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Rua Augusta (São Paulo)
Rua Augusta is a street in São Paulo, Brazil, connecting the neighborhood of Jardins to the city's downtown. The upper part of the street, near Jardins is known as an upscale shopping street; the stretch known as ''Baixo Augusta'' (''Lower Augusta''), between the Paulista Avenue and Praça Roosevelt Praça Roosevelt is a public square in São Paulo, Brazil. Construction of the square began in 1968 and was completed in 1970. After decades of decline, the square was renovated in 2011–12. A second renovation to expand the skate park on Praç ..., is known by its nightlife, with clubs, bars and live music venues. History The first references of the street date from 1875, first as ''Rua Maria Augusta''; in 1897 the street already appears as ''Rua Augusta''. The street was part of the lands of the Portuguese Mariano António Vieira, owner of Chácara do Capão farm since 1880, when he opened several streets in Bela sintra neighborhood, including ''Rua da Real Grandeza'', curr ... [...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] |
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rua Martinho Prado
Rua means 'street' in Portuguese and Galician language, and is the number 'two' in several Polynesian languages. It may refer to: Music *Rua (band), a New Zealand Celtic fusion band * ''Rua'' (Clann Zú album), 2003 * ''Rua'' (Moana and the Moahunters album), 1998 *The Rua, a family pop rock band from Windsor, England People *Rua Kenana Hepetipa (1869–1937), Maori self-proclaimed prophet *Rua Tipoki (born 1975), rugby union player *Rugila or Rua (died 434), warlord who united the Huns under his sole kingship by 432 *Rua Van Horn (1892–1978), American educator, federal official Surname *Antonio de la Rúa (born 1974), Argentine lawyer *Fernando de la Rúa (1937–2019), Argentine president *Jorge de la Rúa (1942–2015), Argentine government official *Matt Rua (born 1977), rugby league player *Maurício Rua (born 1981), Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter *Michele Rua (1837–1910), co-founder of the Salesian Order *Murilo Rua (born 1980), Brazilian mixed martial arts fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praça Roosevelt
Praça Roosevelt is a public square in São Paulo, Brazil. Construction of the square began in 1968 and was completed in 1970. After decades of decline, the square was renovated in 2011–12. A second renovation to expand the skate park on Praça Roosevelt was completed in November 2014. Praça Roosevelt is located between Rua da Consolação and Rua Augusta at the beginning of the '' Minhocão'' elevated highway in downtown São Paulo ''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business distric .... References Skateparks Squares in São Paulo Urban public parks Tourist attractions in São Paulo {{SaoPauloState-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rua Colômbia
Rua means 'street' in Portuguese and Galician language, and is the number 'two' in several Polynesian languages. It may refer to: Music *Rua (band), a New Zealand Celtic fusion band * ''Rua'' (Clann Zú album), 2003 * ''Rua'' (Moana and the Moahunters album), 1998 *The Rua, a family pop rock band from Windsor, England People *Rua Kenana Hepetipa (1869–1937), Maori self-proclaimed prophet *Rua Tipoki (born 1975), rugby union player *Rugila or Rua (died 434), warlord who united the Huns under his sole kingship by 432 *Rua Van Horn (1892–1978), American educator, federal official Surname *Antonio de la Rúa (born 1974), Argentine lawyer *Fernando de la Rúa (1937–2019), Argentine president *Jorge de la Rúa (1942–2015), Argentine government official *Matt Rua (born 1977), rugby league player *Maurício Rua (born 1981), Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter *Michele Rua (1837–1910), co-founder of the Salesian Order *Murilo Rua (born 1980), Brazilian mixed martial arts fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rua Estados Unidos
Rua means 'street' in Portuguese and Galician language, and is the number 'two' in several Polynesian languages. It may refer to: Music *Rua (band), a New Zealand Celtic fusion band * ''Rua'' (Clann Zú album), 2003 * ''Rua'' (Moana and the Moahunters album), 1998 *The Rua, a family pop rock band from Windsor, England People *Rua Kenana Hepetipa (1869–1937), Maori self-proclaimed prophet *Rua Tipoki (born 1975), rugby union player *Rugila or Rua (died 434), warlord who united the Huns under his sole kingship by 432 *Rua Van Horn (1892–1978), American educator, federal official Surname *Antonio de la Rúa (born 1974), Argentine lawyer *Fernando de la Rúa (1937–2019), Argentine president *Jorge de la Rúa (1942–2015), Argentine government official *Matt Rua (born 1977), rugby league player *Maurício Rua (born 1981), Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter *Michele Rua (1837–1910), co-founder of the Salesian Order *Murilo Rua (born 1980), Brazilian mixed martial arts fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jardins
Jardins (Portuguese language, Portuguese for ''Gardens'') is the name given to an upper class region of São Paulo (city), São Paulo city, which includes the neighbourhoods all comprised within the Subprefecture of Pinheiros: * Jardim Paulista - in the Jardim Paulista (district of São Paulo), Jardim Paulista district * Jardim América - in the Jardim Paulista district * Jardim Europa - in the Pinheiros (district of São Paulo), Pinheiros district * Jardim Paulistano - in the Pinheiros district Additionally, certain sections of Cerqueira César, located in the south area of Avenida Paulista are also considered as an integral part of the Jardins region. Jardins is limited by the following roads: Rebouças Avenue, River Pinheiros Marginal Avenue, Brigadeiro Luís Antônio Avenue and Paulista Avenue. It is considered one of the noblest areas of São Paulo. Jardins is home to many museums, such as the São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound, the Ema Gordon Klabin Cultural Foundation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulista Avenue
Paulista Avenue (Avenida Paulista in Portuguese, ''Paulista'' being the demonym for those born in the state of São Paulo) is one of the most important avenues in São Paulo, Brazil. It stretches and runs northwest to southeast. Its northwest point is Praça Marechal Cordeiro de Farias ( pt) at its intersection with Rua da Consolação ( pt) and its southeast point is Praça Oswaldo Cruz ( pt) at its intersection with Treze de Maio, Bernardino de Campos, Desembargador Eliseu Guilherme, and Dr. Rafael de Barros avenues. Major crossroads on the street are Rua Augusta, Rua Haddock Lobo ( pt) and Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antonio ( pt). Parallel to it are Cincinato Braga, Joaquim Eugenio de Lima on the Bela Vista/Paraíso side and Alameda Santos and Coronel Oscar Freire on the Jardins side. Paulista Avenue crosses sections of the neighborhoods of Paraíso, Bela Vista ( pt), Jardim Paulista, Cerqueira César ( pt) and Jardim América ( pt), ending in Higienópolis. The headquarters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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