São Paulo Private City Tour: Lay-over Sightseeing of Main Attractions

Experience the best of São Paulo in just 4 hours with a private city tour. Explore the main attractions, from iconic landmarks to beautiful parks, with a knowledgeable guide.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Pacaembu Stadium - Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho, colloquially known as Estádio do Pacaembu (Portuguese pronunciation: [isˈtadʙiu du pakaẽˈbu]) is a football and rugby union stadium in São Paulo, located in the Pacaembu neighborhood. The stadium is owned by the Municipal Prefecture of São Paulo. The stadium was inaugurated on 27 April 1940, in the presence of the Brazilian President Getúlio Vargas, the intervener Adhemar de Barros and the mayor of São Paulo, Prestes Maia. The stadium holds 40,199 people and its pitch dimensions are 104 m of length by 70 m of width.

The stadium is named after Paulo Machado de Carvalho. He was the 1958 FIFA World Cup Brazilian delegation chief, the founder of Rede Record, one of the largest television networks in Brazil and was known as “Marechal da Vitória” (Marshal of Victory).

Pacaembu is frequently used to host home matches of the Big 4 football clubs of the State of São Paulo, of which Corinthians, Palmeiras and São Paulo are based in the capital city itself, and only Santos is based in a different city. This occurs when the clubs must cede their own stadiums for concerts, or when reforms are being made. In the case of Santos, Pacaembu is also used when the club requires a site with a higher seating capacity for a particular match, given the low capacity of their own stadium.

What's Included
  • Private tour
  • Professional guide
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Driver/guide
  • Local taxes
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Port cruise terminal pick-up or drop-off
Additional Information

If you’re in a lay-over or simply taking a respite at your hotel, this private and personalized 4-hour city tour is ideal for getting a comprehensive view of São Paulo’s key points of interest. You’ll enjoy a comfortable ride in an executive car or van, guided by a knowledgeable and licensed tour guide.

Experience a short walk around downtown São Paulo taking in sights like Pacaembu stadium, Paulista Avenue, Ibirapuera Park, Sé Cathedral square, Pateo do Collegio Luz Station, among others. This package also includes pick-up and drop-off at your hotel (within the São Paulo Metropolitan area) or at either of São Paulo’s two major airports - Guarulhos International (GRU) or Congonhas (CGH).

  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
Location
Pacaembu Stadium
Praca Charles Miller s/n, Pacaembu
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Mrs2851
Aug 5, 2024
Educational, cultural, social - Excellent tour! Our tour guide, Nelio, was knowledgeable, attentive, and friendly! Spoke excellent English and was very pleasant! He knew the best spots for photos, shopping, and many tips for the areas we visited. Highly recommend.
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Jordansmom
Aug 4, 2024
São Paulo Tour with Paulo - Paulo was an excellent guide! Highly recommend. We toured all of the city highlights and he provided an excellent historical overview.
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Eric_w
Jul 6, 2024
Layover city tour - Our guide and driver were top notch! Very professional and knowledgeable!! We had such a great time tour São Paulo with him.
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Roving31926800579
Jul 5, 2024
We recommend!!!! - Excellent, very nice walk. The guide Issac very attentive and very well informed about the history of São Paulo and about each of the places visited. We recommend!!!
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Danny
May 7, 2024
Greatest vacation ever! - Yo! Isaac is the man! He gave an absolutely amazing tour of Sao Paulo. Arrived on time for pick up. Gave some great historical insights about SP - and we even got to go inside the Catedral Metropolitana de São Paulo. Would HIGHLY recommend taking this tour with Isaac and his team. Well worth it! Hasta Luego Brazil!!!!
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Fiorelious
Mar 29, 2024
Great choice! - The guide was excellent and very pleasant. As we had just one day to spend in Sao Paolo, this tour was a great choice to get a taste of the city. It’s highly recommended.
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Dinap
Mar 24, 2024
Superb and fun day out!!! - Carlos is an amazing tour guide!!! We had such a fun day seeing all the beautiful and edgy areas of São Paulo as well as learning about the fabulous history and culture. Carlos gave us so many recommendations for places to go to - all of which were wonderful!!
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David_b
Mar 7, 2024
Lots to see and do; Excellent guide - Edson, our guide, was terrific. Although we had only a few hours to explore, he packed our day full of a myriad of interesting sites and information. The walking tour of the historic center was particularly enjoyable. Overall, a really wonderful experience with a wonderful guide.
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Cecimon15
Aug 11, 2024
I expected more - The polite and pleasant Guide but without much knowledge of architecture or nature. Made a good effort but turned out to be a mediocre value for money course
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Siew_s
May 8, 2024
Most disappointing tour! - We were disappointed with the private tour because the guide seems only interested to show us what he wants to show us and not what we want to see as tourists. He keep showing us this building and that building (eg. hospitals, insignificant government buildings, where they sell coconuts!, etc) which has absolutely no significance to us as tourists. We were supposed to stop by the Pacaembu Stadium, Parque Ibirapuera, Estacao da Luz and Municipal Market of Sao Paulo but all he did was to drive pass depriving us of taking any photos because his reason was it is hard to find parking. We even had to specifically ask him to stop at the Catedral da Se de Sao Paulo otherwise it will be another drive by. The tour was a waste of our time and money! By the way, the "luxurious vehicle" was a old Honda Fit where the air conditioning was not working well! We have done many tours with Viator all over the world over the years and this is by far the most disappointing!!!
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