City's Book Itapecerica da Serra - SP 2021-22

TOURISM AND CULTURE
Religious tourism and events attract
people from all over Brazil
From churches to Buddhist temples
Itapecerica da Serra offers a diversity of options for leisure and cultural
immersions. This is shown in the city’s various parks, museums, and historical
sites such as Parque do Povo, Parque da Represinha, Historical and Memory
Museum of Itapecerica da Serra, Aldeinha Railway Station, among others,
and also in spiritual pursuits.
The municipality exudes natural beauty with its temples and parks. The
Parque da Represinha is an excellent example of leisure and abundant
vegetation. This tourist spot is located in a large part of the Atlantic Forest
and has a lake, bridges, decks, ecological trails, and an observatory.
The municipality has churches and monasteries such as the Sanctuary
of Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres and Divina Misericórdia, São Geraldo dos
Monges Benedictinos Monastery, Nossa Senhora da Paz Monastery. In
addition to that, Buddhist temples such as Kinkaku Ji and Enkoji, which are
spaces that transmit tranquility and encourage practices of Buddhism.
The city’s postcard is without a doubt the Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres and
Divine Mercy Sanctuary with its vibrant colors and years of history. In the mid-
19th century, the current construction began on the structure and mud rubble of
a colonial chapel and was completed around 1888.
The city stands out for the work of entrepreneurs in the event segment, where
the estimate is that the tourist demand is 15 thousand people per weekend, which
would total almost 800 thousand per year.
The city’s Tourism Department highlights tourism Master Plan sectors that
comprise tourist attractions that already occur in the city or could be developed,
such as Event Tourism, Religious Tourism, Adventure and Sports Tourism, and
Contemplation Tourism.
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