São Paulo Free Walking Tour: Vila Madalena

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Duration: 2 hours

Languages: English

Guru: SP Free Walking Tour

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Registered on 23 October 2020

This is the first and official Free Walking Tour of São Paulo, Brazil - since 2012! The best way to get the best out of our amazing city, with 12 million people, and so much diversity, great cultural, gastronomic and nightlife. We have three different routes: Old Downtown (historic center), Vila Madalena (with graffitis), and Paulista Ave (cultural heart). Always confirmed! Come discover São Paulo with us! The best tours and expert local tour-guides - real and fun experience! Walking tours in English.

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

"A different walk to show more the local side of São Paulo, through the young and "cool" neighborhood Vila Madalena, with graffities and street arts, and also the gastronomic and bohemian side of the area!"

WHEN - on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays - at 11h00am

duration: 2h00min. (from 11h00am to 1h00pm)

Please, be at the Meeting Point at 10h45am.

WHERE - Meeting Point: in front of Fradique Coutinho subway station (yellow line of subway), on the corner of Pinheiros Street with Fradique Coutinho Street. Address for taxi/uber: "Rua dos Pinheiros, 624"

WHAT - it´s the official Free Walking Tour in São Paulo, showing the local side of the city, with a lot of graffities and street arts.

SIGHT-SEEINGS - Batman's Alley, Pinheiros Street, Aprendiz's Alley, Matheus Grow Street, the Basketball Court ("Nego's Alley"), Aspicuelta Street (the street of Bars), Patápio staircase, and a lot of secrets and street arts!

BOOKING - book here your spot in our group. This is a pre-booking through GuruWalk plataform. To join our tour, please, confirm your name with our guides at the Meeting Point before it starts!

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

R. dos Pinheiros, 660 - Pinheiros, São Paulo - SP, 05422-001, Brazil

On the corner of Fradique Coutinho St. and Pinheiros St., in front of Fradique Coutinho subway station (yellow line). Our guides will be wearing red T-shirts and holding a red sign written “São Paulo Free Walking Tour”, and also a red umbrella.

Outside visit

Pinheiros neighborhood

Let’s discover the history of Pinheiros neighborhood (one of the oldest areas of the city), walking around it’s streets, and understanding how this area became one of the coolest of São Paulo, with a hipster vibe, nice cafes and different stores.

Outside visit

Praça Mateus Grou

On the way to Vila Madalena neighborhood we talk about the history of the graffiti, around the world and in Brazil, and also the different types of street art so popular in São Paulo: graffiti, pixo, murals of urban art, lambe-lambe, stickers…

Outside visit

Beco Do Aprendiz

During our tour we visit different spots with a lot of street art. Some of them, hidden and known only by a few locals, and where we talk about local street artists from Vila Madalena, their backgrounds and inspiration.

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).