Banco do Brasil Cultural Center

Previously known as the Banespa building (after the bank that used to occupy the building), it was the tallest skyscraper in the city between its completion in 1947 and the construction of the Itália building in 1965. Aside from art exhibitions, a cafe and an indoor skate park, visitors can take a lift to the 35th floor and climb up to the tower, from which there are panoramic views of the city. The top of the building lights up in different colors to celebrate certain dates.

Dedicated to one of the city's founders, José de Anchieta, and also the place where São Paulo was founded on January 25, 1554. It contains many paintings and historic documents, the most interesting of which is a scale model of early São Paulo. The Pátio do Colégio square also contains a church where his femur is located, alongside a library.

This exchange is the largest in South America, founded in 1890 by Emílio Rangel Pestana. You can have a visit to the museum inside the building, showcasing Brazil's economic history.

São Paulo's city hall is a building from the 1930s in modernist architectural style. The building had been the home of Matarazzo Industries, which used to be the most powerful manufacturing company in Brazil.

The valley is a giant boulevard with gardens, sculptures and a view of the main downtown office buildings. The Altino Arantes building and the Correios Palace are here.

Emperor Dom Pedro I's powerful concubine, the Marchess of Santos is one of the most popular monarchy figures in Brazilian popular culture. Her colonial house is now a museum.