The Original Old Downtown Free Walking Tour (Historical Center)
Tour description
The best Free Walking Tour of São Paulo since 2012!
"The most complete walk around the historical center of the city, showing important sight-seeings, telling local secrets, funny stories, and understanding the area where everything has begun in São Paulo, with the best local tour-guides!”
Discover São Paulo with who really knows the city!
>> HIGHLIGHTS of our Old Downtown Free Walking Tour:
⛪️historical sites: Patio do Colégio, Sé cathedral, São Bento Monastery, São Francisco church, Zumbi dos Palmares statue, and more;
🎭amazing cultural spaces, such as the Municipal Theatre, Municipal Library, Farol Santander cultural center, Favela’s museum;
🏢iconic skyscrapers like Copan building, Martinelli building, Banespa building, Itália building, Mirante do Vale building, and others!
🏫famous addresses in the historic center: Chá bridge, Anhangabaú Valley, República Square, Ramos de Azevedo square; and much more!
📜secret stories, fun facts, curiosities, recommendations of authentic real places!
➡️the most complete experience in the Historic Center of São Paulo!
>> what YOU GET ONLY WITH US in our Free Walking Tour:
🏛️we cover over 30 attractions and sightseeings located at the Historic Center;
🗺️the TipMap Old Downtown: our exclusive map of the historical center with our recommendations of local, historical, and secret places that are worth to visit (and coupons in each of them!);
🥐20min break in a historical bakery of São Paulo, where you can get delicious typical snacks and drinks we will recommend + 🧁we give you the famous Brazilian sweet Brigadeiro for free!
😁the best and most fun tour-guides of São Paulo! This is a collective project made by a small group of local and professional tour-guides, who believe in sustainable tourism with real connection to the community.
🥇this is the first and the official Free Walking Tour of São Paulo, since 2012! We’ve been always improving and updating our tours to keep being the best choice for open-minded travelers from all over the world who wants to discover the best of São Paulo!
➡️ this is local project, made by local guides, to offer you a local authentic experience. 🙌🙌
>> What you should know about our Old Downtown Free Walking Tour:
📆every Monday, Thursday and Saturday, at 11h00am (please, show up at 10h50);
✅ Always confirmed! Sunny or rainy days, we are there!
📍Meeting Point: República Square, next to the Tourist Information Center (República subway station) | address for GPS: “Praça da República, 143 - São Paulo”;
⏰duration of 3 hours with a 20min break (total: 4km);
🔚the tour finishes about 2pm at Sao Bento Square, next to Sao Bento subway station (blue line) and near the Municipal Market!
🗣️ tours totally in English;
>> How to join our Old Downtown Free Walking Tour?
🛜Book Online!
You can book online your spot through GuruWalk platform, or directly through our website. And then show up at the Meeting Point 10min in advance and confirm your booking with our staff.
✴️Show up at the Meeting Point!
You can join our tour showing up at the Meeting Point 15min in advance and register your participation directly with our team.
⛱️ our staff will be at the Meeting Point wearing red T-shirts and holding a red umbrella - easy to find us!
>> MORE ABOUT our Old Downtown Free Walking Tour:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 Stars on Google Reviews!
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆9 times awarded “Traveler’s Choice” by TripAdvisor (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 Stars on TripAdvisor!
📘🌎📖recommend by LonelyPlanet
🏅👬👫👭🏅the best local and friendly tour-guides of the city, high qualified and licensed, experts in Brazilian and São Paulo’s history!
📌🔟0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ More than 10 thousands walking tours made so far;
➕🧑🧑🧒🧒 more than 160.000 travelers have walked with us since 2012!
➡️➡️ You deserve the best! Join us and get the best out of São Paulo!
🚏Old Downtown tour:
WHAT - this is the official Free Walking Tour in São Paulo since 2012, showing all history, culture, secrets of the historic center of the biggest city in Brazil, with high qualified local tour-guides.
WHERE - Meeting Point: República Square, next to the Tourist Information Center (República subway station, yellow and red line) - address for taxi: "Praça da República, 143 - São Paulo"
WHEN - on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays - at 11h00am
duration: 3h00min. (from 11am to 2pm)
Please, be at the Meeting Point at 10h45am.
Our tours are always confirmed!
SIGHT-SEEINGS - República Square, São Bento Monastery, Itália building, Copan building, Martinelli building, Santander Lighthouse, Municipal Library, Stock Market, Municipal Theatre, Pátio do Colégio, Chá bridge and Anhangabaú valley, City Hall, Sé Cathedral, Law School, and much more!
The tour finishes at São Bento Square, next to São Bento subway station (blue line), and near the Municipal Market.
BOOKING - book here (or directly in our website) your spot in our group. To join our tour, please, confirm your name with our guides at the Meeting Point before it starts!
We always have an extra spot, event if it’s full online. Show up at the Meeting Point 15min before the tour starts and register with our staff there! ;-)
What will we see on this tour?
