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The touristic city of Embu represents an important corner of the Greater São Paulo area, dedicated to the preservation of natural resources.  Those visiting the city have a pleasant time strolling through the area, enjoying the nice climate, and eating at a few of the restaurants providing attractive cuisines from the north of Brazil to the south of Brazil.

In Embu, you will find art and culture in the historical center, spanning more than five centuries.  The Jesuit priests who settled in the old village of M'Boy have expressed themselves through art, paintings and sculptures that were used to evangelize the Indians.  A sample of this legacy can be found in the Jesuit Sacred Art Museum, built between the 1700's and the 1800's. 

The Village M'Boy, or "big snake" in the Tupi-Guarani Indian language appeared between 1555 and 1559.  In 1624, the a couple, Fernao Dias and Catarina Camacho,  donated land to the Society of Jesus, with the provision that the Jesuits devote themselves to Our Lady of the Rosary and organize a festival to worship the Holy Cross every year.   In the second half of the seventeenth century, Jesuit Belchior de Pontes led the construction of the church and residence,  which is currently the Sacred Art Museum in the Historic Centre of the city.  In 1920, Embu received one of its greatest citizens, the painter Cassius M'Boy.  In the following years, more artists came to the city, including Sakai Gama, Ana Solano and Trinity Moses, among many others.  Those individuals helped found in 1969, the fair known as Embu das Artes, known nationally and internationally.

Embu das Artes is located 30 minutes from downtown Sao Pualo, the best access to the city is via Rodovia Régis Bittencourt (BR 116), which you can pick up from Marginal Pinheiros in São Paulo or the Raposo Tavares highway also via Francisco Morato Avenue.

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