Edifício Copan

São Paulo

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Edifício Copan

Designed by the modernist Oscar Niemeyer, the Copan Building is a 118.44-metre tall, 38-story residential building in downtown São Paulo. It has 1,160 apartments as well as 70 commercial establishments. With its serpentine facade and sunshades, it is one of the most unusual architectural monuments and an icon of the Brazilian metropolis.

Do & See

Most of São Paulo's main attractions are located in the city centre, the area bounded by the Tietê river on the north, the Pinheiros river to the west, Avenida dos Bandeirantes on the south and Avenida Salim Farah Maluf to the east. As the country's largest mega-metropolis, São Paulo has something for everyone–the culture vulture, the jazz fan, the clubber, the football fanatic, and the gourmand. To take in the scale of São Paulo's history visit Pátio do Colégio to see its beginnings. Then visit the legendary Brazilian architect and designer of Brasília, Oscar Niemeyer's space-age OCA museum. For a breathtaking glimpse of where São Paulo is going, you cannot beat the view from the top of the Italia Building on Avenida Ipiranga at the corner of Avenida São Luís.