Tourism is good for dogs!
Tourists who love animals can bring his faithful companion and stay quietly in the region because there are several hotels adapted to host them. And then, just contact a service dog walker while going to a business meeting and let your pet enjoy a tour on Praça Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Park), located on the Avenida Angélica (Angelica Avenue). The park was designed especially for dogs - has fenced area where they can run free and socialize. Dogs can even walk in the Pátio Higienópolis (Higienopolis Shopping Center) while tourists do their shopping - there, the dogs can walk freely.
Another option for the animals and tourists is to walk at the Elevado Costa e Silva (High Costa e Silva) on Sundays, known as “Minhocão“. The Minhocão access is restricted to runners and cyclists on Sundays. After the race, one tip is to know the street market next to Santa Cecilia metro station and try a “pastel” (homemade pastry) with “caldo de cana” (sugar cane juice).
Medical Tourism in São Paulo?
The historic and bustling Avenida Angélica is an excellent choice for tourism and leisure for those coming for business or pleasure to the state capital. Located in the neighborhood of Higienópolis, invites tourists to walk and meet one of the mostbeloved areas of São Paulo. In addition to business and leisure travelers, the area is ideal for medical tourism. In the region, there are eleven hospitals, two emergency rooms, 491 offices, 160 service and 37 skilled care services for diagnosis and therapy.
The Avenue begins in the downtown area and ends one block of Avenida Paulista (Paulista Avenue). Angélica and its surroundings concentrate numerous commercial buildings and large hotel chains, including hotels that accept pets. And also a complete network of services: banks, hairdressers, pharmacies, dry cleaners, shopping malls, supermarkets, gyms, restaurants, pet shops, aesthetic clinics, museums, cultural centers, theaters, among others.
Higienopolis neighborhood and Buenos Aires Park view
Morning
The tourist can begin their day in one of the famous Avenida Angélica bakeries - at least three in the region. A delicious pão na chapa (bread with butter toasted on the griddle) with a média (coffee with milk) is a good thing. Bakeries usually offer many menu options. Someare even 24 hours – you can take a daybreak soup or a traditional beirut (a kind of sandwich) after the ”balada” (night venues).
Afternoon
Cemetery Tour
A more exotic tour is walk by Cemitério da Consolação (Consolation Cemetery), one of the most popular and traditional of the country - where the tombs of the Marquesa de Santos, Tarsila do Amaral, Oswald de Andrade, Mario de Andrade, Monteiro Lobato, Ramos de Azevedo, Oscar Americano, the mausoleum of the Matarazzo family, among other celebrities.
Soccer Tour
For fans of soccer: Futebol Tour is the agency that can schedule a visit to the Parque Antárctica stadium and Pacaembu stadium, which are close to the neighborhood. The Soccer Museum is a must in Pacaembu.
Night
The tourist can find many good alternatives for dinner at the Plaza Vilaboim. Here there are different types of cuisine: Italian, Japanese, Arabic, Mexican, American, among others. Angélica even has bistro, grill, and fancy places, as the award-winning Charlotte, the Bar des Arts (in the Shopping Higienópolis) and the Jewish Kosher. Incidentally, for those who like Arabic and Jewish products, you can find them easily in the markets of the district, due to the concentration of descendants.
A . Marechal Deodoro metro station; B . Santa Cecilia metro station; D . Buenos Aires Park; E . Pacaembu Stadium; G . Consolação Cemetery; I . Consolação metro station
Photos by Monica Kaneko | Flávio Serafini | Mark Hillary
