With New Year ‘s Eve approaching, many São Paulo residents are wondering: what ‘ s open on New Year’s Eve in São Paulo? After all, with the arrival of 2026, most citizens have the day off and many establishments suspend their activities. However, essential services (such as healthcare and public transportation) continue to operate on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, as do parks and shopping malls .
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What’s open on New Year’s Eve in São Paulo?
Essential services
Because of New Year’s Eve in Paulista, the São Paulo subway will have a special operation from December 31 until dawn on January 1, 2026. Check out the timetables for other services:
- Poupatempo: closed
- TEA Paulista Center: 8am to 12pm
- CPTM: normal weekday operation
- Buses : operation with Sunday schedules (zero fare)
- Petrol stations: special opening hours
- State and municipal hospitals: normal service
- Emergency Care Units (UPAs): normal service
Parks & leisure
- Trianon Park: closed
- Ibirapuera Park: 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Villa-Lobos Park: 5:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Parque da Juventude: 06h to 16h
- Água Branca Park: 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- São Paulo Zoo: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Museum of Indigenous Cultures: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Alberto Lofgren Park – Horto Florestal: 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Please note: Unified Educational Centers (CEUs), planetariums, museums and cultural centers will be closed on December 31.
Shopping centers
Most of São Paulo’s shopping malls operate reduced opening hours on New Year’s Eve. One exception is Shopping Cidade São Paulo, which will be closed on the 31st due to the São Silvestre Race and New Year’s Eve in Paulista, which will occupy the street from 8am.
What opens and closes on New Year’s Eve in São Paulo?
Essential services
- Poupatempo: closed
- TEA Paulista Center: closed
- Fuel stations: service at special times
- Buses : operation with Sunday timetables (zero fare)
- CPTM: operation with Sunday and holiday schedules (reduced fleet)
- State and municipal hospitals: normal service
- Emergency Care Units (UPAs): normal service
Parks & leisure
As on the eve, the Unified Educational Centers (CEUs), planetariums, museums and cultural centers are not open on January 1st. However, the parks in São Paulo are open at specific times:
- São Paulo Zoo: 09:30 to 18:30
- Ibirapuera Park: 8am to 10pm
- Villa-Lobos Park: 8.30am to 7pm
- Trianon Park: 9am to 6pm
- Água Branca Park: 8.30am to 8pm
- Youth Park: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Alberto Löfgren Park – Horto Florestal: 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Minhocão: will operate as a park all day long
- Centro Esportivo, Recreativo e Educativo do Trabalhador (CERET): 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Shopping centers
On January 1, most of São Paulo’s shopping centers will operate on an optional basis – that is, the space will be open, but each store or restaurant can decide whether or not to operate.
