<strong>The city of São Paulo and beyond: </strong>The Art Deco Farol Santander building is a tourist-friendly choice for a sweeping view of São Paulo city.
The city of São Paulo and beyond: The Art Deco Farol Santander building is a tourist-friendly choice for a sweeping view of São Paulo city.
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<strong>Pizza Paulistana: </strong>Surprisingly, São Paulo city has an incredible pizza scene.
Pizza Paulistana: Surprisingly, São Paulo city has an incredible pizza scene.
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<strong>Parque Ibirapuera: </strong>São Paulo city's favorite green space boasts an impressive laundry list of attractions.
Parque Ibirapuera: São Paulo city's favorite green space boasts an impressive laundry list of attractions.
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<strong>Ubatuba: </strong>The prettiest stretch of the Paulista coastline is monopolized by Ubatuba, a magical beach-blanketed promised land.
Ubatuba: The prettiest stretch of the Paulista coastline is monopolized by Ubatuba, a magical beach-blanketed promised land.
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<strong>Embu das Artes: </strong>Just 18 miles northeast of São Paulo city, this once-small village hosts an arts-and-craft fair that's one of the city's best days out.
Embu das Artes: Just 18 miles northeast of São Paulo city, this once-small village hosts an arts-and-craft fair that's one of the city's best days out.
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<strong>Mercado Municipal:</strong> São Paulo city's urban market, know colloquially as "Mercadão" ("Big Market"), is a Belle Epoque beauty of stained glass and regal columns.
Mercado Municipal: São Paulo city's urban market, know colloquially as "Mercadão" ("Big Market"), is a Belle Epoque beauty of stained glass and regal columns.
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<strong>Avenida Paulista:</strong> São Paulo's premiere thoroughfare is lined with towering modernist skyscrapers.
Avenida Paulista: São Paulo's premiere thoroughfare is lined with towering modernist skyscrapers.
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<strong>Ribeirão Preto: </strong>In Ribeirão Preto, 200 miles northwest of São Paulo city, craft beer has been added to the city's long history as a draft beer epicenter.
Ribeirão Preto: In Ribeirão Preto, 200 miles northwest of São Paulo city, craft beer has been added to the city's long history as a draft beer epicenter.
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<strong>Ilhabela:</strong> If well-to-do New Yorkers summer in the Hamptons, their Paulistano brethen head to Ilhabela, located 126 miles southeast of the city.
Ilhabela: If well-to-do New Yorkers summer in the Hamptons, their Paulistano brethen head to Ilhabela, located 126 miles southeast of the city.
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<strong>Campos do Jordão:</strong> When Paulistanos want to get away to cooler climes, they head for the mountain town of Campos do Jordão at 5,341-feet above sea level.
Campos do Jordão: When Paulistanos want to get away to cooler climes, they head for the mountain town of Campos do Jordão at 5,341-feet above sea level.
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<strong>Iporanga:</strong> In the far-flung southwestern corner of São Paulo lies Iporanga, home to Parque Estadual do Alto do Ribeira (PETAR), Brazil's premiere cave destination.
Iporanga: In the far-flung southwestern corner of São Paulo lies Iporanga, home to Parque Estadual do Alto do Ribeira (PETAR), Brazil's premiere cave destination.
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<strong>Vinícola Guaspari:</strong> Guaspari vineyards, located 123 miles north of the city, has produced genuinely excellent Syrahs.
Vinícola Guaspari: Guaspari vineyards, located 123 miles north of the city, has produced genuinely excellent Syrahs.
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<strong>Fazenda Catuçaba: </strong>This rural fazenda (colonial plantation) sits on bucolic pasture lands in impossibly quiet São Luiz do Paraitinga.
Fazenda Catuçaba: This rural fazenda (colonial plantation) sits on bucolic pasture lands in impossibly quiet São Luiz do Paraitinga.
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