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Armênia (São Paulo Metro)
Armênia, originally known as Ponte Pequena, is a metro station on São Paulo Metro Line 1-Blue, located in the district of Bom Retiro, in São Paulo. History It was opened on 26 September 1975, named as Ponte Pequena, as a reference to the name of the location (the old bridge of Avenida Tiradentes over Tamanduateí River, which contrasted to the now demolished Ponte Grande, over Tietê River). On 12 November 1985, the station was renamed as a tribute for Armenian immigrants in São Paulo, who financially helped in the construction of the station. It is the seventh station towards Jabaquara. It is located, officially, in Praça Armênia, in the district of Bom Retiro, center region of the capital, but has two access with elevators for people with disabilities by the crossing of Avenida Tiradentes with Avenida do Estado. It's an elevated station, in a curve, with structure in apparent concrete, prefabricated cover in concrete and two side platforms, which are suspended over A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santana (district Of São Paulo)
Santana (; from Portuguese ''Santa Ana'', meaning Saint Anne) is a northern district in the subprefecture of Santana-Tucuruvi of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, and is located between from downtown São Paulo. History The district of peace of "Santana" (Distrito de Paz de Santana) was created in 1898, and its boundaries changed over the years with the creation of new sub-districts in the north of the city through the municipal law of 1986. However, the origins of the region of Santana are very old, with the district's foundation date recognized as July 26, 1782. Santana is a district which, despite formerly being a central core north of São Paulo, was long isolated from the rest of the city due to natural barriers such as the Rio Tietê and Serra da Cantareira. This isolation remained until the beginning of the 20th century. Since then, like the rest of the city, Santana has developed rapidly due to industrialization and the wealth generated by the coffee trade throughout the St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2x Budd-Mafersa Frota A - Estação Armênia - Linha 1 - Azul Do Metrô De São Paulo
X, or x, is the twenty-fourth and third-to-last letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''"ex"'' (pronounced ), plural ''exes''."X", '' Oxford English Dictionary'', 2nd edition (1989); ''Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1993); "ex", ''op. cit''. X is regularly pronounced as "ks". History In Ancient Greek, ' Χ' and ' Ψ' were among several variants of the same letter, used originally for and later, in western areas such as Arcadia, as a simplification of the digraph 'ΧΣ' for . In the end, more conservative eastern forms became the standard of Classical Greek, and thus 'Χ' ''(Chi)'' stood for (later ; palatalized to in Modern Greek before front vowels). However, the Etruscans had taken over 'Χ' from western Greek, and it therefore stands for in Etruscan and Latin. The lette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiradentes (São Paulo Metro)
Tiradentes is a metro station on São Paulo Metro Line 1-Blue, located in the district of Bom Retiro, in 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 a .... Characteristics It is an underground station, with structure in apparent concrete and island platform. It has a built area of . Average station demand The average entrance of the station is 19,000 passengers per day, according to São Paulo Metro data. It is the less crowded station in the central region and the third to receive fewer people per day in the line, behind Jardim São Paulo–Ayrton Senna and Carandiru stations. References São Paulo Metro stations Railway stations located underground in Brazil {{SãoPaulo-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguesa-Tietê (São Paulo Metro)
Portuguesa–Tietê is a metro station on São Paulo Metro Line 1-Blue, located in the district of Santana, in São Paulo. It was opened on September 26, 1975. Named as Tietê, it was renamed on June 10, 2006 as a tribute to Associação Portuguesa de Desportos Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, commonly referred to as Portuguesa, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the district of Pari, São Paulo, that competes in the Campeonato Paulista, the top tier of the São Paulo state foo ..., soccer club located in its surroundings. Location The station is located west of Tietê Road Terminal, which is connected since its opening in 1982. It is also located north from Tietê River. Characteristics It is an elevated station with structure in apparent concrete and two side platforms. Besides the access, it also has two gates in each of the platforms, in a way that the passenger who leaves a train in the station can't take another one in the opposite way withou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itaquaquecetuba
Itaquaquecetuba, also simply called Itaquá, is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 375,011 (2020 est.) in an area of . It sits at an elevation of . The municipality was founded between 1560 and 1563 by Jesuits led by Father Joseph of Anchieta, among native villages near the Tietê River, beginning with the Catholic chapel of Our Lady of Acute, which was established by Father Joseph.Guia da Cidade de Itaquaquecetuba Retrieved on June 2, 2012 The settlement saw little development, and was almost deserted by the early twentieth century. Until 1958 the city was a district of |
Santa Isabel, São Paulo
Santa Isabel () is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 57,966 (2020 est.) in an area of 363.33 km². The elevation is 655 m. It is located 60 miles east of the downtown of the city of São Paulo. Notable People *Mauricio de Sousa: (born 1935), the creator of Turma da Mônica History The town of Santa Isabel was named after a Portuguese queen, Isabel or Elizabeth of Aragon (b. 1271- d. 1336), who was canonized by Pope Urban VIII in 1625. The town was founded in the 18th century, when Brazil was still a colony of Portugal. Geography and ecology Santa Isabel belongs to the Guarulhos macro region, thus it is part of the Greater São Paulo region as well. The municipality lies in the basins of the Rio Jaguari and the Rio Paraíba do Sul and 84% of the municipality is protected by environmental laws because of its significance as a potable water source The municipality contains part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arujá
Arujá is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 91,157 (2020 est.) in an area of 96.17 km². Its boundaries are Santa Isabel in the north and the northeast, Mogi das Cruzes in the southeast, Itaquaquecetuba in the south and Guarulhos to the west and the northwest. The municipality contains part of the Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul The Paraíba do Sul (), or simply termed Paraíba, is a river in southeast Brazil. It flows west to northeast from its farthest source at the source of the river Paraitinga to the sea near Campos dos Goytacazes. The river receives its name when ... river. References External links Guia de Arujá Municipalities in São Paulo (state) {{SaoPauloState-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osasco
Osasco () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in São Paulo State, Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE 2015, Osasco currently has the 9th highest gross domestic product in Brazil, and the 2nd largest in the State of São Paulo. The population is 699,944 (2020 est.) in an area of 64.95 km2. It is among the world's more dense cities, similar in density to Tokyo and New York City. It's considered the major urban centre of the Western portion of the Greater São Paulo. It used to be a district of São Paulo City until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality of its own.IBGE history The city motto is "Urbs labor", a Latin phrase that means "City work". History Pre-Columbian er ...
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Barueri
Barueri ( or ) is a Brazilian municipality in the State of São Paulo located in the northwestern part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 276,982 (2020 est.) in an area of . Its boundaries are Santana de Parnaíba to the north, Osasco in the east, Carapicuíba in the Southeast, Jandira to the south and southwest, and Itapevi the west. The city is served by the trains of line 8 of the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (literally ''São Paulo Metropolitan Railway Company''), (CPTM). History ''Barueri'' means "Red flower that amazes" in a Tupi–Guarani language. According to historians, the history of Barueri dates back to November 11, 1560 with the establishment of ''Nossa Senhora Da Escada Chapel'' by jesuit missionary José de Anchieta and his further settlement. The hamlet grew to the point of the construction, in 1870 of the ''Sorocabana Railway'' that initiated its duties in 1875 turning Barueri into an important point of connection betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogi Das Cruzes
Mogi das Cruzes ( or ) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, located within the metropolitan region of the state capital of the city of São Paulo. The population is 450,785 (2020 est.) in an area of 713 km2. It is located 40 km to the east of the city of São Paulo. It was founded in 1560 by the bandeirantes. Districts The municipality is subdivided into the following districts: * Brás Cubas (named after Brás Cubas) * Biritiba-Ussu * César de Sousa * Jundiapeba * Quatinga * Sabaúna * Taiaçupeba * Demography Notable residents * Bruno Rafael Bronetta da Silva - retired professional footballer * Bruno Cazarine - retired professional footballer, played at top levels in Brazil, Europe, Middle East, Asia and currently in Belarus with Dinamo Minsk. * Edmar Halovskyi - retired professional footballer, who played for Ukrainian national team. * Maikon Leite - professional footballer, plays for Figueirense. * Neymar - professional footballer, pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guarulhos
Guarulhos () is a Brazilian municipality. It is the second most populous city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, the 13th most populous city in Brazil, and is also the most populous city in the country that is not a state capital. In the last few years it has outgrown Campinas. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. Its population is 1,221,927 with an area of 318.68 km2. Overview The name comes from the Tupi language, and means "Eaters", "big-bellied people"; a reference to the original indigenous inhabitants of the area. It ranks eighth by GDP among Brazilian cities; second in São Paulo state. (source:IBGE, Brazil's national institute of statistics. GDP by cities report, published in 2005 with data from 2002). It is the tenth largest suburb in the world. The per capita income for the municipality is R$12,793. São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU), one of the main Brazilian airports, is located there. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empresa Metropolitana De Transportes Urbanos De São Paulo
The Empresa Metropolitana de Transportes Urbanos de São Paulo, or EMTU, is a company owned by the Secretaria de Estado dos Transportes Metropolitanos (STM) ( en, State Secretariat for Metropolitan Transports). Created in 1977, it is responsible for the transport, by bus, of 5 million people in the Greater São Paulo area. See also * São Paulo Metro * Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos - São Paulo's Metropolitan Train Company * SPTrans - São Paulo Transport * Trolleybuses in São Paulo Trolleybuses in São Paulo provide a portion of the public transport service in Greater São Paulo, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with two independent trolleybus systems.Moraes, Jorge (March–April 1999). "São Paulo in 1998". ''Trolleybu ... References External links *Official page of EMTU Empresa Metropolitana de Transportes Urbanos de São Paulo Transport companies established in 1977 {{Transport-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
