If you have an hour...
L'agitation paulista business travellers can quickly tire of the traffic. So they can get away from it all for a short stroll through the city. Parque Tenente Siqueira Campos adjacent to Avenida Paulista or, a little further south and much larger, in the gigantic Parque Ibirapuera. Staying in the business epicentre, the avant-garde architecture of the MASP (Sao streetPaulo Art Museum) stands out among the buildings of Avenida Paulista and opens up an unmissable cultural window.
... or half a day
A stroll through Ibirapuera Park can easily lead to a cultural extension with the museums contemporary art (MAC), modern art (MAM), the Espace Oca and the Museu Afro Brasil, all of which host first-rate exhibitions and offer unparalleled views of the city. Lovers of street art will prefer to head towards Vila Madalenathe famous Beco do Batman and its succession of frescoes, the dancers' steps and those dedicated to the activist Marielle Franco. Between "Vila Mada and PinheirosIt's a village within the city, 'bobo' but authentic enough - for how long? - in delicious contrast to the business centres of the megalopolis.
