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23 De Maio Avenue
23 de Maio Avenue (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Avenida 23 de Maio''), also known as Itororó Avenue (''Avenida Itororó'') or Anhangabaú Avenue (''Avenida Anhangabaú''), is located in the Brazilian São Paulo, city of São Paulo. It is the main route connecting the neighborhoods of the Subprefecture of Vila Mariana, Vila Mariana subprefecture to the Central Zone of São Paulo, central region of the city and belongs to the North-South Corridor (São Paulo), North-South Corridor. It was named after the students Martins, Miragaia, Dráusio and Camargo, who died on May 23, 1932, during the Constitutionalist Revolution, Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932. History Project In 1927, former Mayor José Pires do Rio commissioned a road system from a group of urban planners, who suggested the "valley floor theory", which involved the creation of a network of avenues and radial and perimeter roads that would orient and structure the urban growth of the city of São Paulo using ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC as an alpha global city, São Paulo is the most populous city proper in the Americas, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the world's 4th largest city proper by population. Additionally, São Paulo is the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The city's name honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area, the Greater São Paulo, ranks as the most populous in Brazil and the 12th most populous on Earth. The process of conurbation between the metropolitan areas around the Greater São Paulo (Campinas, Santos, Jundiaí, Sorocaba and São José dos Campos) created the São Paulo Macrometr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
