Shows in São Paulo

Sala São Paulo is the finest concert hall in South America and one of the great concert halls of the world — a beautifully converted 1938 railway station building in the Luz district whose extraordinary acoustic design (adjustable canopy system for variable reverberation) and remarkable architectural transformation have made it the home of the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (OSESP) and one of the most acclaimed concert experiences anywhere in the Americas. Sala São Paulo's extraordinary acoustic achievement and its remarkable role in elevating Brazilian orchestral culture to international standards create a concert hall of singular South American performing arts significance.

Teatro Alfa is one of São Paulo's most important large-format performing arts showrooms — a 1,500-capacity theater that has hosted major Brazilian and international theatrical productions, dance companies, and live entertainment events for the city's sophisticated southern zone audiences. The theatre's excellent production facilities and its consistent programming of high-quality theatrical and musical events create a performing arts venue of considerable São Paulo cultural significance.

Teatro Bradesco is São Paulo's premier large-scale theatrical showroom for Broadway and West End productions — a beautifully appointed theatre that has brought the biggest international musical theatre productions to Brazil, including The Lion King, Mamma Mia, and Cats, to the largest theatre-going audiences in South America. The theatre's extraordinary programming of international theatrical blockbusters and its excellent production values create a showroom of considerable Brazilian theatrical entertainment significance.

SESC (Social Service of Commerce) theatres across São Paulo represent one of the most remarkable cultural democratization projects in the world — a network of cultural centers and theatres funded by Brazilian commerce that provides outstanding theatre, dance, cinema, and musical programming at below-market prices to São Paulo's working and middle classes. SESC's extraordinary mission to make world-class cultural programming accessible to all Brazilians and its remarkable success in achieving this goal create showrooms of genuine Brazilian social and cultural significance.