THE BIG WORM – CYBERPUNK THEMATIC SAO PAULO TOUR – 10K

Welcome to the ultimate example of São Paulo’s “urban glitch.” The Elevado Presidente João Goulart locally known as the Minhocão (Big Worm) is an elevated highway built in 1971 during the military dictatorship. Slicing through dense neighborhoods like Santa Cecília and Amaral Gurgel, it was designed for cars, yet successfully reclaimed by the people. This 7 km linear tour explores how pure infrastructure has been transformed into a suspended boardwalk for runners, cyclists, and street artists.

We start at the Marechal Deodoro Ramp, a brutalist entrance where you’ll immediately feel the “Brutal Proximity” of the city. As we run at window height, you are less than five meters from living rooms, witnessing the urban resilience of residents who adapted to this concrete giant. You’ll see massive visual reclamations as giant murals by artists like Kobra that fight against the “Grey City” and “Vertical Gardens” designed to filter decades of carbon monoxide.

From the Rio Branco Overlook, the layers of São Paulo reveal themselves: decaying historical centers, 1950s modernist blocks, and the distant glass towers of financial power, all while the world’s largest civilian helicopter fleet buzzes overhead. This run isn’t through a park; it’s through a system. It’s a study of inequality, technology, and survival sitting side-byside on a concrete ridge.

PICK-UP SERVICE

Pick-up service from your hotel/apartment or another meeting point is possible and will be checked by the tour provider individually. If your hotel/apartment should be too far away from the city centre or not close to the tour route, then we will meet you at our standard meeting point.

MEETING DETAILS

The tour provider will get in contact with you to provide you with more detailed information after the tour was booked. Please, bring along your mobile phone in case we need to contact each other.

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

– Private guide/tour
– Individual pace
– Digital photos
– Tour route
– Pick-up service
– Water