São Paulo · Brazil
Where to stay in Sorocaba
Sorocaba is a city in São Paulo, Brazil, home to about 724,000 people.
- Best months
- April to August
- Nearest airport
- VCP64 km · Viracopos International Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About Sorocaba
Sorocaba is a municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. With over 723,000 inhabitants, it is the seventh-largest city in the state and the second-largest outside the Greater São Paulo region, ranking behind only Campinas.
Sorocaba, founded in 1654, is located in the southeast region of the state, about 90km from the capital.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Sorocaba
See
- Cathedral Church
- Brigadier Tobias' Manor
- Monastery of São Bento
- Pelourinho
- Sorocaba Historical Museum
- Zoológico Municipal Quinzinho de Barros
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Where to stay
Hotels in Sorocaba
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 |
|---|---|---|
| All Inn Sorocaba | 4.7 km | |
| Cardum Hotel | 0.2 km | |
| Centralle Sorocaba Hotel | 0.4 km | |
| Dan Inn Sorocaba | 1.2 km | |
| Golden Park Sorocaba & Convenções | 5.6 km | |
| Grand Hotel Royal Sorocaba by Atlantica | 0.6 km | |
| Ibis Sorocaba | 3.2 km | |
| Ibis Styles Sorocaba Santa Rosalia (Ex Chamonix) | 2.7 km | |
| Nacional Inn Sorocaba | 5.6 km | |
| Sorocaba Park Hotel by Atlantica | 3.5 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Sorocaba
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sorocaba are April to August. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; January is the wettest, with about 266 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 Sorocaba: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Viracopos International Airport (VCP), about 64 km from the city centre in a straight line; Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport (CGH, 83 km) and São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU, 101 km) are also within reach.
VCP · Viracopos International Airport
CGH · Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport
GRU · São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Sorocaba
Stay safe
Sorocaba is the safest of the 10 largest cities of the São Paulo state, and probably one of safest large cities of the country. This is likely due to the lack of extreme social contrasts commonly seen in other large Brazilian cities - Sorocaba contains practically no slums (favelas). As in many cities of the country, drug addicts roam the city center, but until so far, their number has been kept under control by means of governmental assistance programs.
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Questions
Sorocaba: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Sorocaba?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sorocaba are April to August. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; January is the wettest, with about 266 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Sorocaba?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Viracopos International Airport (VCP), about 64 km from the city centre in a straight line; Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport (CGH, 83 km) and São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU, 101 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Sorocaba?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Sorocaba
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.