Walking Jewish Tour in Sao Paulo. A walk through the historic Jewish quarter of Bom Retiro, to see important Jewish sites very characteristic of Jewish history and life in Sao Paulo, by the hands of a local member of the community.
During this tour, travelers will learn about the first Jewish immigrants who settled in Sao Paulo, to this day.
They visit important places related to the life of the Jewish community, how was their community growth and their influence in the city.
WE HAVE 2 OPTIONS
I) 2 hours tour, only around Bom Retiro, old Jewish neighborhood
II) 3.30 hours tour, including the Jewish Museum
Frequency: From Monday to Friday.
Times:
This is a private walking tour, so the time can be adjusted to need of passengers.
We suggest starting at 10 am.
** English speaking guide, member of the local Jewish Community.
* Also Hebrew speaking guides (to check availability on dates)
OPTION 1 - 2 HOURS TOUR
Places visited:
* Walk in the neighborhood BOM RETIRE
* Holocaust Memorial
* Synagogue da Graca
* Other old synagogues and characteristic streets.
OPTION 2 - 3.30 HOURS
The tour starts at the Jewish Museum, and then, together with the guide, will travel to Bom Retiro neighborhood to continue the tour.
Reservation:
** We ask, at least, 5 days in advance to book the day of the tour.
Important: The photos of the promotional flyer are for reference and the places to visit during the tour are subject to availability and personalized organization of the itinerary, according to the interests of each passenger.
More information about the places we visit in the tour
Bom Retiro is a neighborhood of great cultural diversity in Sao Paulo.
Bom Retiro is the old Jewish neighborhood to which the first Ashkenazi immigrants arrived in the early 20th century.
Jews gradually left the area and moved to su...
The Kehilat Israel Synagogue, known as the Synagogue of Graça, is the oldest of Sao Paulo, located in the historic Jewish quarter of Bom Retiro.
Its first building was opened in 1912, and a few decades later, the synagogue became too sm...
This project is still being carried out.
Its mission is to collect, preserve, research and exhibit Jewish religious traditions, history, art and culture through exhibits and social and educational activities, promoting the history of the...
History of Jewish immigration
The first Jews to arrive in Brazil were during the Inquisition.
Portuguese Jews who began to colonize the land and secretly practicing Judaism.
In 1636, the Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue was built in Recife, (capital of Dutch Brazil), reopened in 2001).
During the Dutch regime, the Jews prospered economically, but between 1647 and 1773 the Inquisition forced the Brazilians jews to emigrate to other places as Curazao and New York where they established new communities.
In 1773, a royal decree portugues finally abolished discrimination against Jews.
They slowly filtered back into Brazil and almost 50 years later, in 1822, Brazil gained independence from Portugal, and a group of Moroccan Jews began to arrive o Brazil, and established in 1824 a Synagogue in Belem (northern Brazil) called Porta do Ceu (Gate of Heaven ), and later, a Sephardic Synagogue in Manaus (in the Amazon).
At the end of 1800, new Jewish immigrants settled in Brazil, fleeing the Russian pogroms and settled there to work the land. These members then left the colonies and created rich cultural communities in Brazilian cities.
By World War I, approximately 7,000 Jews lived in Brazil.
In the 1920s, nearly 30,000 Western European Jews arrived to Brazil, and in 1929, there were 27 Jewish schools.
Despite a strict immigration policy in the 1930s, more than 17,500 Jews Entered Brazil.
Currently, there are about 96,000 Jews in Brazil playing an active role in politics, sports, academia, business and industry.
In major urban centers there are schools, Jewish associations and synagogues.
Most Jews living in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, but there are also important communities in Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais and Parana.
A little about the country
Brazil is a country in South America, comprising the eastern half of the continent and some groups of small islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
With estimated at over 8.5 million km. The Amazon rainforest covers 3.6 million km of its territory.
Its population is approximately 191.5 million people (as of 2009).
Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas.
At the political level, is a federal republic by the union of 26 federal states and the Federal District, divided into 5,564 municipalities.
Brasilia is the capital and most populous city Sao Paulo.
For the most part, the country is between the terrestrial tropics, so the seasons do not feel in a radical way in much of the same. Thanks to Amazon and its climate, is the country with the most species of animals in the world.
