Sports and leisure activities São Paulo

Few tourists stay in São Paulo for long, let alone to play golf. The São Paulo Golf Club is a superb 18-hole golf course, quite far from the city centre, but in a large green park. The blue color of the ruffled ipês contrasts with the immaculate green of the greens. It is the oldest golf club in Brazil with a respectable age of 120 years. It was certainly initiated by the large and economically influential British community at the time. The club hosts a few tournaments throughout the year. For the expatriates, it is worth knowing.

You can't come to Sao Paulo without paying tribute to "Corinthian democracy". Led by the immense Socrates, the Corinthians club openly opposed the military regime by entering the stadium with a banner that read "democracy now". This new stadium of the Corinthians football team was inaugurated in 2014 and has since hosted many league matches. This imposing monument can accommodate up to 68,000 people.

It is said that football in Brazil is almost a religion. So the Pacaembu is one of those temples. One of the oldest football stadiums in the country, where many national championship finals and some international matches are played. It was Corinthians' stadium from 1940 to 2013, before the Arena Corinthians was built on the outskirts of the city. The stadium also houses the football museum. Inaugurated in 1940, it can accommodate up to 40,000 people.

Another Brazilian passion is cars. Paulista Ayrton Senna thrilled the crowds throughout his career and his death traumatised the entire Brazilian people. His early death turned him into a myth. After being overshadowed by the Jacarepagua track in Rio de Janeiro, the Interlagos circuit has once again become the Brazilian stage of the F1 championship. The Interlagos Autodrome, with its circuit of more than 4 km, hosts the Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix every year. One of the corners of the circuit is named the "S" of Senna.