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Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
São Paulo's oldest art museum housed in a stunning 19th-century building, with an outstanding collection of Brazilian art from the colonial era to modern day.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Guarulhos
São Paulo, Brazil · South America
About Guarulhos
Guarulhos is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Cangaiba, 13km from Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo.
Guarulhos is in São Paulo, Brazil, with about 1.2 million people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Cangaiba, about 4 km away.
Guarulhos ( gwar-OO-lyohss; Brazilian Portuguese: [ɡwaˈɾuʎus]) is a city and municipality located in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, São Paulo state, Brazil. It is located northeast of the state capital, São Paulo. It is the second most populous city in the state of São Paulo, the 13th most populous city inRead more
Brazil, and the most populous city in the country that is not a state capital. Its population is 1,345,364 as of 2024, slightly above that of the nearby city of Campinas, with an area of 318.68 km2.
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What is there to see near Guarulhos?
Within an hour or so of Guarulhos: Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (13 km), Municipal Market of Sao Paulo (13 km), Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo (19 km), Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos) (31 km).
Where is Guarulhos?
Guarulhos is in São Paulo, Brazil, about 4 km from Cangaiba.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,169,577
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- São Paulo
- Timezone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates
- -23.4628, -46.5333
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Worth the detour from Guarulhos
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Municipal Market of Sao Paulo
A 1933 market hall with dozens of stained-glass panels of farming scenes overhead, famous for the towering mortadella sandwich and the pastel de bacalhau at its counter bars.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo
South America's most visited park designed by Oscar Niemeyer, with museums, a planetarium, and green space in the heart of the megacity.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos)
Home of the Brazilian Grand Prix, one of F1's most dramatic circuits set in São Paulo's urban landscape.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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