São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil and in South America, and its main economic, financial, and cultural engine — not a beach city like Rio de Janeiro, but a metropolis defined by business, dining, art, and an urban life that never slows down. It’s also so vast that the city’s identity shifts radically from one area to another: Avenida Paulista, the financial hub home to MASP, one of Latin America’s great art museums, has little in common with the colonial historic center or the residential neighborhoods to the south. That’s why simply saying “São Paulo” tells you very little about where something actually is — it’s always worth specifying the neighborhood.
Pickleball in São Paulo was born in Parque Ibirapuera, the most visited green space in South America. José Eduardo Guilger, known as “Mado,” discovered the sport in 2018 while visiting his daughter in the United States, and upon returning to Brazil in 2021, started playing it right there, marking out courts with tape and bringing his own equipment. Over time, academies and specialized clubs sprang up in other parts of the city, and the sport even made its way into luxury residential developments, which added it to their amenities to attract buyers. Today São Paulo is one of the most active hubs of Brazilian pickleball.
Pickleball Point Arena
- AddressRua Antônio de Oliveira 595, Brooklin, São Paulo, SP
- Phone+55 11 96382-3530
- Total courts3
- Indoor / outdoor3 / 0
- InstructorsYes
- CaféNo
- ShopYes
- ParkingNo
- Last reviewed2026-09-30
Pickleball Point Arena is Brazil's first pickleball academy.
It was founded by José Eduardo Guilger, known as "Mado," one of the people responsible for introducing the sport to the country after discovering it in the United States.
It's located in Brooklin, one of São Paulo's financial and corporate hubs.
It offers hourly court rentals and lessons with instructors, both group and private, including Mado himself.
It has changing rooms with showers.
The venue has no parking of its own, so visitors need to park on the street or at one of the paid private parking lots in the surrounding area.
It also has no café or food service: the space consists of three courts and a mezzanine with a lounge area for watching matches.
It has a small shop selling equipment.
As of this listing's publication, it is an official representative of the Joola brand.
