Description
JEWISH TOUR IN SÃO PAULO
Duration: 4 hours
São Paulo has the second largest Jewish population of Latin America. On this tour, the visitor will have a summary of the history, social integration and the most representative sights of this culture in the city.
We start this tour with an external visit to the former Jewish Cultural Centre (current called Unibes Cultural), an icon of the local architecture due to its shape, which is very similar to that of a Torah, the Jewish holy book. Then we will meet Higienópolis, one of the noblest neighborhoods of the city, with strong presence of Jews. Where we will visit the Congregação Israelita Paulista (CIP), Latin America’s largest Synagogue (visit subject to prior confirmation of availability). And move on to the Jewish Museum, currently under refurbishment.
Continuing, we will meet the neighborhood of Bom Retiro, which housed the first Jews, who arrived in the late 19th century. Where we will visit the Kehilat Israel Synagogue (the oldest in the State of São Paulo) that currently houses the Holocaust Memorial (internal visit available only from Monday to Friday).
The tour ends at the Lasar Segall Museum, located in the home of the famous jewish painter, engraver and sculptor, born in Lithuania, who lived in Sao Paulo for many years.
* Note: Internal visits are subject to availability confirmation for tours according to the day and time, please check before booking.
