Travel Reference
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VISITORS' CHECKLIST
Av Pedro Álvares Cabral.
Map
4
E5.
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6am-9pm daily
.
Museu
de Arte Moderna (MAM),
Gate 3
Tel
(011) 5085 1300.
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noon-6pm Tue, Wed & Fri; noon-
10pm Thu; 10am-6pm Sat & Sun.
&
Museu Afro Brasil, Gate
10
Tel
(011) 5579 8542.
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10am-5pm Tue-Sun.
Bosque da
Leitura
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10am-4pm Sun.
The lush expanse of Lago do Ibirapuera (Ibirapuera Lake) in the park
.
O Obelisco aos
Heroís de 32
This giant Cleopatra's
needle was built to honor
the Paulistano rebels who
died in 1932 when
President Vargas crushed
resistance to his Estado
Nôvo regime
(see p55)
.
The Monumento do Pedro Álvares
Cabral
honors the Portuguese
explorer who first set foot on
Brazilian soil in 1500.
Museu Afro Brasil
is devoted to
celebrating Afro-Brazilian
culture. It hosts films,
exhibitions, dance, music, and
theater events.
Auditório
Ibirapuera
Oca do Ibirapuera
Designed by Oscar
Niemeyer, this dome
pays homage to the
indigenous Brazilian
roundhouse. It hosts
major international
art exhibitions and
cultural events.
The Bienal Building
, also by Niemeyer,
stages the city's flagship fashion, art, and
other premier events - São Paulo fashion
week and the Art Bienal, among others.
.
Museu de Arte Moderna (MAM)
The best of Brazilian contemporary art is
showcased here. This work,
Cristo de
Rapadura
by Caetano Dias, is a sculpture of
Christ made from raw cane sugar. The idea is
that it will gradually be consumed by visitors,
thus symbolizing the lives of African slaves
who died working in Brazil's sugar industry.
