2027 Women's World Cup guide · host city 02 of 08 São Paulo
Ten matches, more than any other host city, including a semi-final. The stadium is in Itaquera, at the far eastern end of the metro, and that single fact should decide where you sleep.
Foto: Lteixeira/PixabayBela Vista
Neighbourhood 01 of 06On Avenida Paulista, which is the one address every visitor already knows. Two metro lines meet here and the red line takes you straight to the stadium. If you have one week and no plan, start here.
Hotel 01Rosewood São Paulo
Hotel 02Hotel San Gabriel
Hotel 03Pousada dos Franceses
From Bela Vista to the stadium. The station is at the gate, so on match day the train is the only sensible way in: the surrounding streets close to cars, and the car park queue lasts longer than the second half. Photography slots are reserved: no stock imagery.
The coldest weeks
of the year in São Paulo
This is the bottom of the local winter: an average low of 11.5 C and a record of 3.2 C in this exact window. It is also the driest of the southeastern host cities, raining on only 10% of days. Pack a coat, not an umbrella.
This is climatology, not a forecast: 2015-2024 averages for the 2027-06-24 a 2027-07-25 window. Source: Open-Meteo (ERA5), CC BY 4.0.
Flights into São Paulo
Direct routes surveyed by hand, not from an airline feed. Airlines change schedules: confirm before you book.
What the city sounds like
Playlists picked by guests of the newsroom. Press play before you land.
Travel tips
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Bela Vista
On Avenida Paulista, which is the one address every visitor already knows. Two metro lines meet here and the red line takes you straight to the stadium. If you have one week and no plan, start here.
Where to stay: Rosewood São Paulo, Hotel San Gabriel, Pousada dos Franceses
Eat: A Baianeira, Aizomê, Amadeus
Bar and boteco: Conselheiro Listening Bar
Café and bakery: Starbucks, Fran's Café, Café IC, Urbe Café
See: Fauno, Estátua de Anhanguera, Chácara Lane, Painel do Edifício Nações Unidas
Pinheiros
Where São Paulo eats and drinks best, around Largo da Batata. Line 4 gets you to Luz in fifteen minutes and Line 3 finishes the job. Pricier than the centre, and worth it if food is why you travel.
Where to stay: Golden Tower São Paulo Hotel, L'Opera Hotel, Uniclass
Eat: Moktcha, Miyabi, Nelita
Bar and boteco: Lita, Trinca Bar & Vermuteria, Caledonia Whisky & Co., Santana Bar, Bodega Pepito
Café and bakery: Ekoa Café, Coffee Lab, King of the Fork, Aro 27 - Bike Café
See: A CASA, Beco do Batman, Zebra Car, Beco do Aprendiz
República
The cheapest beds in the city and the densest transit in the country: three metro lines and every bus. It is also the roughest of the five at night, and this guide would rather say so than sell you a postcard.
Where to stay: Ibis Styles São Paulo Centro, Ibis Budget São João, Sooz Hotel Collection
Eat: Esther Rooftop, Yug Sushi
Bar and boteco: Fel, Bar da Dona Onça, Formosa Hi-Fi, Matiz, Aconchegante Bar
Café and bakery: Rei do Mate, Starbucks, Café Marokita, Por um punhado de dólares - PPD
See: Marco zero da cidade de São Paulo, Viaduto do Chá, Condor, Monumento Amizade Sírio Libanesa
Itaim Bibi
The money end of town, full of hotels built for executives who are not here in June. Quiet, safe, well served by buses, and further from the red line than the others: a taxi to the metro is part of the plan.
Where to stay: Hotel Unique, Grand Mercure SP Itaim Bibi, DoubleTree by Hilton São Paulo Itaim
Eat: Osso, Ryo Gastronomia, Varanda Grill, Jojo – Erick Jacquin
Bar and boteco: Curado
Café and bakery: Le Pain Quotidien, Starbucks, Octavio, Casa do Pão de Queijo
See: Baleia B32
Vila Mariana
Residential, green, next to Ibirapuera park, and on Line 1 with a single change to the stadium. The local pick: you pay less than Paulista and sleep better than República.
Where to stay: Transamerica Executive Nova Paulista, Ez Aclimaçao Hotel, ibis budget São Paulo Paraíso
Bar and boteco: Los Forajidos Tap House
Café and bakery: Nicecup, Fran's Café, Café Pannini, Kopenhagen
See: Prandiano