Sao Paulo Events
São Vito Festival
Running from mid May to July each year, the São Vito Festival is a dedicated Italian community celebration based around St Vito, the patron saint of Polignano a Mare who hails from Puglia, Italy. Street parties, feasts of traditional food and lively processions make up this very Italian occasion.
Date: 04 June 2023 - 17 July 2023Venue: Rua Fernades Silva, Brás
Website: https://www.associacaosaovito.com.br/festa-de-sao-vito.html#
Parada do Orgulho LGBT
São Paulo is an LGBT-friendly city and it also hosts a mega Pride parade every June. Expect riotously colourful processions of floats and street dancing right through Avenida Paulista.
Date: 19 June 2023 - 12 June 2023Venue: Avenida Paulista.
Website: https://paradasp.org.br/#26-edicao
Mostra Internacional de Cinema
Known as São Paulo International Film Festival in English, this event features around 300 titles at various cinemas, cultural centres and outdoor venues.
Date: 01 October 2023 - 30 November 2023(Date to be confirmed)
Venue: Throughout the city.
Website: http://40.mostra.org/en/home/
Cost:
Free.
São Paulo Grand Prix
Prepare for high octane thrills and spills as the Formula 1 circus wends its way to São Paulo for the annual grand prix.
Date: 03 November 2023 - 05 November 2023Venue: Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Website: https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2023/Brazil.html
Cost:
Various.
Carnival of São Paulo
The carnival in São Paulo is made for samba enthusiasts as various groups come to compete for supremacy.
Date: 01 February 2024 - 29 February 2024(Date to be confirmed)
Venue: Sambódromo.
Cost:
Free.
