Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Turismetro is a cheap and a very interesting way of visiting the city. Check it out!

If you're here in São Paulo and want to experience a different kind of tourism, the insidesaopaulo advice is the Turismetrô. It is a project created by the SP Turis in partnership with the Metro.

There are five different routes created to go through numerous touristic and historical sights of São Paulo. The tours offer trilingual guides (English, Spanish and Portuguese) that tell stories about the city and present artistic interventions performed by actors playing different characters who tell curious facts along the way.

Service
  • Every tour begin at Sé Metro Station;
  • The tour does not happen on rainy days.
  • Only 25 people can participate in every route.
  • Each route takes about 3 hours .
  • The itinerary can be changed at any moment.
Schedule
Saturday
Turismo na Sé, 9am
Turismo na Luz, 14h

Sunday
Turismo na Paulista, 9h
Turismo na Liberdade, 14h
Turismo no Teatro Municipal, 14h

Price
The tour is free, but you must pay for the ticket of the Metro. Check how many tickets are required for each trip:
  • Turismo na Sé: 1
  • Turismo na Paulista: 2
  • Turismo na Luz: 1
  • Turismo no Teatro Municipal: 1
  • Turismo na Liberdade: 1

How to participate?
On weekends, get at least 20 minutes before the scheduled departure, to the counter of the Turismetrô at the Sé Station. Then choose one of the routes and get the necessary number of single tickets.

The counter of the Turismetrô is located at Sé Station. It opens on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 am till 6 pm or by phone:
+55 (11) 2958-3714 - Monday to Friday from 8 am till 5 pm.
+55 (11) 7716-5141 - Monday to Friday from 9 am till 6 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 8 am till 5 pm.


Check out every single route offered by the Turismetrô

Route: Turismo na Sé
When: Every Saturday at 9am.
Itinerary: Starts at Sé Metro station. Destination Sao Bento Station
  • Igreja de São Bento*
  • Largo de São Bento
  • Praça Antônio Prado
  • Rua 15 de Novembro
  • Rua do Comércio
  • Largo do Café
  • Praça do Patriarca
  • Igreja Santo Antônio
  • Rua da Quitanda
  • Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil*
  • Pateo do Collegio*
  • Capela do Beato Padre Anchieta
  • Casa Nº 1
  • Beco do Pinto
  • Solar da Marquesa*
  • Centro Cultural da Caixa Econômica
  • Praça da Sé
  • Marco Zero Catedral da Sé*
Tickets required: 1
(*) The group is allowed to visit inside.


Route: Liberdade
When: Every Sunday at 14h.
Itinerary: Starts at Sé Metro station. Destination São Joaquim Station
  • Casarão de Ramos de Azevedo
  • Templo Sukyo Mahikari
  • Comunidade Budista Soto Zenshu
  • Templo Maçônico
  • Museu Histórico da Imigração Japonesa no Brasil
  • Rua Galvão Bueno
  • Rua Tomás Gonzaga
  • Rua Américo de Campos
  • Portal Torii
  • Praça da Liberdade
  • Igreja Santa Cruz dos Enforcados
  • Rua dos Aflitos
  • Capela Nossa Sra. Dos Aflitos
Tickets required: 1


Route: Turismo na Paulista
When: Every Sunday at 9am.
Itinerary: Starts at Sé Metro Station. Destination Brigadeiro Station
  • Casa das Rosas*
  • Grupo Escolar Rodrigues Alves
  • Hospital Santa Catarina
  • Instituto Pasteur
  • Brigadeiro Station. Destination Trianon-Masp Station
  • Parque Trianon*
  • Feirinhas Masp* (optional, discount to get in)
  • Trianon-Masp Station. Destination Sé Station
Tickets required: 2
(*) The group is allowed to visit inside.


Route: Turismo na Luz
When: Every Saturday at 14h
Itinerary: Starts at Sé Metro Station. Destination Luz Station
  • Estação da Luz*
  • Parque da Luz*
  • Café Pinacoteca
  • Pinacoteca do Estado
  • Museu de Arte Sacra* – Museu do Presépio
  • Tiradentes Station. Destination Sé Station
Tickets required: 1
(*) The group is allowed to visit inside.



Route: Teatro Municipal
When: Every Sunday at 14h
Itinerary: Starts at Sé Metro Station. Destination Anhangabaú Station
  • Ladeira da Memória
  • Shopping Light
  • Teatro Municipal*
  • Monumento a Carlos Gomes e Fonte dos Desejos
  • Viaduto do Chá
  • Praça do Patriarca
  • Faculdade de Direito Largo do São Francisco
  • Church São Francisco de Assis*
  • Church Ordem 3ª de São Francisco
  • Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado
  • Church São Gonçalo
  • Fórum João Mendes e Tribunal de Justiça
  • Sé Station
Tickets required: 1
(*) The group is allowed to visit inside.

2 comments:

  1. I think it's important to let people know if this is in Portuguese or in English.

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  2. Thanks for the feedback. According to the organizers, the staff is able to speak three languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese.

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