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Pinacoteca do Estado

Praca da Luz, 2, Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo 01120, Brazil
55 11 3324-1000
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Ranked #3 of 272 attractions in Sao Paulo
Type: Museums, Art Museums
Traveller Description: Click here to see a beautiful bulding in the Heart of Sao Paulo. more »
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Sao Paulo, SP
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85 reviews 85 reviews
15 attraction reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
65 helpful votes 65 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2013

Pinacoteca is Sao Paulo's place for visual arts with focus on Brazilian modern/contemporary art (from late 19th century on). It holds around 30 temporary exhibitions every year, which in my view is the best quality of the museum. So, check the website for the temporary exhibitions (http://www.pinacoteca.org.br/pinacoteca-en/). The museum is owned by the state government and prices are very affordable... More

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Rio de Janeiro, RJ
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104 reviews 104 reviews
25 attraction reviews
Reviews in 26 cities Reviews in 26 cities
40 helpful votes 40 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 March 2013

Besides a very contemporary museum, close to Jardins area, the restaurant inside offers a very cool mood and interesting food. Surely worth the visit.

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Auckland Region, New Zealand
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69 attraction reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2013

Got in free with my ticket crom the Museum of Sacred art. Thought the way the building has been adapted is inspirational. The art, particularly the sculptures were great. Enjoyed the restaurant on the ground floor as well.

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Sao Paulo, SP
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7 reviews 7 reviews
4 attraction reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 March 2013

The building is very beautiful, with an amazing architecture! It helds many displays with different artists. The restaurant is in an open area, in the middle of a nice park - Parque da Luz

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Chengdu, China
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Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 March 2013

A nice place to spend an hour, but not a pinacoteca after European standards, as may have been expected from many of the reviews here. It would be good to show more art with motives from Brazil.

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Littleton, Colorado
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11 attraction reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 March 2013

If you are a Arts and a Literature lover, you must know this place. It has a rich and amazing part of Brazilian art and it's very very cheap or free in some special days. The building is beautiful, old style, and around the museum you can go for a walking in Parque da Luz, another amazing place to visit.... More

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Vina del Mar, Chile
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2013

a very old building remodeled, have good access , elevator, lots of different kind of arts, we got Sunday for free usually is $6 Reales to get in, very interenting place.

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SAO PAULO
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38 reviews 38 reviews
5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2013

If only they could renovate all of Centro the same way, these outstanding buildings could become great cultural institutions in a city relatively devoid of them. Outstanding displays and great gardens behind.

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Salt Lake City, Utah
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106 helpful votes 106 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2013

I had a couple local Brazilians from Sao Paulo that took me to see this museum and had a great understanding of art and the history of the country. This made the expirience that much better. I think had I gone here alone it may have been challenging to appreciate much of the art but as it was with the... More

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London, United Kingdom
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21 attraction reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2013 via mobile

Like most tourist attractions in south america, this place is closed on Mondays. Probably the best way to reach it is via the blue metro line: Luz station.

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