one of the few places to take the kids in a city with few options for them

It is an educational place like several museums in great cities (London, New York, Paris, Toronto). It is focused in the education in brazilian children. If you are from US or UK you don´t have to visit: there are several like this or even better in your country. In that case you have Mercado Municipal very near and is a... More

Interactive museum of sciences. Verrrrrry intresting. Many hours of fun and information granted. either after or before...go to Mercado Municipal ( short walk away) to have lunch or a snack. From there we walked over to Museu da Lingua Portuguesa. The walk is not so short but can be done. The neighbourhood is poor but safe during daytime. For those... More

São Paulo is a pretty difficult city to do any worthwhile sightseeing, especially when it rains. Most people limit their excursions to shopping malls, which, on Saturdays, get awfully crowded. Catavento is a pleasant exception. It is more than a museum - in hands-on experiments, it allows children (and adults) to experiment with gravitational, electrical and other forces, gives insights... More