Metro: the best way to know São Paulo
There is no better option than the Metro to visit the
countless tourist sites in the largest city in Brazil – and
one of the largest in the world. Note: many attractions
can be reached on a single metro ride. For more distant
locations, metro integrated bus lines are available.
Running 74.3 kilometers of rail through 64 stations, the
São Paulo metro is your best bet for getting to the host
of tourist and cultural attractions located throughout this
sprawling metropolis.
Some of these locations, including Paulista and Liberdade
Avenues ("the Eastern district"), can be accessed directly by
metro. Other more distant destinations, such as the Zoo
and Carmo Park, can be reached by using one of the many
metro integrated bus lines.
1 Line-Blue: riders have access to the Imigrantes Expo
Center, the Botanic Garde, the São Paulo Cultural
Center, the Banco do Brasil Cultural Center, the Sacred
Art Museu, the Portuguese Langar Art Museum, 25 de
Março Street, the Japanese Immigrant Museum, the São
Paulo State Art Gallery São Paulo See Metropolitan
Cathedral, the Samba Boulevard and Anhembi Park.
2 Line-Green: visitors can tour the Itaú Cultural Institute,
the São Paulo Art Museum (MASP), the Casa das
Rosas, the Jewish Cultural Center, Ipiranga Museum, the
São Paulo Aquarium and the Football Museum, an annex
of Pacaembu Stadium.
3 Line-Red: riders can visit the Latin American Memorial,
Água Branca Park, Carmo Park, and the Immigrants
Memorial.
5 Line-Violet: the main attraction along this line is Santo
Amaro Station, the first metro line station built under a
cable stayed bridge, which spans the Pinheiros River.
The station connects directly to the São Paulo
Metropolitan Rail (CPTM)'s 9 Line-Emerald (Santo
Amaro Station). A bike path runs along the entire
stretch between the two stations.
For more information on tourist attractions and sites of
interest near the Metro stations, contact
the Metro Information Center (Telephone:
0800-7707722) or go to www.metro.sp.gov.br.
In addition to tourist options above, the Metro operates
the Turismetrô service in partnership with São Paulo
Tourism (São Paulo Turismo - SPTuris).
The service offers sightseers visits to tourist and
historical sites on weekends (Saturday and Sunday 9:00
a.m. – 2:00 p.m.) divided into five separate itineraries,
all centered near and around the Metro system. Guided
tours depart from the Estação Sé station.
For further information on Turismetrô, visit:
www.cidadedesaopaulo.com/turismetro.
* Metrô + Ônibus
** Metrô + EMTU
*** Metrô + Ônibus Exclusivo
1-Imigrantes Exhibition Center 2-OCC - Operacional
Control Center 3-São Paulo Cultural Center
4-Jabaquara Cultural Center 5-São Paulo Hall/
Museum of the Portuguese Language
6-Banco do Brasil Cultural Center 7-Botanical Garden*
8-Lasar Segall Museum 9-Sacred Art Museum
10-Japanese Immigration Museum 11-Anhembi Park*
12-State Archives 13-State Art Museum
14-Aclimação Park 15-Ipiranga Museum* 16-Luz Park
17-Samba Boulevard 18-Zoo** 19-Zoo Safari
20-Film Library 21-Sé Cathedral
22-Latin-American Memorial 23-Carmo Park*
24-Água Branca Park* 25-Pateo do Collegio 26-Playcenter***
27-Tietê Ecological Park 28-Municpal Theater
29-S. Pedro Theater 30-Immigrant’s Memorial
31-Pacaembu Stadium 32-Siqueira Campos Park (Trianon)
33-MASP 34-Bixiga Museum* 35-Ibirapuera Park/MMA - Museum
of Modern Art of São Paulo 36-House of the Roses
37-Itaú Cultural Institute 38-Sérgio Cardoso Theater*
39-Jewish Cultural Center 40-São Paulo Aquarium
41-Jabaquara Inter-City Bus Terminal 42-Tietê Inter-City Bus Terminal
43-Barra-Funda Inter-City Bus Terminal 44-Library of São Paulo
* Metro + Bus
** Metro + EMTU
*** Metro + Exclusive Bus