São Paulo Family-Friendly Community Tips
Whether you are new to São Paulo or a longtime resident, the city offers endless opportunities for exploration and adventure.
Discover favorite local spots to eat, learn, and play—recommended by Graded students, parents, alumni, faculty, and staff. From hidden gems to beloved landmarks, there’s something for everyone. We hope this guide inspires your next outing and helps you create lasting memories.
![Serra da Cantareira]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1756322670/saopaulo/i9ehdkigqkxzhxjoulrj/WhatsAppImage2025-08-21at110337AM.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1756322670/saopaulo/i9ehdkigqkxzhxjoulrj/WhatsAppImage2025-08-21at110337AM.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1756322670/saopaulo/i9ehdkigqkxzhxjoulrj/WhatsAppImage2025-08-21at110337AM.jpg","width":640}])
Isabela ’19, Olivia ’21, and Felipe ’23 Peixoto
![Jabali]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1756133733/saopaulo/klif33tvhokhx1nvhmtf/WhatsAppImage2025-08-22at1022101.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1756133733/saopaulo/klif33tvhokhx1nvhmtf/WhatsAppImage2025-08-22at1022101.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1756133733/saopaulo/klif33tvhokhx1nvhmtf/WhatsAppImage2025-08-22at1022101.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1756133733/saopaulo/klif33tvhokhx1nvhmtf/WhatsAppImage2025-08-22at1022101.jpg","width":1066}])
Edmundo Valente ’75
![Sushi Bar at Nagayama Japanese Restaurant]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1756133339/saopaulo/x2um5ryytt3vvu6yach6/WhatsAppImage2025-08-22at102410.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1756133339/saopaulo/x2um5ryytt3vvu6yach6/WhatsAppImage2025-08-22at102410.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1756133339/saopaulo/x2um5ryytt3vvu6yach6/WhatsAppImage2025-08-22at102410.jpg","width":711}])
Cristiane Von Bernuth, Graded Parent
![CINUSP]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1756132648/saopaulo/ccpeezmwwtwhe1o5uy9m/eadcb564-a3aa-44e5-87b7-2ef64facc33a_2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1756132648/saopaulo/ccpeezmwwtwhe1o5uy9m/eadcb564-a3aa-44e5-87b7-2ef64facc33a_2.jpg","width":480}])
Felipe Rabello ’23
![São Paulo Aquarium]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755869395/saopaulo/okesywclgg0pgy5hbjy5/WhatsAppImage2025-08-21at152615.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755869395/saopaulo/okesywclgg0pgy5hbjy5/WhatsAppImage2025-08-21at152615.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1755869395/saopaulo/okesywclgg0pgy5hbjy5/WhatsAppImage2025-08-21at152615.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755869395/saopaulo/okesywclgg0pgy5hbjy5/WhatsAppImage2025-08-21at152615.jpg","width":853}])
Maria Thereza Falcão Calfat ’12
![Daytrip to Mini Fazenda Pet Zoo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755867494/saopaulo/po6bnhh7upqfzfub3mf9/WhatsAppImage2025-08-12at90352AM2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755867494/saopaulo/po6bnhh7upqfzfub3mf9/WhatsAppImage2025-08-12at90352AM2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1755867494/saopaulo/po6bnhh7upqfzfub3mf9/WhatsAppImage2025-08-12at90352AM2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755867494/saopaulo/po6bnhh7upqfzfub3mf9/WhatsAppImage2025-08-12at90352AM2.jpg","width":822}])
Courtney Kupersmith, Communications Manager & Graded Parent
![Japan House]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755864439/saopaulo/vtagykl2ukklrexbqyob/4293565-26da4b161.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755864439/saopaulo/vtagykl2ukklrexbqyob/4293565-26da4b161.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1755864439/saopaulo/vtagykl2ukklrexbqyob/4293565-26da4b161.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755864439/saopaulo/vtagykl2ukklrexbqyob/4293565-26da4b161.jpg","width":1000}])
Ana Nasser, Graded Parent
![Visiting Cemeteries]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755805390/saopaulo/sizp8vnxmvzoy5qxbqou/cemeteries1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755805390/saopaulo/sizp8vnxmvzoy5qxbqou/cemeteries1.jpg","width":500}])
Cathleen Vecchiato ’72
![Ibirapuera Park]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755802738/saopaulo/uujtknagxj66doqwsspa/ibirarapuera-park-sao-paulo-brazil1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755802738/saopaulo/uujtknagxj66doqwsspa/ibirarapuera-park-sao-paulo-brazil1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1755802738/saopaulo/uujtknagxj66doqwsspa/ibirarapuera-park-sao-paulo-brazil1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1755802738/saopaulo/uujtknagxj66doqwsspa/ibirarapuera-park-sao-paulo-brazil1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1755802738/saopaulo/uujtknagxj66doqwsspa/ibirarapuera-park-sao-paulo-brazil1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755802738/saopaulo/uujtknagxj66doqwsspa/ibirarapuera-park-sao-paulo-brazil1.jpg","width":1989}])
Lucas L. ’29
![Museu da Imaginação]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755801772/saopaulo/xnm5byolhf6lgreevevv/WhatsAppImage2025-08-21at153012.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755801772/saopaulo/xnm5byolhf6lgreevevv/WhatsAppImage2025-08-21at153012.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1755801772/saopaulo/xnm5byolhf6lgreevevv/WhatsAppImage2025-08-21at153012.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755801772/saopaulo/xnm5byolhf6lgreevevv/WhatsAppImage2025-08-21at153012.jpg","width":853}])
Maria Thereza Falcão Calfat ’12
![Avenida Paulista, MASP, and Campos do Jordão]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755800171/saopaulo/e49lxr8kqakjty8g8upk/carlos-kenobi-_-C6tGdMogQ-unsplash1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755800171/saopaulo/e49lxr8kqakjty8g8upk/carlos-kenobi-_-C6tGdMogQ-unsplash1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1755800171/saopaulo/e49lxr8kqakjty8g8upk/carlos-kenobi-_-C6tGdMogQ-unsplash1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1755800171/saopaulo/e49lxr8kqakjty8g8upk/carlos-kenobi-_-C6tGdMogQ-unsplash1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1755800171/saopaulo/e49lxr8kqakjty8g8upk/carlos-kenobi-_-C6tGdMogQ-unsplash1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1755800171/saopaulo/e49lxr8kqakjty8g8upk/carlos-kenobi-_-C6tGdMogQ-unsplash1.jpg","width":2200}])
Maria José I. ’30 (Former Graded Student)
![Travel on No-school Days]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755796988/saopaulo/ozpltztwyjqbutcbc7ot/aerial-photo-rio-de-janeiro-surrounded-by-sea-hills-sunlight-brazil1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755796988/saopaulo/ozpltztwyjqbutcbc7ot/aerial-photo-rio-de-janeiro-surrounded-by-sea-hills-sunlight-brazil1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1755796988/saopaulo/ozpltztwyjqbutcbc7ot/aerial-photo-rio-de-janeiro-surrounded-by-sea-hills-sunlight-brazil1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1755796988/saopaulo/ozpltztwyjqbutcbc7ot/aerial-photo-rio-de-janeiro-surrounded-by-sea-hills-sunlight-brazil1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1755796988/saopaulo/ozpltztwyjqbutcbc7ot/aerial-photo-rio-de-janeiro-surrounded-by-sea-hills-sunlight-brazil1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1755796988/saopaulo/ozpltztwyjqbutcbc7ot/aerial-photo-rio-de-janeiro-surrounded-by-sea-hills-sunlight-brazil1.jpg","width":2200}])
Cynthia Schmieder, Graded Parent
![Barn Lodge, Vinhedo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755798551/saopaulo/tpzzvunctjrhwxkdyx2t/IMG_1238.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755798551/saopaulo/tpzzvunctjrhwxkdyx2t/IMG_1238.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1755798551/saopaulo/tpzzvunctjrhwxkdyx2t/IMG_1238.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1755798551/saopaulo/tpzzvunctjrhwxkdyx2t/IMG_1238.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1755798551/saopaulo/tpzzvunctjrhwxkdyx2t/IMG_1238.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1755798551/saopaulo/tpzzvunctjrhwxkdyx2t/IMG_1238.jpg","width":2200}])
Rodrigo Morgado ’92
![Santo Mercado]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755794767/saopaulo/hxqtiifjswns1ruov58e/4339C059-2660-4A9C-A5C6-D34BF69CDA8D.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755794767/saopaulo/hxqtiifjswns1ruov58e/4339C059-2660-4A9C-A5C6-D34BF69CDA8D.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1755794767/saopaulo/hxqtiifjswns1ruov58e/4339C059-2660-4A9C-A5C6-D34BF69CDA8D.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1755794767/saopaulo/hxqtiifjswns1ruov58e/4339C059-2660-4A9C-A5C6-D34BF69CDA8D.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1755794767/saopaulo/hxqtiifjswns1ruov58e/4339C059-2660-4A9C-A5C6-D34BF69CDA8D.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1755794767/saopaulo/hxqtiifjswns1ruov58e/4339C059-2660-4A9C-A5C6-D34BF69CDA8D.jpg","width":2200}])
Maria Soledad Do Pico, Graded Parent
![Shin-Zushi]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755787546/saopaulo/vdfztsp7p6nlhdomc3qu/IMG_8610.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755787546/saopaulo/vdfztsp7p6nlhdomc3qu/IMG_8610.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755787546/saopaulo/vdfztsp7p6nlhdomc3qu/IMG_8610.jpg","width":782}])
Maria Julia Galeazzi ’14
![Livraria da Vila, Pinheiros]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755776855/saopaulo/trxmpbx1qowiaa8osxog/book1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755776855/saopaulo/trxmpbx1qowiaa8osxog/book1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1755776855/saopaulo/trxmpbx1qowiaa8osxog/book1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1755776855/saopaulo/trxmpbx1qowiaa8osxog/book1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755776855/saopaulo/trxmpbx1qowiaa8osxog/book1.jpg","width":1365}])
Hina Hashmi, HS Associate Principal & Graded Parent