If you get tired of the concrete jungle, make your way to the Parque do Ibirapuera, which offers a spacious, green respite from São Paulo's towering skyscrapers. The land was selected to be a public ...

These buildings and places capture the city’s playful approach to concrete-and-asphalt Modernism. By Michael Snyder Present-day São Paulo — a sprawl of concrete towers and asphalt laid like a quilt ...

This neo-Gothic cathedral may catch your eye with its enormous spires and you'll hear it referred to by many (similar) names, including Catedral da Sé, Catedral Metropolitana and Catedral da Sé de São ...

When Avenida Paulista, São Paulo's most famous thoroughfare, first unfurled across a 328-foot-high ridge south of the city center in 1891, it represented, for the people who settled there, an escape ...

Designed by Brazilian architect Arthur Casas, Pulso Hotel has an urban vibe, with impressive architecture, tropical landscaping, and top-notch gastronomy. Climbing the stairs to the top gallery of the ...

Rafael Tonon is an award-winning journalist, writer, curator, and researcher, covering food trends and the restaurant industry in Brazil and Portugal for Slate, The Washington Post, Epicurious, Atlas ...

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Brazil’s ultra urban megacity overwhelms the landscape and the imagination. Paulo Scott recommends books that peel back its layers. By Paulo Scott Read Your Way Around the World is a series exploring ...

The biggest city in the Western hemisphere is facing its greatest water crisis in over 80 years — and climate change is only part of the problem. Millions of residents in São Paulo, Brazil face daily ...