Villa Lobos Park, Sao Paulo

Despite the nice intentions behind this park, the place itself isn't the best. To get there by public transport you need to take a metro, the on ground part of which strongly smelled of excrements because of the river nearby. The park itself looks more like a field than a park, didn't see any tree around. The facilities are poor, although there's some kind of library. Not a lot of places to eat, I found one, and it was horribly overpriced. In general, São Paulo has better places to offer to spend your time.

This is a great park in the heart of the Pinheiros neighborhood. Very family oriented with many nice attractions to everyone. Although the neighborhood is quite upscale, the park has much to offer to every public. The bikes and skates are quite nice and always available. The food options are great and you can find many restaurants not far from the park. The library is really the best thing about the park with it's cute coffee shop.

Love this park. Clean, plenty of shade, 2-3 kids areas, library, orchid area, sports courts... etc. Crowded on weekends and perfect on weekdays. Parking available, paid but not expensive.

Beautiful place, good for running, casual jogs, play with your pets, picnics. There are days with city activities, be sure to check its website.

From run to street basketball, you can find your sport here, including beach volleyball, soccer and tennis courts. There is also plenty of space to walk, take your kids to play or even do a picnic. Avoid Saturdays afternoon and Sundays: parking lots are so crowded that I even recommend to pass nearby the park.