Where to stay in São Paulo

Neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood guidance for São Paulo, Brazil: which areas suit which travellers, what they cost, and the stays we list in each.

• Centro (2) — Deco towers, dense streets Edifício Copan, the theatre, and the cheapest central beds.
• Avenida Paulista (3) — Financial spine, MASP, crowds MASP, Sunday street closures, and two metro lines.
• Itaim Bibi (4) — Business towers, polished bars Corporate hotels beside the best cocktail bars in the city.
• Vila Madalena (3) — Street art, bars, galleries Beco do Batman's murals and bars that run until dawn.
• Jardins (4) — Tree-lined luxury, Oscar Freire Designer shopping, top restaurants, Avenida Paulista alongside.
• Pinheiros (3) — Restaurants, markets, young money Mercado de Pinheiros, with Vila Madalena's bars next door.

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