of São Paulo. The guide Priscila has a lot of knowledge and excellent treatment.
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Ericgoldcoast
Nov 3, 2023
Josée was fantastic!! - We took a tour of the center of São Paulo on foot with Josée, in French. It was excellent! She was super flexible, always adapting to our schedules and requests. She was very careful with my French and slightly elderly mother-in-law. Great and interesting explanations, a little time for natural juice and lots of jogging. We love it and highly recommend it! Thank you Josée and see you next time!
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Navigator12180983669
Oct 29, 2023
Excellent - SAN PAOLO is wonderful but if you want to have a proper meal of rice and beans you absolutely have to come to the port here you will find a very famous Italian-American restaurant where you can dine to the rhythm of sambaaaaa
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M
Jun 29, 2023
Very nice tour, fun, dinamic and well paced - This tour was very well paced. Participants age ranged from 13 to 75. Explanations were great, very appropriate for the age and interests of the participants. The choice of places to visit was customized accordingly. Our guide Marcio was fun, knowledgeable, and made everything easy for us.
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Runningtheworld
May 19, 2023
Few Hours in Sao Paulo? Perfect Tour! - What a fun (and safe) way to see downtown Sao Paulo! We walked to meet up with Deborah, and she gave us an amazing tour of the downtown area. There were so many unique spots that she pointed out that we would have completely missed without her local eyes. She also took many photos for us so that we did not have to worry about using our phones in areas where they could be stolen. She also stayed with us through the tour of the Santander building, and even participated by coloring a flower for an immersive exhibit in which we were partaking. Finally, since the tour ended past sunset, she stayed with us until our Uber picked us up. If you only have a few hours in Sao Paulo, this is an excellent way to see it!
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Bevg459
May 12, 2023
Great experience! - Deborah was amazing! We had a history filled walking tour of São Paulo. I would highly recommend this tour company & especially Deborah!
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From $47
up to 10 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).