Guarulhos Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
second largest municipality in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, part of the Greater São Paulo Metropolitan Area
About Guarulhos
With GRU airport, Guarulhos is a typical "airport city" of a larger, more important city, used by visitors almost solely as a meeting point or a stopover to somewhere else. Unlike most "airport cities", however, Guarulhos is ahugecity. It is a major center of industry and services, but also partly a dormitory city forSão Paulo. The view that many visitors have of Guarulhos are thefavelasand factories that surround the GRU airport. However, the city also has a large middle class, which has been growing due to the pressure of housing prices in São Paulo. For this reason, there have been many new developments in the city, including a new modern shopping mall. As expected, Guarulhos' most common visitors are business visitors who come for short-term conferences and meetings, sometimes in the v
Top Attractions in Guarulhos
Explore the best things to see and do in Guarulhos:
- ★Bosque Maia park
- ★Cantareira State Park - Núcleo Cabuçu
- ★Guarulhos Forest Garden
- ★Jardim Metropolitano
- ★Padre Bento Theater
- ★Trans-Guarulha Park
- ★Zoológico Municipal
Where to Eat in Guarulhos
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Agarca Restaurante Ltda
- 🍴Cá te Espero Restaurante
- 🍴Choupana a Rainha das Batidas
- 🍴Kasa 10
- 🍴Nonetto Ristoranti
- 🍴Ponto K Costelaria & Cia
Where to Stay in Guarulhos
- 🏨Fast Sleep Guarulhos
- 🏨São Paulo Airport Marriott Hotel
Guarulhos Travel Guide Sections
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