Best museums in São Paulo

São Paulo's museum landscape spans centuries of art and history. The São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) houses Latin America's most significant collection of Western art in a Brutalist landmark on Paulista Avenue. Nearby, the Pinacoteca showcases Brazilian art within a restored 19th-century building. Specialized institutions include the interactive Museum of Football at Pacaembu Stadium, the Afro Brasil Museum in Ibirapuera Park, and the Museum of the Portuguese Language, which explores linguistic evolution inside the historic Luz Station.

Best Museums in São Paulo — Map

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São Paulo Museum of Art

The São Paulo Museum of Art is an art museum located on Paulista Avenue in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

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Pinacoteca of the State of Sao Paulo

If you're a fan of art, you should consider visiting this interesting museum in a beautiful building in the city centre where you can find…

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Paulista Museum

The Museu Paulista of the University of São Paulo, commonly known as Museu do Ipiranga, is a Brazilian history museum located near the…

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Museum of Football

This fun and interactive museum dedicated to football, which is a national sport of Brazil, is a sacred temple for all footie lovers.

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Afro Brasil Museum

Museu Afro Brasil is a history, artistic and ethnographic museum dedicated to the research, preservation, and exhibition of objects and…

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Museum of the Portuguese Language

The Museum of the Portuguese Language is an interactive Portuguese language—and Linguistics/Language Development in general—museum in São…

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Latin America Memorial

The Latin America Memorial is a cultural, political and leisure complex, inaugurated in 1989, in São Paulo, Brazil.

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Instituto Moreira Salles - IMS Paulista

A vertical cultural center on Paulista Avenue dedicated to photography, music, and film. The building features a library, a cinema, and galleries hosting rotating exhibitions and extensive photographic archives.

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Tomie Ohtake Cultural Institute

This purple-and-burgundy striped skyscraper was designed by Tomie Ohtake's son, Ruy, to house Tomie's works.

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Catavento Museum

Educative and interactive science museum and one of the few places in town where you can spend a rainy afternoon with your children.

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São Paulo Museum of Modern Art

The São Paulo Museum of Modern Art,, is located in Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo.

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Sacred Art Museum

A museum situated in a former bishop's palace focused on Flemish artists from the 15th and 16th centuries and religious artefacts.

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The Immigrant Memorial

A museum that preserves the history and heritage of immigrants in São Paulo.

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House of the Roses

If you want to see an extraordinary piece of architecture, you should stop by this French-style mansion which was for the majority of its…

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School Yard

Pátio do Colégio is the name given to the historical Jesuit church and school in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

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