Great city park with free parking, a well maintained bike path and trail for walking around the…read morelake. Large, clean and decently maintained playground, plus separate work out areas including one complete 'circuit' of machines that are popping up in parks everywhere. For extra fun, you can rent a 3 wheeled bike for 30 minutes at 10 reais. One lap around the entire park takes about 15 minutes at a slow-ish pace. The only downside in this park was the lack of signage so you may need to walk around to find the playground and bike rentals. Also, it felt completely safe with plenty of people enjoying the trails, and several crossfit and running groups in the late afternoon/early evening. The trees are mostly young so it probably doesn't have much shade when it is sunny. There is no shade in the playground area either so keep that in mind during the hot summer months.

We did a scavenger hunt for 3 hours at the park. It was great to learn about the history of the…read morepark and Brazil through this adventure. We took a break after crossing the bridge and enjoyed the shade of the trees. I wish we would have tried the bicycle but still had an amazing day.

Large, green, and filled with trees, this park is full of people participating in a variety of…read moreactivities. There's even a big dog park for pet owners! Throughout the park there are tracks and walkways and there's a nice lake in the center. The only downside, and this is a major disappointment, is that there might be looters and criminals after sunset, so pay attention to your surroundings! Our stroll through the park got us hungry, so we decided to find a nearby restaurant. We stumbled upon this place with nice open seating, so we decided to stay for lunch. It's actually within the park on the southwest corner, but I couldn't find it on Yelp. Jardim Churrascada is the name of the restaurant, and it was my first time trying Brazilian biro-biro rice - their version of fried rice - and it was delicious! It pairs well with any type of meat. With the perfect weather, we had a really lovely brunch. São Paulo is a nice city and has so much potential to become one of the world's top megacities if only the government were less corrupt and were more proactive in developing and fine tuning the city's infrastructures.

Small but butiful zoo. They have few exclusive south American birds and animals. Kids will enjoy a…read morelot.

This is my absolute favorite place in all of Sao Paulo! Everyone talks about Parque Ibirapuera,…read morewhich of course is amazing, but Trianon is so quiet and peaceful - a real refuge from the hustle and bustle of Av. Paulista, just a few feet away. Step into this park and it's like going back in time. The native trees are absolutely gorgeous and so calming. To me, spending time here is better than a trip to the spa! I used to come here almost every day when I lived in Jardins. I miss it! Of course, amidst the tranquil beauty, there are often musicians, speakers, rallies, and all kinds of other exciting events. There is also a cute dog park nextdoor (the best time to go is around 5:00 p.m. for "doggy happy hour") and a small arts fair on weekends right by the main entrance to the park.

Such a beautiful city park! This is the perfect place to chill and relax with friends after…read morespending the morning at the MASP or shopping on Avenue Paulista. I really enjoyed the big trees that cast lots of shade: a must for staying cool on hot days in Sampa!

This park is a great find the Jardim Paulistano neighborhood. Tucked within the gorgeous…read moreresidential community, you'll find a great space to lay out a blanket, stroll with your dog, and play with your kid. The kid's area is pretty large and it's fenced in. Weekends are always busy and so are the after school hours on weekdays. As for the dogs, there's no fenced-in area, but owners of those with well-behaved pups allow them to run off-lease. On certain days, you'll also find a man selling ice cream. This area is great for a walk, and well removed from the city noise.

It's nice to go and have a leisurely stroll around the lake. It is also nice to go eat pastel and…read moredrink natural juice at the stands that are set up there. I recommend going during the day as after dark can be dangerous.

Avenida Paulista is a must experience feeling. I say that but I have no advice as to when you…read moreshould visit. My first time experiencing Avenida Paulista, was not as memorable as my last visit. During that first visit, in the pre-riot days of Dilma's presidency, Avenida Paulista was the main thoroughfare in a massive city. The thing that stuck out for me nearly 10 years ago was the number of orelhões and how many were styled uniquely. One, particularly dug had knitting around it's pole. Other than that, it was a very hot summer's day, snapping photos and eventually forgetting most of what I saw. But my last visit, on a drizzly, late August Sunday was amazing. I could not stop soaking of the effortless street styles of Young Brazil. I felt like I was scrolling through the 'Gram watching folks stunt. But I wasn't, I was just weaving through life in São Paulo. There was an all women Samba band playing by the library, there were countless Queer couples holding hands or arm-in-arm. This time, I took only one picture because I knew what I was experiencing was unforgettable. Most memorial was the conversation in Portuguese of course, with Transgender political activist over our mutual "adoration" of Prince Rogers Nelson, all due peace and blessings be upon his beautiful soul. Coming from the U.S. I feel like my last visit to Avenida Paulista helped my view of the world to develop further. U.S. dialog often presents Main Street and Wall Street as the two poles. I like that dichotomy, its catchy but what about "Pennsylvania Avenue" as it is often referred to as outside of D.C. and Pennsylvania Avenue SE. What about the juxtaposition between Times Square and North Avenue in Baltimore, U.S.A.? I'm just working through it, myself. But all the hues of Brown, the vacant mansion right by the park, across from the glittering buildings, the weed in the air--everything which I was privy to, not as a spectator but as a welcome guest. I am giving Avenida Paulista 5 Stars--easy. I do this well aware that you, the reader, may not feel what I felt. The point is, I don't know if I would feel the same way again, there, but somewhere in the world, in the future, I will.

Paulista Avenue is the main avenue in all of Sao Paulo. However, I would not really compare to the…read moreChicago's Michigan Avenue or New York's Fifth Avenue. This avenue has more in common with Wall Street. It is mostly made of office buildings of financial and political orgnaizations. There is some shopping to be found here, but this is a place where you'll mainly see locals in business attire. It is still an impressive looking street with all of the skyscrapers that line it. And one place that really stands out architecturally and is worth a visit is the Sao Paulo Museum of Art. It is only 1.7 miles and I found it plesant to walk to the whole length to experience the sights and sounds of this huge city.