Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airport (GRU) Layover Ideas

The Tourist Information Desks at Arrivals in both terminals can give you advice and brochures. Or you can take a taxi or bus (30-60 minutes depending on traffic) to the City Center and visit one or all of these attractions: Museu De Aarte Moderna - Gate 10 Sao Paulo It has more than 2,600 paintings, sculptures and drawings from the Brazilian modernist movement, as well as temporary exhibitions by local artists. Parque Zoologico DeE Sao Paulo - Av. Miguel Stefano 4241 This big zoo has more than 3,000 animals, 410 species of which are on the endangered list. The zoo has a lake with small islands, where monkeys live in houses on stilts. The Casa do Sangue Frio--or House of Cold Blood--houses reptiles and other amphibious creatures. Museu Memoria Do Bixiga - Rua dos Ingleses 118 It contains objects of Italian immigrants that lived in Bixiga. On weekends at Feira do Bixiga, handicrafts; antiques; and furniture are up for sale.