São Paulo is the epicenter of Brazil’s cultural life. The city offers a never-ending range of options for restaurants, venues, museums, sightseeing, events, activities and even nature. With more than 12 million people living in the city, and almost 20 million in the metropolitan area, São Paulo is nothing less than the largest metropolis in the Southern hemisphere of the planet and is a unique place in many different ways.

Its contrasts between the Atlantic Forest and the city; the heritage of the golden years of the coffee period, when São Paulo was the main producer in the world and the grain was the most important product in the world’s economy; the artistic legacy of the modernists from São Paulo, that can be seen in the architecture of the city and in the arts inside the museums; and the cosmopolitan diversity of the city, comprising the largest Japanese community outside Japan, a huge Italian community that influenced even the accent of the people from São Paulo, Bolivians, Koreans and more!

Paraisópolis is the second-largest favela in the city of São Paulo, with approximately a hundred thousand inhabitants. The artsy favela tour offers a unique contact with the people from the community accompanied by a person of the association of dwellers to guarantee our security and answer all the questions the visitor might have about the life in the favela as well as its history.

You will experience the authentic favela lifestyle and be inspired by the social projects led by strong and resilient local residents who are making a difference in the life of the future generations.

You will also visit a few local artists, such as Estevão, also known as “The Brazilian Gaudi”; and Berbela, who both have found a way to create beauty in such a chaotic environment, spreading hope for better days among the people from the community, and attracting visitors from all over the world to see the creations with their own eyes.