Piracicaba

Worth seeing in and around Piracicaba

3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Methodist University of Piracicaba

   The Methodist University of Piracicaba, also known as Unimep, is a Brazilian private higher education institution located in the state of São Paulo. The university offers teaching, research, and outreach activities, in diverse knowledge areas.

   8.6 km · private Brazilian university · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture

   The Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture is a unit of the University of São Paulo involved with research, teaching and extension of services in agriculture, animal husbandry, agricultural and related sciences. The school's main campus, located in Piracicaba, São Paulo, is home to seven undergraduate and eighteen graduate programs.

   2 km · college of the University of São Paulo · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Estádio Barão de Serra Negra

   Estádio Barão da Serra Negra is a multi-use stadium located in Piracicaba, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Esporte Clube XV de Novembro.

   1.3 km · soccer stadium in Brazil · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Rua do Porto (Parallel to R. Alidor Pecorari). The pedestrianized street in the front of the Piracicaba river, containing old, colorful fisherman houses, is not only a place with excellent bars and restaurants, but also where the city was first settled. Casarão do Turismo, Rua do Porto, 1433, +55 19 3422-5115. This 19th-century house is used as tourist information center, and hosts some cultural expositions.

1. 01
   Alto Mirante

   Ponte “Caio Tabajara Esteves de Lima (North of Parque Mirante, on the SP-127 bridge).

2. 02
   Mercado Municipal

   Rua Governador Pedro de Toledo, between R.

3. 03
   Santa Olímpia

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Things to do

Piracicaba river boat ride,. 15-minute boat rides along the Piracicaba river, departing at Rua do Porto. Day trips to other municipalities (like Barra Bonita) are also available by reservation.

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Where to eat

Piracicaba's most famous local dish is the peixe no tambor ("fish in the drum"), served on Rua do Porto. Piracicaba is also famous for its pamonha, a dessert made of mashed corn, milk (or coconut milk), sugar, cinnamon, butter and fennel, produced in the rural neighborhood of Tanquinho.

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Getting to Piracicaba

Airports

Viracopos (VCP), 61 km · Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre (CGH), 143 km · São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro (GRU), 144 km

Stations

Pedro Morganti Airport, 3.5 km

• Campinas → Piracicaba

  64 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · R$19–26
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• São Paulo → Piracicaba

  138 km · quickest by road, 2h 17m · R$42–55
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• Curitiba → Piracicaba

  343 km · quickest by air, 6h 48m · R$440–670
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