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

Lista

Bold, colourful works in this Galeria Logo group show

Outstanding in the field

Dinner outdoors with chef Helena Rizzo

Izakaya invasion

Drink sake, have a bite and relax

Ná Ozzetti

The vocalist brings her soft, countryside songs to town

Pornô – Falcatrua Nº 18.633 (Theatre & Dance)
Thu 23 Feb Sex, drugs, rock’n’roll and a self-destructive group of hedonists – a formula that’s fuelled many a book and film... More details
Funk Como Le Gusta (Music)
Thu 23 Feb The big ten-man band from the ‘90s performs at Bourbon, bringing their whole arsenal of samba-rock, swing and, of course,... More details
Magdalena (Theatre & Dance)
Thu 23 Feb The opera Magdalena was first written by Heitor Villa-Lobos for Broadway in 1947 and will be performed at the Theatro... More details
Rappin Hood (Music)
Thu 23 Feb Born and raised in Heliopólis, a suburb of São Paulo, Antônio Luiz Júnior began his relationship with music at age 14,... More details
Crazy Legs (Music)
Thu 23 Feb Since 1996, the band Crazy Legs have filled dancefloors with their country-twinged rockabilly sound. Dedicated to this vintage... More details
Fresta/Futuro do Pretérito (Art)
4-25 Feb The exhibitions ‘Futuro do Pretérito’ (‘Future of the past’) and ‘Fresta’ (‘Slot’) are opening simultaneously... More details
Jac Leirner (Art)
19 Nov 2011-26 Feb The Brazilian artist Jac Leirner has made Estação Pinacoteca a little bit more colourful and less serious with this... More details

The Sambódromo 2012 (Around Town)
Fri 24 Feb Sambódromo: The essentials | The rules of the game | When & where OK, so it ain’t Rio. Everybody... More details
Blue Öyster Cult (Music)
Fri 24 Feb Prepare yourself for a dose of hard rock, complete with screaming guitar riffs, hoarse voices and choruses that take the... More details
Vangbeats (Music)
Fri 24 Feb Vanguart is a band beloved by the Brazilian alternative scene. With love songs given a desperate undertone by singer Hélio... More details
Ná Ozzetti (Music)
Fri 24 Feb She achieved fame in the 1970s with her group Rumo, and since the end of the 1980s, has had a solid solo career thanks to a... More details
Vila Rica Suite/Pedro Malazarte (Theatre & Dance)
Fri 24 Feb For a night of ballet and opera in one, don’t miss Vila Rica Suite and Pedro Malazarte at the Theatro Municipal.... More details
Nina Becker (Music)
Fri 24 Feb This carioca Snow White fell into the groove of the samba drum-beat almost by accident. A former art director, some friends... More details
Cidadão Instigado (Music)
Fri 24 Feb Fronted by one of the greatest Brazilian guitarists, Fernando Catatau – who has played with Vanessa da Mata and produced the... More details

Feira de Artes, Cultura e Lazer da Praça Benedito Calixto (Shopping & Style)
Sat 25 Feb Surrounded by gift and furniture shops, the weekly Saturday market sells bric-à-brac as well as antique furniture (but be... More details
Lobão (Music)
Sat 25 Feb His abusive lifestyle has become common slang among youngsters (‘getting crazier than Lobão’), and was undoubtedly helped... More details
Autoramas (Music)
Sat 25 Feb Formed in 1997, Autoramas only released their début album S tress, Depressão & Síndrome do Pânico , in 2000. With a... More details
Jac Leirner (Art)
19 Nov 2011-26 Feb The Brazilian artist Jac Leirner has made Estação Pinacoteca a little bit more colourful and less serious with this... More details
Através (Art)
3 Dec 2011-26 Feb Swiss artist Mira Schendel mixes geometric forms, symbols and letters to create intricate and detailed pieces of art. After... More details
Joaquín Torres García: Geometria, Criação, Proporção (Art)
3 Dec 2011-26 Feb Uruguayan artist Joaquín Torres García has a thing about shapes – his paintings are full of geometric blocks of red,... More details
Os Dez Primeiros Anos (Art)
12 Dec 2011-26 Feb There are no balloons and no birthday cake, but it’s time to celebrate nevertheless, for the hugely important Instituto... More details

Através (Art)
3 Dec 2011-26 Feb Swiss artist Mira Schendel mixes geometric forms, symbols and letters to create intricate and detailed pieces of art. After... More details
Feira de Antiguidades e Arte do Bixiga (Shopping & Style)
Sun 26 Feb This weekly Sunday fair’s 300 stalls boast everything from antique clocks and furniture, clothes and records to vintage... More details
Feira de Antiguidades da Paulista (MASP) (Shopping & Style)
Sun 26 Feb Family silver, grandmother’s lace and antique photographs are just a few of the many things to be found at this... More details
Florilégio (Theatre & Dance)
Sun 26 Feb Don’t miss the light-hearted afternoon entertainment at the Museu da Casa Brasileira with this musical featuring classics... More details
Silhuetas Musicais - Os Filmes de Lotte Reiniger (Film)
Sun 26 Feb This film festival’s somewhat strange name 'Silhuetas Musicais' ('Musical Silhouettes') is the oeuvre of German... More details
PUERTO MADERO, ZOOH, SSD, DECORUS, HILL, ALEGÓRICA (Music)
Sun 26 Feb São Paulo's traditional haven of independent rock and punk, Hangar 110 welcomes a heavy line-up tonight. With hardcore and... More details
Jac Leirner (Art)
19 Nov 2011-26 Feb The Brazilian artist Jac Leirner has made Estação Pinacoteca a little bit more colourful and less serious with this... More details

Pernambuco Brinca na Pompeia (Music)
1-29 Feb Throughout February, SESC Pompéia will be filled with the colours, music, theatre, folklore and sing-song accent of... More details
Passagem - Martin Willy (Art)
2-29 Feb Balancing serious issues with a flair for the comic, Berlin artist Martin Willy’s exhibition, 'Passagem', shows his ability... More details
Skate em Construção (Around Town)
2-29 Feb Skaters and wannabes can get a fix of the four-wheeled sport at this exhibition at SESC Carmo without bruising their knees.... More details
O Sertão: da Caatinga, dos Santos, dos Beatos e dos Cabras da Peste (Around Town)
21 Oct 2011- 1 Apr The sertão , the dry lands of North Eastern Brazil, are an invaluable source of material for Brazilian cultural and artistic... More details
Fayga Ostrower (Art)
12 Nov 2011- 4 Mar As a celebration of the life and work of Polish-born Brazilian artist, critic and teacher, Fayga Ostrower, this exhibition... More details
Fotógrafos da Cena Contemporânea (Art)
19 Nov 2011-15 Apr This exhibition, ‘photos from the contemporary scene’, brings together 23 photos taken between 1954 and 2003 by a range of... More details
Aurelino – A Transfiguração do Real (Art)
20 Nov 2011- 1 Apr The opening of this exhibition by Bahian artist Aurelino dos Santos marks the start of Black Consciousness Day in Brazil. The... More details

Sam Peckinpah retrospective (Film)
Tue 28 Feb Horrorshow moniker aside, ‘Bloody Sam’, as director Sam Peckinpah became known, is one of those rare artists who knew how... More details
Pernambuco Brinca na Pompeia (Music)
1-29 Feb Throughout February, SESC Pompéia will be filled with the colours, music, theatre, folklore and sing-song accent of... More details
Passagem - Martin Willy (Art)
2-29 Feb Balancing serious issues with a flair for the comic, Berlin artist Martin Willy’s exhibition, 'Passagem', shows his ability... More details
Skate em Construção (Around Town)
2-29 Feb Skaters and wannabes can get a fix of the four-wheeled sport at this exhibition at SESC Carmo without bruising their knees.... More details
Terra Cortada (Art)
28 Jan- 3 Mar Rodrigo Zeferino’s photographs capture nature in a most unnatural way. This exhibition of his work at Zipper Galeria unveils... More details
Carrossel/Calor (Art)
28 Jan- 3 Mar Emma Thomas kicks off 2012 with two exhibitions: ‘Carrossel’, by Luisa Ritter, an artist originally from Rio Grande do... More details
Dário Escobar: obras recentes/ Eduardo Srur: a arte salva (Art)
28 Jan- 3 Mar Baró has two new exhibitions to get 2012 started: ‘Dário Escobar: Recent Works’, and ‘Eduardo Srur: Art Saves’.... More details

Pernambuco Brinca na Pompeia (Music)
1-29 Feb Throughout February, SESC Pompéia will be filled with the colours, music, theatre, folklore and sing-song accent of... More details
Passagem - Martin Willy (Art)
2-29 Feb Balancing serious issues with a flair for the comic, Berlin artist Martin Willy’s exhibition, 'Passagem', shows his ability... More details
Skate em Construção (Around Town)
2-29 Feb Skaters and wannabes can get a fix of the four-wheeled sport at this exhibition at SESC Carmo without bruising their knees.... More details
Fayga Ostrower (Art)
12 Nov 2011- 4 Mar As a celebration of the life and work of Polish-born Brazilian artist, critic and teacher, Fayga Ostrower, this exhibition... More details
O Instante Expandido – Mara Schimpf (Art)
19 Jan- 4 Mar Mara Schimpf is one of the six photographers chosen by the annual competition ‘Nova Fotografia’ (‘New Photography’).... More details
Sete Vezes Cidade (Art)
19 Jan- 4 Mar An art critic for more than forty years, Enock Sacramento is the curator of this Caixa Cultural exhibition focusing on... More details
Terra Cortada (Art)
28 Jan- 3 Mar Rodrigo Zeferino’s photographs capture nature in a most unnatural way. This exhibition of his work at Zipper Galeria unveils... More details