Caminhada Noturna

Caminhada Noturna ("Night Walk") is a weekly walking tour of the centre of São Paulo. It takes place every Thursday between 8 and 10 pm, starting and ending at the Municipal Theatre. It has taken place over 300 times^[1] since September 2005.^[3] It is attended by 50–100 people each week,^[1] a mix of locals and tourists,^[4] peaking at 300 attendees in 2012.^[5] The walk is free to attend, and is supported by the local tourism organisation.^[6]

Caminhada Noturna
Participants in February 2017
Status	Active[1]
Genre	History and architecture[2]
Frequency	Every Thursday, 8-10pm[1]
Years active	20[3]
Inaugurated	September 2005[3]
Founder	Carlos Beutel[3]
Website	www.caminhadanoturna.com.br

It was founded by Carlos Beutel, who owns a vegetarian restaurant in the area. It was originally going to be a day walk, but it changed to a night walk following a suggestion by Carmen Gimenez and Nadir Khouri based on an existing night walk in Barcelona. It was associated with efforts to restore the centre of São Paulo, and a weekly community meeting to discuss problems in the local area of Rua Barão de Itapetininga.^[3] The first tours started from Mário de Andrade Library, changing to the Theatre in 2006.^[2]

Tour guides were arranged in 2006.^[3] Each tour has a guest speaker (often an architect, artist or a local), who talks about the theme of the walk.^[6] The walks cover the historical buildings and architecture in the centre of the city.^[2]