District of São Paulo, Brazil
Bela Vista
Bela Vista is one of the most traditional Italian neighborhoods in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
It belongs to the borough of Sé, and it has been a mixed neighborhood since its beginning, where free African-Brazilians and/or a mixture of Native-Brazilians, Blacks and Portuguese descendants lived. Later, more European immigrants arrived, such as Spaniards, Germans, English, French, Belgians, and Italians. The Italian community became more numerous than all the others during the first decades of the twentieth century.
How locals move
Getting around Bela Vista the local way
- Get inTransport by air by helicopter throughout São Pauo.
- Go nextMany of São Paulo's immediate neighbors are connected by the EMTU bus service and the commuter rail, making for a range of good day trip options.
- Go nextHotels sometimes provide leisure activities such as scuba diving, mountain biking and trekking.
- Go nextIlhabela (3½ hr) - Accessible only from São Sebastião by ferry, it is an archipelago with various savage beaches and ecotourism options.
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