São Paulo · Brazil
Cotia travel guide
Cotia is a city in São Paulo, Brazil, home to about 289,000 people.
- Best months
- June to August
- Nearest airport
- CGH27 km · Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About Cotia
Cotia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.
Cotia is a city with a population of some 230,000 (2015) spread over an area of 324 km². It contains a great number of stores, restaurants, big and small shopping centers, which attract new residents that settle mostly in the wealthy region of Granja Viana.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Cotia
See
The district of Granja Viana (sometimes spelled Granja Vianna) is one of the three districts that make up the municipality of Cotia and the first one if you come from São Paulo via Raposo Tavares highway. The district is filled with middle/upper class condos and has a number of restaurants, shopping centers, parks and other features worth visiting. Granja Viana was once formed by a small number of big farms. The owners of such properties decided to divide them into smaller lots and sell them, giving way to the many houses that have been built there. In the last decades, many people from São Paulo saw Granja Viana as a refuge from the city's pollution, violence and traffic jam.
- Centro Cultural Wurth
- Parque Cemucam
- Parque Teresa Maia
- Templo Budista Zu Lai
- Paróquia Santo Antônio
- Templo Odsal Linkg
- Orquidário Mucuripe
- Orquidário Maylasky
- Cia dos Bichos
- Convento Carmelo
- Igreja Matriz
- Bichomania
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When to go
The best time to visit Cotia
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cotia are June to August. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; January is the wettest, with about 281 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Cotia: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport (CGH), about 27 km from the city centre in a straight line; São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU, 50 km) and Viracopos International Airport (VCP, 70 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
There are daily interurban buses that can be taken at the district of Pinheiros, in São Paulo. Cotia is crossed by the Rodovia Raposo Tavares (SP-270), which serves as its major road and connection with São Paulo. It is also possible to reach it via the Castello Branco and Regis Bittencourt highways, but you will have to take the Rodoanel and eventually reach Raposo Tavares anyway. Raposo Tavares is constantly congested during rush hour, so it's always best to avoid it during the periods.
Getting around
As mentioned above, Rodovia Raposo Tavares is the main road crossing the street and it is well-served by a number of lines, but they may be crowded and/or stuck in traffic constantly. The city center can be covered on foot. The districts of Granja Viana and Caucaia do Alto are more sparsely populated and may need a car ride for a complete visit. Bus lines there are not so plentiful, and most of them are interurban, which means higher prices.
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CGH · Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport
GRU · São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport
VCP · Viracopos International Airport
Questions
Cotia: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Cotia?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cotia are June to August. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; January is the wettest, with about 281 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Cotia?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport (CGH), about 27 km from the city centre in a straight line; São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU, 50 km) and Viracopos International Airport (VCP, 70 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Cotia?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Cotia
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.