Gastronomic Tour São Paulo – Culture & History Through The Art Of Food – Private

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What You’ll Experience
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5 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 14 guests
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English, Spanish, Portuguese
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Discover São Paulo's rich culture on a private 5-hour gastronomic tour. Taste local delights like pão de queijo and brigadeiro, and explore vibrant spots like the Municipal Market and Vila Madalena.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Go on a 5-hour guided private tour in São Paulo to experience the culture, customs, and history through food. Discover the great diversity of Brazil’s ingredients, aromas, flavors, recipes and typical dishes shaped by indigenous traditions, afro-communities and currents of immigrants from all over the world.


Taste authentic local products that speak to all your senses, such as pão de queijo, coxinha, brigadeiro, nuts, fruits, pastel, coffee, cachaça, and more.


Visit renowned establishments, as well as little known gems and learn how a product or ingredient becomes a typical dish of a particular place.


Meet shop sellers who advocate for the quality of their products, and are eager to prove them right offering delicious tastings.


With an expert food guide, lose yourself among sweets and salty snacks at the Municipal Market.


Visit Vila Madalena, the most buzzing area in town. Enjoy the energetic bohemian vibe and explore the food joints that serve soul-warming dishes and drinks.



Sample Menu

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Pastel
The pastel is a thin, crispy crust delicacy shaped rectangle holding various fillings inside before being deep-fried in vegetable oil.
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Coxinha
Coxinha is a breaded and fried dough-based snack filled with chicken, shaped to loosely resemble a chicken drumstick.
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Pão de Queijo
It’s a delightful small, baked cheese roll, very popular snack in Brazil. It’s made with manioc flour, milk, eggs, olive oil, and cheese.
DESSERT
Açai
The Açai berry looks like a grape and has a delicious tropical sweet taste. It’s a versatile flavor, a perfect complement to many ingredients.
DESSERT
Brigadeiro
Brazil’s favorite treat, brigadeiros are incredibly addicting. These tasty sweets are soft on the inside with crunchy chocolate sprinkles outside.
DESSERT
Fruits
Brazil has long been famous for its fruits. A couple of tropical fruits native to Brazil, cashew, acerola, pineapple, cupuaçu, guava, and much more...
DESSERT
Cachaça
Cachaça is a distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice. It's the country’s national spirit and the alcohol behind caipirinhas.
DESSERT
Chopp & Beer
While caipirinha may well be the national drink, what Brazilians truly love is an extra cold beer or chopp (draft beer).

What You Get

VAT, all taxes, handling charges, tolls, parking fees during stops, airport Greet & Meet service.
Private driver for groups bigger than 4 people, otherwise the guide drives the vehicle themselves.
Transport by fully-equipped vehicles.
Meals and drinks
Tips. (optional)

Good To Know

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

Visit some of São Paulo’s renowned establishments, hidden gems and learn how a product or ingredient becomes a typical dish of a particular place. Try authentic local products that speak to all your senses, such as pão de queijo, coxinha, brigadeiro, nuts, fruits, pastel, coffee, cachaça, and more. Get a chance to meet and engage with shop sellers to know about the quality of their products. With an expert food guide, lose yourself among the richness of fruits, sweets and salty snacks at the Municipal Market, a fascinating place famous for its delicious food, history, and architecture. Learn about the rich history and stunning architecture of the place that is a part of São Paulo’s historical and artistic patrimony. Don’t miss an opportunity to taste several snacks and sweets from the best bakeries in Sao Paulo. Continue your tour as you head to Vila Madalena, the most buzzing neighborhood area in town. Enjoy the energetic bohemian vibe and explore the food joints that serve soul-warming dishes and drinks. Let yourself be taken away during our tastings and discover the splendor of the rich cultural, historic and gastronomic heritage of São Paulo and Brazil.

Meeting & Pickup

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PICK-UP INFORMATION: • Wherever place you specify at the time of the booking. As it’s a private tour, you choose the best pick-up point that suits your needs as long as it's within the city of São Paulo limits or its greater area. • We DO NOT do pick-ups in the countryside or coastal area of the state of São Paulo. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DROP-OFF INSTRUCTIONS: • Wherever place you specify at the time of the booking. As it’s a private tour, you choose the best drop-off point that suits your needs as long as it's within the city of São Paulo limits or its greater area. • We DO NOT do drop-offs in the countryside or coastal area of the state of São Paulo. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HOTEL PICK-UP INSTRUCTIONS: • As soon as the driver or tour guide arrives at your hotel, they get the front desk to call you in the room in case you are not at the lobby.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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