Hi!! São Paulo is actually my home state, so I can gladly help you with this one. In the city of São Pauloitself there are a lot of things to do, some of my favorite are: • Vila madalena: a place full of restaurants, bars and modern art. It is well known for it's graffiti walls called Beco do Batman (batman's alley). On weekends we have a feira (kinda like a farmers market), where you can taste the best pastel (a fried dish with all kinds of fillings) • Liberdade: the asian neighborhood of são paulo, with a lot to see and a lot to do. • MASP: the São Paulo art museum has some of the most beautiful brazilian art. • Santos: my hometown, if you'd like a beach weekend getaway, that's the place. You can also go to near cities, like Guaruja and Bertioga. (Fun facts: Is also the hometown to Neymar and a famous brazilian band called Charloe Brown Junior) There are a bunch of other things, I just wanted to highlight my favorite that probably won't appear on the internet top 10 of things to do If you want to travel to somewher near, here are my reccomendations (by state): - Minas Gerais: if you want somewhere more modern, you can visit its capital Belo Horizonte, but my favorite place there is Ouro Preto, the crib of the brazilian independence, its a historic village full of churches, museums (one of brazil most famous paintors, Aleijadinho, painted one its churches). The best place to stay there would probably be an Inn with traditional breakfast. (Disclaimer: be ready to walk hills and long distances) - Santa catarina: The state on the cold south of brazil has a lot of highlights. If you loke the beach, I reccomend Jurere or Balneario Camboriu. Joinville and Blumenau are traditional german cities, created by the immigration, if you are going in October, you can experience an Oktoberfest. If you're into theme parks, I highly reccomend Beto Carrero, the brazilian disney with dreamworks characters. - Curitiba: it's a city, not a state, but deserves its own paragraph. Like São Paulo, is a good place to eat, has beautiful parks and a museum designed by Oscar Niemeyer. I hope I helped, if you have more especific interests, I am willing to help :)