feira de arte e artesanato

Visited Embu das Artes in October 2012 during a visit to Sao Paulo. A tour was booked through 'Around SP' tour company. Denis (tour guide) collected us at our hotel and transported us to Embu. We scheduled the tour on a Sunday to experience Embu to its fullest. We arrived early and was able to park close. The restaurants was still empty and one of our traveling party decided to get a bite to eat while it was still quiet. It became busier throughout the morning, with live music in most restaurants. We were so captivated by the atmosphere that we even bought a CD at the restaurant - when we got home it was of very poor quality - but still a great souvenir of our visit to Embu! We bought home made sweets and a Brazillian dish with shrimp from different vendors. Beautiful shops, do take time to go down the small alleys to the shops at the back - found a beautiful origami shop - exciting to see something out of the ordinary! Regular souvenir vendors with T-shirts etc also available. Some of our party visited the Museum of Sacred Art, located in the Jesuit priests’ building while others rather opted to walk around. Our tour guide wanted us to visit the Indigenous Museum Information Centre of Indigenous Culture unfortunately it was closed. We enjoyed visiting Embu and will return when in Sao Paulo. This time Ill definitely purchase an origami piece!

It was a nice change of pace from busy Sao Paulo. The small town was an original Jesuit settlement and still has the lovely old mission dating back about 500 years. The market was a bustling place, not a lot of quality merchandise, rather tacky but the big plus was artwork by a Japanese artist Takiro. Our friends and us bought 3lovely paintings. A nice day out.

Embu das Artes is one of my favourite places to visit every time I go to Sao Paulo, and is an absolute must see if you like culture, shopping, markets and street food. Even if you're staying in the city, it's well worth the drive to spend an entire afternoon here. I can't recommend it enough!Located "out in the suburbs" about an hour's drive from the centre, this entire village specialises in hand crafts, and turns into one giant, amazing marketplace on the weekend. If you arrive about lunch time you can easily spend the entire afternoon there. Try to pick a sunny afternoon.The roads driving in to the village have open-air studios selling wooden furniture and rustic looking art. Once you're near the market, you have to park on the street and walk a block or two because it's so busy.The first time I visited Embu, I thought there would be a single market set up on one street or in the town square. I wasn't prepared for the sheer size of it! Literally all the streets in the town centre turn into a market. You can walk for hours and not see everything. There's hundreds upon hundreds of stalls, and shops inside the old buildings, selling a massive selection of handmade jewellery, instruments, food and alcohol, home decor, plants, ornaments, clothes, furniture, antiques, toys and everything in between. - theres even a dogs section full of puppies! There are also some stalls run by native itupi ladies selling native Brazilian handcrafts.Mixed in between the stalls are cafes and restaurants where you can stop for a beer, snack or full meal. There's often live music too. If you'd prefer to keep walking there are heaps of street food stands selling really interesting local snacks, like fried sweet coconut pieces, hot nuts or corn.You are sure to find amazing and unique things here. Some of the stand-out things I have bought in the past were home-made liquers (coconut and mango), honeycomb, little wooden carved jaguars from the native ladies, wooden painted home orgaments and some amazing handmade copper jewellery. It's also very safe - I always feel comfortable walking around with my bag and a big camera.

Good place to go if you want to escape the hustle and bustle of Sao Paulo and experience a slower pace and plenty of local artists creations. I visit Embu as often as I can on my trips to Brazil. On my last visit I bought 10 paintings from a local artist Ana Pinho.

Great day spent strolling around! Streets were full of vendors, selling some handmade arts/crafts (i.e. handmade puppets, a lot of jewelry, leather goods, etc). Also, a lot of stores (great place to pick up Brazil souvenirs for good prices). Parking not a problem, but you will have to pay. Easy to find...just follow the signs to the Centro of Embu. Our girls (2 and 4) enjoyed the day, as well, but we will likely go back without them to allow for more looking and less "don't touch that".

This little village close to the huge city of Sao Paulo gives you a lot of freedom to walk around in the little streets and over the market. The friendly atmosphere, the colours, music but above all the friendly people it is a relief after all the hussle and buzzle of the big city.Plenty of small restaurants and bars to have a drink or nice lunch.A lot of art for sale.Kids can easily walk around on their own.

Must visit if you are staying in Sao Paulo. Get ready to spend a day of immersion in Brazilian culture. You will find many stalls where artisans offer their art ( paintings, sculpture, jewelry, wood etc.), great traditional food (pastel, caldo de cana, traditional feijoada, dishes from Minas Gerais state, cachaca), museums to visit and occasional performances delivered by street musicians and native indians. I LOVE this little gem of an arts town.Make sure you: * enter one of the many little stores where you can buy the traditional Brazilian spirits (cachaca) and try some (it won't cost you anything and the store owners truly enjoy sharing their best with you) before you decide which one to buy*get a meal at one of the restaurants that offer Minas Gerais food - it offers unforgettable flavors!* Try many of the different fruit juices offered at the street stalls ( sugar cane juice, watermelon, corn juice, pitanga, etc.)* stop by at the stall where a native indian sells his jewelry, musical instruments and head pieces - he will give you a dance and musical performance if you ask about "how to play" his instruments :) And he lets you videotape him :) it is awesome!Prices are okay for USD currency, not too expensive at all. This market is open during the weekends from 10am to maybe 6pm.

This is the place to go hang out with some friends and eat a good lunch in one of the many cafes or restaurants. The Embu market itself has a huge variety of goods for sale, but if one is looking for genuine antiques be careful. There is long between the good pieces and in most shops there are no real antiques. Anyhow, it is fun and safe. Saturdays there is a large sale of puppies and Sunday there is a green market. The latter is phenominal, but go early if you want the best vegetables and fruits and also to avoid the rush of thousands of people going there. In the fruit stands you find all kinds of tropical fruits and most all kinds of vegetables. In the farm shops in the center you can also find all kinds of typical local products.Go there it is great fun.

Only artcrafts, no art ... some nice furniture that you can get it cheaper than São Paulo. There are some deals on plant and carpets, too.

The variety of things they have there is fantastic. That is the reason why most people go to Embu on the weekends

Небольшой городок с ярмаркой народных поделок. Очень много различных сувениров, поделок и всего красивого, но ненужного... Много кафешек и ресторанчиков. Даже если вам ничего из сувениров не нужно, рекомендую посетить и посмотреть.

Bom passeio com possibilidade de compras de alguns artigos para decoração, como quadros, esculturas e etc. O atendimento de alguns proprietários das barraquinhas deixa um pouco a desejar, alguns tratam mal o turista

A feirinha de Embu é bem ampla, com ótimas opções de Arte e Artesanato além de ser bem localizada e muito popular. Ótimo para comprar lembrancinhas, conta ainda com uma boa estrutura de restaurantes nas proximidades. Oferece uma atmosfera de cidadezinha de interior, simples e aconchegante. Adorei o passeio, e certamente voltarei em outras oportunidades.

perto de sao paulo, Embu das artes é uma ótima opção para relaxar e admirar peças artesanais na feira de artesanatos.A cidade tem ares de uma cidadezinha do interior com sua beleza simples mas cativante,dando vontade de voltar logo na saida

A feirinha de Arte e Artesanato de Embu das Artes é bem popular. É um feira bem colorida e bem diversificada, muito bom para comprar lembrancinhas e é um boa passeio também, tem boas opções de restaurantes pela proximidades.