SidecarCity guide · São Paulo · 5 min read
How to make friends in São Paulo as a newcomer or visitor
São Paulo is Brazil's beating heart — huge, diverse and obsessed with food and music.
Top 3 things to do — and how to turn them into plans
- 1
Paulista Avenue on Sunday
The city's main street closes to cars — an instant festival. On Sidecar, you can post exactly this as a plan — or join someone else's.
- 2
Ibirapuera Park weekend
The city's green heart, full of groups. On Sidecar, you can post exactly this as a plan — or join someone else's.
- 3
Municipal Market pastel
The famous mortadella sandwich and pastel, shared. On Sidecar, you can post exactly this as a plan — or join someone else's.
Sidecar is for locals meeting locals, travellers meeting locals, and fellow travellers meeting each other. Friends only.
Coffee and pastel
A market pastel with sugarcane juice or a long café afternoon is the classic first plan.
Use the parks and avenidas
Ibirapuera Park weekends and Paulista Avenue on a car-free Sunday are easy outings.
Follow your interests
Live samba, street art, football and one of the world's best food scenes welcome newcomers.
Find your people on Sidecar
Sidecar shows small, platonic plans in São Paulo in time order, each with a host introduction and a public meeting place. Join one, or post your own.