Bauru is a city of 380,000 people (2020) in the state of São Paulo. It is home to many post-secondary education campuses, including the University of São Paulo and Universidade Estadual Paulista.
Get in
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- Via the Marechal Rondon Highway (Rodovia Marechal Rondon), it is 335km from São Paulo, via Botucatu.
- Via SP-225 it is 353 km from São Paulo, via Jaú, access from km 206 of the Washington Luís Highwayin Itirapina.
By plane
[edit]There's a daily flight from Viracopos / Campinas (VCP) airport. The airport is served by Azul Linhas Aereas. Taxis charge a fixed fare of R$60 to reach Bauru, or you can take a city bus that connects to the bus terminal for less than R$3.
Get around
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- Bauru Zoo (Jardim Zoológico de Bauru), Rod. Com. João Barros, Km 232.5 (9 km from the city center).
- Ecological Park (Parque Ecológico) (10 km from the city center). Preserving the local highland vegetation.
- Railroad Museum (Museu Ferroviário), Block 1 of Rua 1 de Agosto.
- History Museum (Museu Histórico), Block 13 of Rua Antonio Alves.
- Recinto Mello Morães Exposition Park (Parque de Exposições do Recinto Mello Morães) (5 km from the city center).
Do
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[edit]- Shopping Bauru, Rua Henrique Savi, 15-55 - Vila Nova Cidade Universitária, ☏ +55 14 3366-5000. M-Sa 10:00-22:00. Large western-style shopping mall with various shops, a movie theater and a food court.
Eat
[edit]- Barraca Oba-Oba, Praça da Paz. Small stall selling churros.
- Fried Fish, Av. Getúlio Vargas, 2-50, ☏ +55 14 3227-6264. You may be able to guess what this popular shop specializes in.
- Skinão, Rua Rio Branco, 23-06 - Vila Samaritana (end of the street), ☏ +55 14 3224-1110. 11:00-01:00, closed Tuesdays. Serving authentic "Bauru" sandwiches.
Drink
[edit]Bauru has a fairly happening nightlife for a city its size, due to the large number of university students. Bars and dance clubs are concentrated around Getúlio Vargas and Nações Unidas Avenues.
- Aeroclube. Busy at weekends
- Bar do Português, Rua Benjamin Constant, 10-45 - Higienópolis, ☏ +55 14 8127-8469. M-Th 16:00-23:30, F 16:00-00:00, Sa 11:00-22:30. Prize-winning drafthouse. Try the "chope black".
Sleep
[edit]- Arco Hotel Premium, Av. das Nações Unidas, 29-20 - Vila Universitária, ☏ +55 14 4009-1111, [email protected]. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 12:00. Good breakfast. Doubles from R$190, weekend discounts.
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