São Paulo · Brazil
Where to stay in Guarulhos
Guarulhos is a city in São Paulo, Brazil, home to about 1,325,000 people.
- Best months
- April to September
- Nearest airport
- GRU8 km · São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About Guarulhos
Guarulhos is a city and municipality located in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, São Paulo state, Brazil. It is located northeast of the state capital, São Paulo.
With GRU airport, Guarulhos is a typical "airport city" of a larger, more important city, used by visitors almost solely as a meeting point or a stopover to somewhere else. Unlike most "airport cities", however, Guarulhos is a huge city. It is a major center of industry and services, but also partly a dormitory city for São Paulo. The view that many visitors have of Guarulhos are the favelas and factories that surround the GRU airport. However, the city also has a large middle class, which has been growing due to the pressure of housing prices in São Paulo.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Guarulhos
See
- Zoológico Municipal
- Cantareira State Park - Núcleo Cabuçu
- Bosque Maia park
- Jardim Metropolitano
- Padre Bento Theater
- Trans-Guarulha Park
- Guarulhos Forest Garden
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Where to stay
Hotels in Guarulhos
10 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol International Airport Hotel | 0.9 km | |
| Hampton by Hilton Guarulhos Airport | 4.9 km | |
| Mercure Guarulhos Aeroporto | 0.8 km | |
| Monreale Plus Guarulhos International Airport | 0.6 km | |
| OYO Hotel Park Leste OYO Rooms | 8.6 km | |
| Pullman Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airport | 4.9 km | |
| Sao Paulo Airport Marriott Hotel | 4.4 km | |
| Slaviero Essential Guarulhos Aeroporto | 0.5 km | |
| Sleep Inn Guarulhos | 5.0 km | |
| Summit Hotel Monaco | 0.7 km |
All 10 hotels in Guarulhos, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Guarulhos
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Guarulhos are April to September. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; January is the wettest, with about 250 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 Guarulhos: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), about 7.6 km from the city centre in a straight line; Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport (CGH, 22 km) and Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK, 74 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Rodovia Ayrton Senna and Carvalho Pinto (its extension) is a modern and fast highway, that runs from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro, crossing through Guarulhos. Westbound, Rodovia Ayrton Senna links Guarulhos (Airport and eastern locations) to São Paulo, connecting to Marginal Tietê, from where it's possible to get many other highways to reach popular destinations, such as Campinas, Santos, Sorocaba, and the countryside of São Paulo.
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GRU · São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport
CGH · Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport
SJK · Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Guarulhos
Stay safe
The area surrounding the GRU airport contains very poor neighborhoods, and these are certainly not a place to be explored in case you feel bored. Guarulhos' good neighborhoods are mostly in the area around the city center, although they require caution, especially during the night, as in São Paulo.
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Questions
Guarulhos: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Guarulhos?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Guarulhos are April to September. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; January is the wettest, with about 250 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Guarulhos?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), about 7.6 km from the city centre in a straight line; Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport (CGH, 22 km) and Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK, 74 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Guarulhos?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Guarulhos
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.