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Brazil · community hub: Higienópolis / Jardins · airport GRU, about 50 min by car. Everything below was checked against the sources on each listing in November 2026; confirm times with the shul before you rely on them.
BDK's Eruv SP links Jardins, Jardim Paulista, Higienópolis, Itaim-Bibi, Pinheiros, Perdizes, Pacaembu, Moema, Brooklin and more (map areas A-F); the Higienópolis section belongs to the Beit Yaacov Rabbinate. The status page was stamped 30 Oct 2026 and said carrying was permitted between Jardins and Higienópolis; BDK supervisors check weekly. Alerts: eruv@bdk.com.br; report breaks to SOSeruv@bdk.com.br. Weekly status ↗
TotallyJewishTravel: non-kosher, Jewish observant-friendly, about 5 min walk to Beit Chabad Central (about 230 m by map). No Shabbat key, elevator or kosher breakfast stated; Booking.com lists 'key access' without saying key or card (Nov 2026). Guest reviews read on Google and TripAdvisor mention no Shabbat arrangements · +55 11 3069-0000
TotallyJewishTravel: non-kosher, Jewish observant-friendly, about 8 min walk to Beit Chabad Central (about 530 m by map). A reviewer says the flats have basic kitchen items (pot, pan, stove lighter). No Shabbat facilities stated · +55 11 3088-6822
TotallyJewishTravel: non-kosher, Jewish observant-friendly, about 9 min walk to Beit Chabad (about 650 m to Chabad Central and 610 m to Ohel Yaacov by map). Reviewers mention suites with a kitchenette and a free breakfast. No Shabbat key or elevator stated; Booking.com lists key-card access (Nov 2026), so ask for a manual key before booking · +55 11 3065-5555
TotallyJewishTravel lists it as non-kosher, Jewish observant-friendly and about 5 min walk to Beit Chabad Brasil HQ (about 360 m by map). Luxury hotel; no Shabbat key, elevator or kosher food stated · +55 11 3896-4000
TotallyJewishTravel lists it as non-kosher, Jewish observant-friendly and 11 min walk to Beit Chabad (about 480 m to Ohel Yaacov and 800 m to Beit Chabad Central by map); Casa Mazal Tov is about 600 m away. No Shabbat key, elevator or kosher food stated · +55 11 3728-2000
About 230 m to Mekor Haim, 420 m to Knesset Israel, 590 m to Chai Menachem and 190 m to All Kosher by map. Reviewers say staff speak little English; no Shabbat facilities found · +55 11 3826-9935
About 240 m to Tiferet Lubavitch, 540 m to Beit Yaacov and 140 m to Pinati by map. No Shabbat facilities found; Booking.com lists 'key access' without saying key or card (Nov 2026) · +55 11 3660-1840
About 490 m to Tiferet Lubavitch, 770 m to Beit Yaacov and 910 m to Mekor Haim by map. Guests report key-card only: Booking.com lists key-card access and a Google reviewer (undated) says key cards often fail and need re-coding at reception, so ask for a manual key. No Shabbat facilities found · +55 11 3665-8200
About 830 m to Mekor Haim, 920 m to Tiferet Lubavitch, 990 m to Beit Yaacov and 1.0 km to Knesset Israel in a straight line (allow 12 to 15 min on foot). Booking.com 9.1 and Google 4.6; Booking.com lists an elevator, 24-hour front desk and an outdoor pool, key type not stated. No Shabbat or kosher information found · +55 11 3294-8805
Minyan: Times: call. pt.chabad.org lists Rabbi Shabsi Alpern at this address; the beitchabad.org.br schedule and mikvah pages load empty on automated reads. Candle-lighting by text: send 'velas' to (11) 94380-6395 (per the 2023-24 candle guide, may have changed). A Google reviewer found it cold to unannounced out-of-town visitors, so phone ahead
Contact: +55 11 3081-3081 · beitchabad.org.br
Minyan: Times: call. pt.chabad.org lists it at 726 R. Alagoas with Rabbi Shamai Ende (TotallyJewishTravel names Rabbi Yaakov Begun). Google reviewers (undated) call it welcoming to visitors
Contact: +55 11 3666-7783
Minyan: Fri Kabbalat Shabbat 18:30 followed by kiddush; Friday Mincha 10 min before sunset; Shabbat Shacharit 9:30 followed by kiddush; Shabbat Mincha 1 h 10 min before Shabbat ends, then seudat shlishit; weekday Shacharit 6:30 Mon-Fri (second minyan Mon and Thu 7:45); Sun and holiday Shacharit 8:00 (per the shul's 'Horario da Reza' page, read Nov 2026, no season note shown, so confirm). Google shows the building open Mon-Fri 06:00-22:00, Sat 08:00-22:00, Sun 07:00-22:00. A reviewer was refused entry at the start of Shabbat because the guard had no time for the security check, so arrive early with ID
Contact: +55 11 3663-0203 · chaimenachem.org.br
Minyan: Times: call. Reviewers describe it as a haredi Sephardic shul with several morning minyanim, and Mincha and Arvit in the upstairs hall
Contact: +55 11 3660-0400
Minyan: Times: call. Large Sephardic synagogue; reviewers report heavy security and restricted entry unless someone invites you, so arrange access before Shabbat. Its rabbinate maintains the Higienópolis part of the eruv
Contact: +55 11 3664-2154
Minyan: Times: call. Opened Sept 2018 per a reviewer, who names Rabbis Malowany and Abraham Stifelman. No source read states its nusach or Orthodox affiliation, so confirm before relying on it
Contact: +55 11 3667-3341
Minyan: Times: call. Rabbi Samy Pinto named by a reviewer. Reviewers say access is vetted through the congregation for security, so contact the office first. In Jardim Paulista, not Bom Retiro
Contact: +55 11 3062-2595
Minyan: Times: call. Rabbi Shalom Gourarie named by a reviewer; another reviewer says the phone is sometimes not answered
Contact: +55 11 99685-8892
Minyan: Times: call; no times published. TotallyJewishTravel lists a Sefard, Orthodox shul at this address. The phone is the school's (Google shows the school open Mon-Thu 07:00-17:00 and Fri 07:00-16:00), so ask for the synagogue. About 0.8 km (straight line) from Beit Chabad Central
Contact: +55 11 3896-7711 (Colégio Iavne, per Google; ask for the synagogue)
Minyan: Times: call (no phone or hours on Google). Reviewers (undated) call it a small, warm study house ('beit de estudo') with tsiniut, busy on holidays and Shabbatot, with a kind rabbi. Orthodox affiliation is inferred from those reviews and is not published. About 270 m (est.) from Knesset Israel
Contact: — (no phone on Google)
Minyan: Times: call. Affiliation and service times are not stated on any page read. A reviewer says their father was a founder; another says an Israeli visitor was well received; a third notes young people outside escorting worshippers, so expect vetted entry
Contact: +55 11 3661-2949
Minyan: Times: call. Google shows it open daily 09:00-17:00 including Saturday (generic hours, not service times; one rating and no review text), so affiliation and Shabbat services are unconfirmed. On the same street as Beit Yaacov (No. 547) and Miki Kosher (No. 181)
Contact: +55 11 91016-2121
A reviewer says it has everything for Shabbat: meat, cheese, bread. Closed Saturday; about 100 m from Mekor Haim
Hours: Mon-Thu 08:30-18:30; Fri 08:30-16:30; Sat closed; Sun 09:00-12:30 · +55 11 3667-0059
Fresh, frozen and imported cuts per reviewers; closes early Friday. Hechsher not shown in the sources read, so ask
Hours: Mon-Thu 08:00-18:00; Fri 08:00-14:00; Sat-Sun closed · +55 11 3825-4986
Bakery-cafe, dairy and pareve per TotallyJewishTravel; English menu per a reviewer. Buy Shabbat bread by Friday midday. Reviews on freshness are mixed. Closed Saturday
Hours: Mon-Thu 08:30-17:30; Fri 08:30-14:30; Sat closed; Sun 08:30-17:30 · +55 11 3661-2111
Small grocery near the Jardins hotels and Ohel Yaacov; reviewers say prices are high but the owner is helpful to first-time visitors. Closed Saturday. TotallyJewishTravel lists it but names no certifier, so ask
Hours: Mon-Thu 09:00-18:30; Fri 09:00-15:00; Sat closed; Sun 09:00-13:00 · +55 11 3061-0358
Large supermarket with an on-site dairy restaurant (Mocha Bleu: pasta, pizza, sushi) and bakery per reviewers; about 300 m from Chai Menachem. Closed for Shabbat, Google shows it reopening Saturday 20:00 (Google's Saturday hours vary between lookups, so treat it as closed until after Shabbat)
Hours: Mon-Thu 08:30-22:00; Fri 08:30-15:30; Sat 20:00-23:00; Sun 09:00-22:00 · +55 11 93347-3667
BDK lists it among fully kosher establishments but gives no address or hours; ask about challah and Friday pick-up or delivery
Hours: — · WhatsApp +55 11 98125-1211 · Instagram @zilbakery
Dairy and pareve; Japanese and pizza menu, English menu online per a reviewer. Closed for Shabbat, Google shows it reopening Saturday 20:00. A later Google lookup showed Saturday 08:00-23:00, so treat it as closed until after Shabbat
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-15:00 and 19:00-22:00; Fri 11:30-14:30; Sat 20:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-16:00 and 19:00-22:00 · +55 11 2339-4685
Meat and pareve Israeli menu (shawarma, kebab, hummus); about 100 m from Tiferet Lubavitch. Closed Saturday
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-16:00 and 18:00-22:00; Fri 12:00-15:00; Sat closed; Sun 12:00-16:00 and 18:00-22:00 · —
Kosher meat restaurant that several reviewers rate the best in the city. Closed Saturday. Hechsher not shown in the sources read, so ask
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-15:30 and 19:00-22:30; Fri 12:00-14:00; Sat closed; Sun 12:00-16:00 and 19:00-22:30 · +55 11 93909-1927
Sushi, Asian and pasta menu; dairy and pareve per TotallyJewishTravel, which says only this Praça Vilaboim 73 unit is the kosher one (a neighbouring Papaia is not). Closed Shabbat, Google shows Saturday 20:00
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-15:00 and 19:00-22:00; Fri 12:00-15:00; Sat 20:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-16:00 and 18:00-22:00 · +55 11 3824-0400
Reviewers call it kosher pizza; closed all day Friday, reopens Saturday evening (Google shows 19:00). Hechsher not shown in the sources read, so ask
Hours: Mon 18:00-21:30; Tue-Thu 18:00-22:00; Fri closed; Sat 19:00-23:00; Sun 18:00-22:00 · +55 11 3064-9022
Kosher caterer with food delivery per Google; reviewers praise events and sweets. Whether it supplies Shabbat meals to hotels is not confirmed, so call early in the week
Hours: Mon 09:00-15:00; Tue-Thu 09:00-17:00; Fri 09:00-15:00; Sat-Sun closed · +55 11 99852-5735
BDK lists it among fully kosher establishments; Google files it as a supermarket or wholesaler. Pin is street-level only, so confirm the address by WhatsApp. Closed Saturday and Sunday
Hours: Mon-Thu 09:00-15:30; Fri 09:00-13:00; Sat-Sun closed · WhatsApp +55 11 98458-4319 · Instagram @macoletkosherfoods
Dairy weight-priced buffet per a reviewer; about 2.5 km from Higienópolis. Closed Saturday; open for lunch only
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-15:00; Fri 12:00-14:00; Sat closed; Sun 12:00-15:00 · +55 11 3334-2978
Booking: Call Beit Chabad Central +55 11 3081-3081 to book; no separate mikvah line or hours published · beitchabad.org.br
Booking: +55 11 3796-7100 · contato@ctt.org.br · ctt.org.br · by appointment (contact Miriam Or Hanna); Rabbi Yossef Benzecry supervises; no wheelchair access