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The Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
BordeauxThe Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse
São Paulo Cathedral, Sao Paulo
Sao PauloSão Paulo Cathedral

Photos: Bordeaux by Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Sao Paulo by Webysther Nunes, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Bordeaux or Sao Paulo?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Bordeaux for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Bordeaux’s own page.

Choose Sao Paulo for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Sao Paulo’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Bordeaux 50, Sao Paulo 42: Bordeaux leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Bordeaux 78, Sao Paulo 84: Sao Paulo leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Bordeaux 68, Sao Paulo 60: Bordeaux leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Bordeaux 50, Sao Paulo 86: Sao Paulo leads by 36 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bordeaux 58, Sao Paulo 48: Bordeaux leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Bordeaux 78, Sao Paulo 47: Bordeaux leads by 31 points.
Good for families. Bordeaux 57, Sao Paulo 52: Bordeaux leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Bordeaux 76, Sao Paulo 44: Bordeaux leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Bordeaux 56, Sao Paulo 70: Sao Paulo leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Bordeaux 42, Sao Paulo 62: Sao Paulo leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bordeaux 55, Sao Paulo 76: Sao Paulo leads by 21 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bordeaux 40, Sao Paulo 25: Bordeaux leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bordeaux and Sao Paulo.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Bordeaux
59match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Sao Paulo
58match

Wins on nightlife and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Bordeaux in July

27 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
47 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Sao Paulo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
53 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BordeauxSao Paulo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bordeaux: 1991-2020 normals, Bordeaux / Merignac (9.5 km from centre). Sao Paulo: 1991-2020 normals, Sao Paulo (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBordeauxSao Paulo
Official languageFrenchPortuguese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation1 m760 m
Main airportBordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)11 km from centre95 non-stop destinationsSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)21 km from centre104 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureBordeauxSao Paulo
City population267,99111,451,999
People per km²5,4257,519
Museums within 10 km1890
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km40

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.