What's hot in São Paulo: MARCH

By: M. Weber

1. Try the tasty and scrumptious selection of fruits, cheeses, and much more at the Mercado Municipal. Don’t forget to eat the spectacular Brazilian dish Pastel!
2. Stun your ears with concerts of all types at the Sala São Paulo, with one of the highlights of the month being the Osesp orchestra, from São Paulo;
3. Try out new dishes in the gastronomy fair at the Museu da Imagem e do Som (MIS) or in the 22nd edition of São Paulo’s Restaurant Week;
4. Be amazed by Basquiat’s world-renowned art pieces at his exhibition at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB);
5. Follow Cuba’s development in José Figueroa’s exhibition in 50 years of photography at the Caixa Cultural São Paulo;
6. Visit Pernambucan artist Tunga’s exhibition at the Museu de Arte São Paulo (MASP);
7. Be impressed by the wide variety of seafood in the Festival do Pescado at Ceagesp;
8. Go shopping on the many little shops on the 25 de Março Street (even cooler if you go on the 25th of march, the date the street was named after);
9. Immerse yourself in the Japanese and Chinese culture in the Liberdade neighbourhood, especially right after the Chinese New Year’s celebration;
10. Laugh out loud with the teen spectacle “Fala Sério, Gente!” at the Teatro das Artes;
11. Don’t miss the models, photographers and designers rushing around the city for São Paulo Fashion Week;
12. Sing along to Brazilian artist Chico Buarque’s songs as he returns to stage after 5 years;
13. Check out the many magnificent Oscar-nominated movies at the nearest cinemas, and then watch the Oscar ceremony in mid-March to see which movies won;
14. Enjoy the sunny weather and glam yourself up for the Brazilian version of Coachella: Lollapalooza, featuring successful and extremely popular artists from all over the world;
15. Have fun in the Harry Potter concert at the Shopping Eldorado, presenting the amazing soundtrack of the first movie of the series being played by a local orchestra