Mosteiro de São Bento

São Paulo

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Mosteiro de São Bento

Founded by a monk named Mauro Teixeira in 1598, the incredible São Bento Monastery (St Benedict's Monastery) houses an enormous organ with about 6,000 pipes and an image of the Kasperovo Virgin covered with 6,000 pearls. Visit on a Sunday for the 10 am mass, complete with Gregorian chants from the monks.

Do & See

Most of São Paulo's main attractions are located in the city centre, the area bounded by the Tietê river on the north, the Pinheiros river to the west, Avenida dos Bandeirantes on the south and Avenida Salim Farah Maluf to the east. As the country's largest mega-metropolis, São Paulo has something for everyone–the culture vulture, the jazz fan, the clubber, the football fanatic, and the gourmand. To take in the scale of São Paulo's history visit Pátio do Colégio to see its beginnings. Then visit the legendary Brazilian architect and designer of Brasília, Oscar Niemeyer's space-age OCA museum. For a breathtaking glimpse of where São Paulo is going, you cannot beat the view from the top of the Italia Building on Avenida Ipiranga at the corner of Avenida São Luís.

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