Your each day culture-first information to São Paulo — from Carnaval blocos and museum exhibitions to move alerts, meals picks, and expat necessities.
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Climate & Air High quality
What to put on
Temperature
18°–22°C
Seems like 23°C at peak
Circumstances
Wet
Gentle rain by means of the day
UV Index
3
Low — overcast all day
Air High quality
Good
AQI 35 — rain clears the air
Gown code tip: The rain continues from yesterday’s INMET orange alert. Convey an umbrella and a rain jacket — this can be a full indoor day. Temperatures are gentle for February (18–22°C), so a lightweight layer for air-conditioned museums is wise. The excellent news: the forecast clears by Thursday, and Friday’s Carnaval opener on the Sambódromo seems to be heat and dry (29°C, 55% rain). Saturday the 14th seems to be preferrred: 29°C, solely 10% rain.
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Day at a Look
10 headlines
Fast Scan — What’s Taking place As we speak
Free MASP day — Tuesday is free entry. Final calm go to earlier than Carnaval crowds.
Itaú Cultural Recreation+ opens in the present day — 51 playable video games throughout 25 consoles. Free.
Pinacoteca — Trabalho de Carnaval (10–18h, R$40). See Carnaval as labour, not spectacle.
Sesc 24 de Maio HIP-HOP 80’sp opens — curated by OSGEMEOS and KL Jay. Free.
No blocos in the present day — restoration Tuesday. Subsequent blocos begin Saturday Feb 14 (official Carnaval).
Paulistão R8: Corinthians vs Bragantino Thu 20h (Neo Química Enviornment). Full Spherical 8 on Solar.
USD/BRL at R$5.22 — actual strengthening. Selic at 15%, minimize anticipated March.
Carnaval countdown: 3 days — Sambódromo Anhembi Grupo Especial Fri 13 & Sat 14.
CCBB SP closed in the present day (Tuesday) — Torres García 150 Years reopens tomorrow.
Rua 25 de Março open for last-minute Carnaval costumes and equipment
Tuesday is the golden window. The pré-Carnaval insanity is over — Calvin Harris, Ivete Sangalo, Emicida, and 80+ blocos tore by means of the town final weekend. As we speak São Paulo recovers.
No official blocos are scheduled. The streets are quiet, eating places take walk-ins, and museums are calm. That is the final stretch of normality earlier than Friday’s Sambódromo parade and Saturday’s 700+ blocos start.
The rain makes this an ideal museum day. MASP is free on Tuesdays, and that is the final calm week earlier than Carnaval crowds descend. Itaú Cultural’s Recreation+ exhibition opens in the present day with 51 playable video games. Sesc 24 de Maio’s HIP-HOP 80’sp, curated by OSGEMEOS and KL Jay, additionally opens.
The Pinacoteca’s Trabalho de Carnaval stays the week’s important exhibition — 200+ works exploring the invisible workforce behind Brazil’s biggest competition.
Within the Paulistão, the Derby dominated the weekend: Palmeiras beat Corinthians 1–0 on the Neo Química Enviornment. Novorizontino leads the desk with 16 factors.
The ultimate group-stage spherical wraps up Sunday, however Corinthians performs an advance match Thursday (vs Bragantino). Fill up on provides by Thursday — Carnaval shuts a lot of the metropolis from Friday by means of Tuesday.
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Tradition & Occasions
Full listings
Museums & Exhibitions
MASP — Free Tuesday
Free As we speak
Av. Paulista, 1578 · 10:00–18:00 · Free on Tuesdays
Tuesday is MASP’s free day — and this midweek window is the final calm go to earlier than Carnaval crowds. The everlasting assortment alone — Renoir, Van Gogh, Portinari, Di Cavalcanti — justifies the journey. Lina Bo Bardi’s iconic glass easels stay one of many nice museum experiences within the Americas. Present exhibitions embody Clarissa Tossin: Ponto sem Retorno and the Histórias Latino-Americanas cycle.
Why it issues for expats: Free entry, world-class assortment, iconic constructing. That is the one finest cultural outing in São Paulo in the present day. Go within the morning to beat the afternoon queues.
Pinacoteca — Trabalho de Carnaval
Open
Pina Contemporânea — Av. Tiradentes, 273, Luz · 10:00–18:00 (Wed–Mon) · R$40 / Free Sat
Over 200 works celebrating the invisible workforce behind Brazil’s biggest competition: seamstresses, welders, carpenters, float engineers, choreographers. Curated by Ana Maria Maia and Renato Menezes, the exhibition reframes Carnaval as labour, not spectacle. Completely timed for the week when São Paulo’s barracões are operating at full pace for the Anhembi desfiles. By means of April 12.
Why it issues for expats: See the artwork of Carnaval’s making earlier than you see the spectacle itself on Friday. A very completely different perspective on the competition. The Pinacoteca campus within the Luz district is gorgeous even within the rain.
Itaú Cultural — Recreation+ Arte, Cultura e Comunidade
Opens As we speak
Av. Paulista, 149 · Tue–Sat 11:00–20:00, Solar 11:00–19:00 · Free
51 playable video games throughout 25 consoles, from Atari to PS5. An formidable survey of video video games as artwork, financial system, and neighborhood — exhibiting how they’re decisive within the inventive financial system and captivate individuals throughout generations. Additionally exhibiting: Ocupação Grande Othelo, celebrating the legendary actor’s a hundred and tenth anniversary. Air-conditioned, interactive, proper on the Paulista.
Why it issues for expats: Excellent for a wet day — hours of interactive leisure, fully free. Nice for teenagers, teenagers, and nostalgic adults alike. The Paulista location makes it straightforward to mix with MASP.
Sesc 24 de Maio — HIP-HOP 80’sp
Opens As we speak
R. 24 de Maio, 109 — República · Tue–Sat 09:00–21:00, Solar 09:00–18:00 · Free
Over 3,000 items tracing how hip-hop reworked São Paulo from the Eighties onward. Curated by OSGEMEOS, Rooneyoyo O Guardião, and KL Jay of Racionais MC’s. A cultural landmark. The Sesc rooftop pool is open for summer time — mix the exhibition with a swim on a transparent day later this week.
Closed As we speak (Plan for Later This Week)
CCBB SP — Joaquín Torres García: 150 Years
Closed Tue
R. Álvares Penteado, 112 — Centro · Wed–Mon 09:00–20:00 · Free
Over 500 works by the Uruguayan modernist who essentially reshaped how Latin America thought of artwork. Torres García bridged European abstraction and pre-Columbian symbolism, inventing Constructive Universalism. The most important retrospective of his work ever mounted in Brazil. Additionally exhibiting: CORpo MANIFESTO by Sérgio Adriano H. By means of March 9. The CCBB constructing — a 1901 neoclassical palace — is well worth the go to alone.
Japan Home — Av. Paulista
Open
Av. Paulista, 52 · Tue–Solar 10:00–18:00 · Free
At present exhibiting: Imbuídos das Forças das Florestas do Japão — Mestres da Carpintaria, exploring the traditional Japanese custom of constructing with out nails or metallic. Additionally: Fluxos — O Japão e a Água. The bottom-floor café serves matcha and Japanese pastries — a quiet refuge on a wet day.
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Transport & Mobility
Getting round
Metrô SP
Regular weekday schedule. All strains operational. Prolonged hours start Friday for Carnaval.
Operating
Buses / CPTM
Regular operations. No bloco-related diversions in the present day. All routes operating.
Regular
Rodízio & Visitors
Plate-of-the-day restrictions apply (Tuesday: plates ending 3 & 4, 07–10h & 17–20h). Suspended throughout Carnaval Fri–Tue.
Rodízio Energetic
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Meals & Drink
The place to eat
Restaurant of the Week
- → Lena, Pinheiros — Chef Mário Santiago (ex-Noma, Mocotó). Mineiro-meets-global. Broa de milho com frango pinga e frita (R$35) is the dish. Dinner Tue–Sat, mains R$32–89.
- → Barão do Café, Centro — newly opened at Largo do Café. Historic Edifício Alhambra. Dwell music, R$30–60pp. Mon–Fri 7h–22h.
Espresso & Quiet Spots
- → Le Jazz Café, Av. Paulista — inside Livraria da Vila. Croissant R$15, espresso R$9.50. Bookshop-café power.
- → Japan Home café, Av. Paulista — matcha and Japanese pastries. Quiet refuge on a wet day.
Market & Avenue Meals
- → Mercado Municipal — mortadella sandwich at Bar do Mané (R$40), pastel de bacalhau at Hocca Bar (R$35). Mon–Sat 06–18h.
- → Feijoada de Carnaval season — Bolinha (Cidade Jardim, since 1946) or Mocotó (Vila Medeiros). R$60–90pp.
Carnaval Prep Tip
Inventory your fridge by Thursday. Throughout Carnaval (Fri–Tue), many neighbourhood eating places shut or scale back hours. Bloco meals is proscribed to espetinhos, caipirinhas, and cerveja. For sit-down meals throughout Carnaval, e book Jardins or Pinheiros eating places now — they’re the final to shut.
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Sensible & Civic
Expat necessities
Forex & Prices
USD/BRL: 5.22 | EUR/BRL: 5.45
Selic fee: 15.00% (easing anticipated Mar)
Each day espresso index: R$9–12 (avg. espresso, Paulista space)
Well being & Security
- → Dengue season lively — use repellent, particularly at nightfall and close to Ibirapuera
- → INMET rain alert continues — keep away from low-lying areas vulnerable to flooding (Marginal Tietê, Marginal Pinheiros)
Carnaval Countdown
- → 3 days till Carnaval — official blocos begin Saturday Feb 14 (700+ throughout the town)
- → Sambódromo Anhembi Grupo Especial: Fri 13 & Sat 14. Tickets promoting quick.
- → Champions’ Parade (Feb 21) is the good different if predominant nights are offered out
Utilities & Providers
- → Banks open in the present day (Tuesday) — final regular banking week earlier than Carnaval vacation (Fri–Tue)
- → Withdraw money by Thursday — bloco distributors are cash-only. R$100–200 in small payments.
- → Carnaval survival equipment: sunscreen, repellent, waterproof telephone pouch, pochete, rain jacket, electrolyte sachets
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Neighborhood & Social
Expat connections
Meetups & Teams
- → Expats in São Paulo Fb group — test pinned put up for Carnaval bloco meetup plans
- → InterNations SP — organising group outings for Pabllo Vittar megabloco (Mon Feb 16, Ibirapuera)
Sports activities & Health
- → Wet day — indoor choices: gyms, climbing partitions (Vertical Gymnasium, Pinheiros), swimming swimming pools
- → Ibirapuera Park operating — if the rain clears by late afternoon, the three.5km loop is the town’s finest
Household & Youngsters
- → Itaú Cultural Recreation+ (opens in the present day) — 51 playable video games, nice for teenagers and youths. Free.
- → MASP free day — the immersive sections and glass easels fascinate older kids
Classifieds & Ideas
- → Final-minute Carnaval costumes — Rua 25 de Março (Centro) open in the present day for inexpensive choices
- → SPTuris bloco map at carnavalsp.com — filter by day, area, fashion, and time
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Sports activities
Matches & outcomes
| Match / Occasion | Comp. | Consequence / Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corinthians 0–1 Palmeiras | Paulistão R7 | FT (Solar) | Derby at Neo Química Enviornment. Flaco López aim. Palmeiras 2nd (15 pts). |
| São Paulo 2–1 Primavera | Paulistão R7 | FT (Sat) | São Paulo eighth (10 pts). Wants last-round outcome. |
| Noroeste 1–2 Santos | Paulistão R7 | FT (Solar) | Neymar returns. Santos stays within the hunt. |
| Corinthians vs Bragantino | Paulistão R8 | Thu 12, 20h | Neo Química Enviornment. Corinthians should win to qualify. |
| Full Spherical 8 (8 matches) | Paulistão R8 | Solar 15, 20h30 | Last group-stage spherical. Quartas begin Feb 22. |
Sports activities word: The massive outcome from Sunday: Palmeiras beat Corinthians 1–0 within the first Derby of 2026 on the Neo Química Enviornment. Flaco López scored; Memphis Depay missed a penalty. Novorizontino leads the desk (16 pts), Palmeiras is 2nd (15), Bragantino third (13), Portuguesa 4th (12, already certified). Corinthians sits fifth (11 pts) and should beat Bragantino on Thursday to ensure qualification with out relying on different outcomes. The ultimate group-stage spherical wraps up Sunday the fifteenth — throughout Carnaval. Quartas de remaining begin February 22. Série A returns in April.
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Enterprise & Financial system
Market pulse
Markets Snapshot
Ibovespa: Markets open in the present day — look ahead to IPCA information this week
Selic fee: 15.00%
USD/BRL: 5.22
Actual pattern: Strengthening — close to strongest ranges since Could 2024. Copom signalled easing. IPCA information is the gatekeeper for a March minimize.
Coworking & Networking
- → Tuesday — coworking areas open. WeWork Paulista, Areas Pinheiros, Selina Vila Madalena all operational.
- → Final regular work week earlier than Carnaval — plan deliverables accordingly. Most workplaces shut from Friday. B3 closes Friday, reopens Wednesday Feb 18.
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Week Forward
Plan forward
Wednesday–Thursday, Feb 11–12
- → CCBB SP reopens (Wed) — Torres García 150 Years. Free.
- → Pinacoteca + Ibirapuera Park with out bloco crowds (Wed). Rain clears by Thursday.
- → Corinthians vs Bragantino (Thu 20h, Neo Química Enviornment). Should-win for Corinthians.
- → Thu is the final quiet day — top off on provides, withdraw money, type costumes.
Carnaval Week (Fri–Tue)
- → Fri Feb 13 — Sambódromo Anhembi Grupo Especial Evening 1. Carnaval na Cidade competition at Centro Esportivo Tietê (Anitta, Alok, Ludmilla).
- → Sat Feb 14 — Sambódromo Evening 2. Lauana Prado bloco (Ibirapuera 12h). Agrada Gregos with Gloria Groove (Ibirapuera 14h). Valentine’s Day. 700+ blocos throughout the town.
- → Mon Feb 16 — Pabllo Vittar megabloco (Ibirapuera, 2M+ anticipated). MinhoQueens tenth anniversary.
- → Feb 21 — Champions’ Parade at Anhembi. Publish-Carnaval blocos Feb 21–22.
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Compiled by Rafael Silva Santos · All gadgets verified towards printed organizer, venue, or establishment listings
