Updated on March 22, 2012.
Magic City, a leisure complex surrounded by hills and remnants of Atlantic Forest in Suzano, a city less than 50 miles from São Paulo, is a great option for family travel in Brazil.
Magic City Overview
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Suzano (pop. 268,777), a city in the metropolitan São Paulo area known for its factories, poinsettia culture and history in Japanese immigration, is home to Magic City.
The leisure complex features an amusement park, a water park, a mini farm, an adventure park, and a fishing pond.
Visitors can choose from two restaurants and seven snack bars. The Magic City convenience store sells cheese, homemade sweets, and wine.
There is also a hotel - Pousada Magic City - with 63 apartments. All meals are included in the fare.
Water Park
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Attractions at the Magic City water parks include a 65-foot Kamikaze water slide, kids' water toboggans and pools, hot pools and a water playground, totalling over 2.5 million liters of water.
Amusement Park
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A viking boat, wild rides with names such as Twister, Skrambler and Rotor, plus milder attractions such as bumping cars and a balloon carousel for young ones can be found in Magic City's amusement park area.
Adventure Park
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Get your kicks on the climbing wall, canopy walk, rappel and trails in the adventure park. Options for kids are enticing, with a mini-extreme trail, a junior climbing wall, and a trampoline.
Adventure park activities are not included on the day pass and must be scheduled in advance.
Fishing and Mini Farm
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Among the fish you can catch in the Magic City pesque e pague (fish & pay) lake are tilapia, common carp, pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus), and catfish.
For a bit more of contact with São Paulo rural life, enjoy the mini farm, with animals and an organic vegetable garden.
Pousada Magic City
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Family-oriented Magic City Inn has 63 apartments that accommodate up to five people. All the apartments have a double bed, a bunk bed and a twin bed.
Amenities include a fan and central heating in the showers (as opposed to the electric showers commonly found in Brazil inns).
Guests have access to the VIP area, with open-air hot pools and ofuros, which otherwise is sold as a separate day pass. Pousada Magic City packages include breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as access to most areas of the complex.
Magic City Hours
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Hours vary according to the season. Check the season calendar on the Magic City website and/or contact Magic City before you go.
Usually the park is open daily in Brazil vacation months - December, January, February and July, and on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays only from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the other months.
Day Pass Prices
R$55 for adults and children 11+; R$50 for children 6-11; free for children 5 and under.
Prices subject to change without advance notice. Please contact Magic City for updates.
Find & Contact Magic City
Address:
Estrada do Pavoeiro 8.870
Suzano - SP
CEP 08675970
Brazil
Phone: 55-11-4746-5800
Website: www.magiccity.com.br
How to Get There:
From São Paulo, take the roads: Via Anchieta (SP-150), Caminho do Mar (SP-148) and Índio Tibiriçá (SP-31).
Download a São Paulo road map
