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Patriarca Square
The Patriarca Square (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Praça do Patriarca'') is located in the Sé (district of São Paulo), Sé district, in the Historic Center of São Paulo, historic center of the Brazilian São Paulo, city of São Paulo. It was inaugurated without a name in the 1910s and remained so until 1922, the year of the centenary of Independence of Brazil, Brazil's Independence, when it was renamed Patriarca José Bonifácio Square; in the 1950s it was shortened to Patriarca Square. The place connects to important points in the city center, such as: Vale do Anhangabaú, Anhangabaú Valley, Viaduto do Chá, and Líbero Badaró Street, Líbero Badaró, Direita Street (São Paulo), Direita, São Bento Street, São Bento, Quitanda and 15 de Novembro Street, 15 de Novembro Streets. The area is home to the Othon Palace Hotel and the Barão de Iguape Building, Barão de Iguape and Sampaio Moreira Building, Sampaio Moreira buildings. The Igreja de Santo Antônio (São Paulo) ... [...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] |
