São Paulo is Brazil's largest city and South America's biggest metropolis, a sprawling economic and cultural powerhouse known for its skyscraper-lined avenues, world-class museums, and one of the planet's most diverse restaurant scenes. Far from Brazil's beach image, São Paulo is a city of concrete, art, nightlife, and relentless energy, anchored by Avenida Paulista and a patchwork of distinct neighborhoods, from bohemian Vila Madalena to upscale Jardins.
Luxury hotels
Five-star and palace properties.
Rosewood São Paulo
Rosewood's flagship South American property inside the restored Cidade Matarazzo complex, designed by Jean Nouvel and Philippe Starck around a preserved tropical garden, with 181 rooms and the Asaya wellness concept. Named among The World's 50 Best Hotels 2025.
Hotel Unique
Ruy Ohtake's landmark watermelon-slice building on Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, famous for its red rooftop infinity pool and the Skye Restaurant & Bar overlooking the city skyline.
Hotel Fasano São Paulo
Isay Weinfeld and Marcio Kogan-designed hotel in Jardins between Avenida Paulista and Faria Lima, anchored by the Michelin-starred Restaurante Fasano and a rooftop pool and bar.
Emiliano São Paulo
A sleek, contemporary hotel on Rua Oscar Freire, São Paulo's luxury shopping street, with the Santapele spa and a widely praised in-house restaurant and rooftop terrace.
Tivoli Mofarrej São Paulo
A Leading Hotels of the World member on Alameda Santos near Avenida Paulista, with large skyline-view rooms, an outdoor pool, and a rooftop terrace close to Paulista's museums and financial district.
Fine dining
Michelin-starred and chef-driven restaurants.
D.O.M.
Alex Atala's flagship, Brazil's original two-Michelin-star restaurant since the country's first Michelin guide in 2015, built around native Amazonian ingredients in a single evolving tasting menu.
Restaurante Fasano
Chef Luca Gozzani's Michelin-starred Italian dining room inside Hotel Fasano, serving classic, pasta-forward Italian cuisine in a wood-panelled, art deco-inspired setting since 2015.
Maní
Chef Helena Rizzo's Michelin-starred restaurant working almost exclusively with organic and small-producer Brazilian ingredients in a converted house in Jardim Paulistano.
A Casa do Porco
Chef Jefferson Rueda's Michelin Green Star restaurant, ranked among Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants, using every part of free-range pigs in a lively downtown dining room.
Exclusive experiences
Bespoke and once-in-a-lifetime activities.
Helicopter Transfer Between Airports
A helicopter connecting Congonhas Airport, Guarulhos International Airport and central helipads in Faria Lima or Jardins converts a one-to-two-hour road transfer through traffic into a roughly ten-minute flight.
Private Art and Architecture Tour
A bespoke private guide and driver pairing São Paulo's major museums - MASP, the Pinacoteca and Instituto Tomie Ohtake - with the city's modernist landmarks, including Cidade Matarazzo and the Copan building.
Designer Shopping on Rua Oscar Freire
São Paulo's most exclusive retail street in Jardins, lined with flagship boutiques from international and Brazilian luxury designers and consistently ranked among the world's most expensive shopping streets.
Spas & wellness
World-class spa retreats and treatments.
Asaya Spa, Rosewood São Paulo
Rosewood's integrative wellness concept inside the Cidade Matarazzo campus, offering personalised treatment programmes, a fitness studio, and couples' treatment rooms set among preserved tropical gardens.
Santapele Spa, Emiliano São Paulo
An urban wellness retreat on Rua Oscar Freire with two Japanese-style bath tubs, a vertical green wall deck, and relaxing, energising and detoxifying facial and body treatments.
Luxury transport
Travel in style.
- Option
- Direct helicopter connections between Congonhas Airport, Guarulhos International Airport and central helipads in Faria Lima, used to bypass São Paulo's heavy road traffic; operators include Global Aviation and the LATAM-Revo partnership linking Faria Lima to Guarulhos.
- Option
- A private driver in an executive sedan or armored SUV for airport transfers, point-to-point travel, or full-day touring, provided by established São Paulo executive transport operators such as Savoya and RichCars.