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Your critical guide to restaurants, culture and going out in São Paulo

Last chance to follow the yellow brick road

Get in gear for 24 hours of music, culture and mayhem, this weekend

The continent's biggest bird-watching fest

We’ve got each night of the week covered for a drink with live music

Virada Cultural 2013 (Around Town)
18-19 May Reinvigorating SP’s historic, faded city centre with a 24-hour explosion of culture in the open air, the mammoth Virada... More details
Pagode da 27 (Music)
Sun 19 May On Sundays, in Grajaú, in the south of the city, a group of musicians called Pagode da 27 presents... More details
Chefs na Rua (Around Town)
Sun 19 May Adding a gourmet appeal to the Virada Cultural culture-fest, the itinerant street food fair Chefs na Rua will be... More details
Alô, Dolly! (Theatre & Dance)
16-19 May Making its debut on Broadway way back in 1964, Hello Dolly! is in that special category of musicals filed under 'enduring... More details
Thriller Live (Theatre & Dance)
16-19 May London's hit West End production Thriller Live brings a high-octane, energy-filled take on the best of Michael Jackson's... More details

Samba da Vela (Music)
Mon 20 May In the Zona Sul, the celebrated Samba da Vela has been taking place on Monday nights for years, at the... More details
Cao Guimarães: Ver é uma Fabula (Art)
28 Mar- 1 Jun Taking over three floors of Itaú Cultural, ‘Ver é uma Fabula’ (‘Seeing is a fable’) is a major exhibition of works... More details
Regina Silveira: Offscale (Art)
1 Apr-25 May Enhancing visual perception and depth is multimedia artist Regina Silveira’s forte. From images of bugs, tire tracks, and... More details
The Insides are on the Outside (Art)
4 Apr-30 May It’s been thirty years since the unveiling of SESC Pompeia, the jewel in the crown of SP’s string of SESCs – subsidised,... More details
Olafur Eliasson (Art)
6 Apr-25 May Following blockbuster exhibitions last year at SESC Belenzinho, SESC Pompéia and the Pinacoteca, as part of the... More details

Cat Power (Music)
Tue 21 May It’s been nearly 20 years since Chan Marshall played her first Cat Power gigs in NYC – experimental performances including... More details
Regina Silveira: Offscale (Art)
1 Apr-25 May Enhancing visual perception and depth is multimedia artist Regina Silveira’s forte. From images of bugs, tire tracks, and... More details
Olafur Eliasson (Art)
6 Apr-25 May Following blockbuster exhibitions last year at SESC Belenzinho, SESC Pompéia and the Pinacoteca, as part of the... More details
Cao Guimarães: Ver é uma Fabula (Art)
28 Mar- 1 Jun Taking over three floors of Itaú Cultural, ‘Ver é uma Fabula’ (‘Seeing is a fable’) is a major exhibition of works... More details
The Insides are on the Outside (Art)
4 Apr-30 May It’s been thirty years since the unveiling of SESC Pompeia, the jewel in the crown of SP’s string of SESCs – subsidised,... More details

Regina Silveira: Offscale (Art)
1 Apr-25 May Enhancing visual perception and depth is multimedia artist Regina Silveira’s forte. From images of bugs, tire tracks, and... More details
Olafur Eliasson (Art)
6 Apr-25 May Following blockbuster exhibitions last year at SESC Belenzinho, SESC Pompéia and the Pinacoteca, as part of the... More details
Cao Guimarães: Ver é uma Fabula (Art)
28 Mar- 1 Jun Taking over three floors of Itaú Cultural, ‘Ver é uma Fabula’ (‘Seeing is a fable’) is a major exhibition of works... More details
The Insides are on the Outside (Art)
4 Apr-30 May It’s been thirty years since the unveiling of SESC Pompeia, the jewel in the crown of SP’s string of SESCs – subsidised,... More details
Na Natureza não há linha nem cor (Art)
15 May-15 Jun Focusing on the power of a simple line – the very basis of art – the group exhibition, ‘Na Natureza Não Há Linha Nem... More details

Notas Reais - Walmir Gil (Music)
Thu 23 May Thursdays, jazz rules at Matilha Cultural's happy hour. A multifaceted space that's an art gallery, cinema, café and pet... More details
OSESP - Rehearsals (Music)
Thu 23 May Considered one of the most important symphony orchestras of Latin America, the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (OSESP) also keep... More details
City centre night walk (Around Town)
Thu 23 May Up and running since 2005, the Caminhada Noturna ('Night Walk') strays from the usual walking-tour territory in that the... More details
Yes (Music)
23-24 May Formed in 1968 by bassist Chris Squire and singer Jon Anderson, British band Yes are prehaps best known for the upbeat and... More details
Regina Silveira: Offscale (Art)
1 Apr-25 May Enhancing visual perception and depth is multimedia artist Regina Silveira’s forte. From images of bugs, tire tracks, and... More details

Sabor da Colheita (Cafés)
Fri 24 May São Paulo may be one of the largest coffee-producing states in Brazil, but not many people know that the capital itself is... More details
Borboleta Azul (Theatre & Dance)
Fri 24 May One of the pioneers of the emerging regeneration of downtown São Paulo , the theatre company Cia. Pessoal do Faroeste... More details
Viva a Mata (Around Town)
24-26 May May isn’t traditionally the greenest month in São Paulo – indeed, it’s autumn, with shards of yellow and gold starting... More details
Regina Silveira: Offscale (Art)
1 Apr-25 May Enhancing visual perception and depth is multimedia artist Regina Silveira’s forte. From images of bugs, tire tracks, and... More details
Olafur Eliasson (Art)
6 Apr-25 May Following blockbuster exhibitions last year at SESC Belenzinho, SESC Pompéia and the Pinacoteca, as part of the... More details

Regina Silveira: Offscale (Art)
1 Apr-25 May Enhancing visual perception and depth is multimedia artist Regina Silveira’s forte. From images of bugs, tire tracks, and... More details
Olafur Eliasson (Art)
6 Apr-25 May Following blockbuster exhibitions last year at SESC Belenzinho, SESC Pompéia and the Pinacoteca, as part of the... More details
Viva a Mata (Around Town)
24-26 May May isn’t traditionally the greenest month in São Paulo – indeed, it’s autumn, with shards of yellow and gold starting... More details
Cao Guimarães: Ver é uma Fabula (Art)
28 Mar- 1 Jun Taking over three floors of Itaú Cultural, ‘Ver é uma Fabula’ (‘Seeing is a fable’) is a major exhibition of works... More details
The Insides are on the Outside (Art)
4 Apr-30 May It’s been thirty years since the unveiling of SESC Pompeia, the jewel in the crown of SP’s string of SESCs – subsidised,... More details