capa_Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil CCBB. Foto: Jose

Facade of the CCBB. Photo: Jefferson Pancieri /SPTuris
Built in 2001 by architect Luiz Telles, the Cultural Center Bank of Brazil is one of the cultural centers in São Paulo, focusing various artistic activities such as exhibitions, cinema, theater, literature, dance and music.
Located in the center of the city, the CCBB building was built a hundred years earlier and purchased by the Bank of Brazil in 1923. The area still preserves architectural features of the turn of the century – the Belle Époque Paulista, French influence period.
With over 4000 m² spread over four floors and a basement, the place has exhibition halls, an auditorium, gift shop and cafeteria for a light meal between a show and a spectacle.