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Craft and Flea Markets in Avenida Paulista in São Paulo, Brazil

This street is buzzing on Sundays with activity and a big variety of street markets.

“Street markets in Paulista Avenue, São Paulo” — Photo by the author

Do you like to visit flea markets oozing with a variety of crafts, paintings, and bargain shops? Visiting São Paulo? Then this 2.8 Km long Sunday flea market may just be up your street.

São Paulo is the financial and industrial hub of Brazil. It is a megacity with a cosmopolitan population of around 22 million people and the largest city in the Southern Hemisphere.

São Paulo oozes culture and has a mix of cuisines from the diverse population that lives here. There are a ton of things to do and see in this megacity.

Avenida Paulista runs for 2.8 kilometers across the city from the northwest to the southeast. It is a popular shopping street with commercial shops, banks, restaurants, theatres, and museums.

On Sundays, Avenida Paulista is closed to traffic. People flock to Paulista Avenue to enjoy an opportunity to walk, run, dance, ride on bikes, and shop. The street turns into a massive big flea market with a variety of crafts from jewelry, pottery, and paintings.