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São Paulo Jockey Club
The São Paulo Jockey Club is an entity founded on March 14, 1875, under the name of Club de Corridas Paulistano that manages and owns the Cidade Jardim Racecourse. On January 25, 1941, the current track was inaugurated in Cidade Jardim, in the Morumbi, São Paulo, Morumbi district of São Paulo, São Paulo, in order to correspond to modern times, serving as a stage for different events such as fairs, fashion shows, some parties, among others. The land on which the current São Paulo Jockey Club stands was donated by the Cidade Jardim Company, which saw the need for a larger space to meet the demands of the public. The racecourse was built between 1937 and 1941 on the banks of the Pinheiros River, which was not yet straightened at the time. The project was designed by Elisário Bahiana and later remodeled by French architect Henri Sajous. Despite the location of the new racecourse, the club's headquarters still remained near its original venue in Rosário Street. From there, it m ... [...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] |
