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Tourism In The City Of São Paulo
Tourism in the city of São Paulo stands out more for its business tourism than recreational tourism. However, cultural tourism is also important for the city, especially due to the several international events that take place in the region, such as the Art Biennial, the International Film Festival and the different performances with foreign celebrities that normally only happen on the Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo axis. The city has an average of one event every six minutes and between 410 and 550 hotels, offering visitors a total of between 42,000 and 50,000 rooms. Despite its economic vitality, tourism is still a sector that exposes the severe socio-economic inequalities present in the place, given that, according to critics and scholars, a large part of São Paulo's cultural and tourist circuit excludes the city's own population from enjoying it, since it is located in the central metropolitan region. In 2010, tourism in São Paulo reached a new record, receiving 11.7 million vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Cuisine
Japanese cuisine encompasses the regional and traditional foods of Japan, which have developed through centuries of political, economic, and social changes. The traditional cuisine of Japan (Japanese language, Japanese: ) is based on rice with miso soup and other dishes with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients. Side dishes often consist of fish, Tsukemono, pickled vegetables, tamagoyaki, and vegetables cooked in broth. Common seafood is often grilled, but it is also sometimes served raw as sashimi or as sushi. Seafood and vegetables are also deep-fried in a light batter, as '. Apart from rice, a staple includes noodles, such as soba and udon. Japan also has many simmered dishes, such as fish products in broth called , or beef in and . Historically influenced by Chinese cuisine, Japanese cuisine has also opened up to influence from European cuisine, Western cuisines in the modern era. Dishes inspired by foreign food—in particular Chinese food—like ramen and , as well as foods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabaquara (São Paulo Metro)
Jabaquara-Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro is a station on Line 1 (Blue) of the São Paulo Metro and is the current terminus. It will be integrated with the planned Line 17 (Gold). The station integrates with the Jabaquara Intermunicipal Terminal, allowing passengers to transfer to SPTrans and EMTU bus lines with their Bilhete Único card. SPTrans lines The following SPTrans bus lines can be accessed. Passengers may use a Bilhete Único card for transfer: References São Paulo Metro stations Railway stations located underground in Brazil Railway stations in Brazil opened in 1974 {{SãoPaulo-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmeiras-Barra Funda Intermodal Terminal
Palmeiras-Barra Funda Intermodal Terminal is the second largest intermodal transportation hub in São Paulo, Brazil. The terminal has access to the São Paulo Metro, CPTM commuter rail, and numerous bus lines. Bus terminal Locations served ; Domestic destinations * São Paulo (state) ::Regions ::*São José do Rio Preto ::* Araçatuba ::* Presidente Prudente ::* Bauru ::*Marília ::* Assis ::*Itapetininga ::*Sorocaba ::* Piedade ::* Registro ::* Itapecerica da Serra * Rondônia * Acre * Mato Grosso * Mato Grosso do Sul * Paraná (Except Curitiba) ; International destinations * Bolívia * The remaining locations are served by the Tietê and Jabaquara bus terminals. Companies and destinations The following companies operate in the terminal. Its main destinations are shown in parentheses. Domestic destinations São Paulo :; Greater São Paulo ::;Selective ::* Airport Service ( São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport) ::*Anhanguera ( Osasco, Barueri, Santana de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin America
Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geography, and as such it includes countries in both North and South America. Most countries south of the United States tend to be included: Mexico and the countries of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Commonly, it refers to Hispanic America plus Brazil. Related terms are the narrower Hispanic America, which exclusively refers to Spanish-speaking nations, and the broader Ibero-America, which includes all Iberic countries in the Americas and occasionally European countries like Spain, Portugal and Andorra. Despite being in the same geographical region, English- and Dutch language, Dutch-speaking countries and territories are excluded (Suriname, Guyana, the Falkland Islands, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, etc.), and French- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tietê Bus Terminal
The Tietê Bus Terminal () (English pronunciation: chee-EH-teh) is the largest bus terminal in Latin America, and the second largest in the world, after the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City. The terminal is located in the Santana district in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The official name in Portuguese is ''Terminal Rodoviário Governador Carvalho Pinto'', named after Carlos Alberto Alves de Carvalho Pinto, a former Governor of the State of São Paulo. Operations Comprising an area of , the terminal operates 24 hours a day and serves 21 Brazilian states. There are 65 bus companies, 135 ticket counters, and 304 bus lines, serving 1,010 cities in five countries (Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Paraguay). To accommodate this volume, there are 70 boarding platforms and 19 platforms for arrivals. On the busiest days, according to need, the platforms can be reversed. Coaches also have a "waiting parking lot", which has a capacity of 70 vehicles. The terminal has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodoanel Mário Covas
Rodoanel Mário Covas (official designation SP-021) is the planned (and partially built) beltway of the Greater São Paulo, Brazil. Upon its completion, it will have a length of , with a radius of approximately from the geographical center of the city. It was named after Mário Covas, who was mayor of the city of São Paulo (1983–1985) and a state governor (1994-1998/1998-2001) until his death from cancer. It is a controlled access highway with a speed limit of under normal weather and traffic circumstances. History The first section was inaugurated in October 2002, starting at the ''Estrada Velha de Campinas'' (lit. Old Road of Campinas), in the northern part of São Paulo, and ending at the Régis Bittencourt highway, in Embu, covering . It crosses Anhanguera, Bandeirantes, Castelo Branco, and Raposo Tavares highways. There are urban accesses to the cities of Osasco and Carapicuíba, but it also crosses through the municipalities of Barueri, Santana de Parnaí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo–Congonhas Airport
São Paulo/Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport is one of the four commercial airports serving São Paulo, Brazil. The airport is named after the neighborhood where it is located, called Vila Congonhas, property of the descendants of Lucas Antônio Monteiro de Barros (1767–1851), Viscount of Congonhas, Congonhas do Campo, first president of the province of São Paulo after the independence of Brazil in 1822, during the Empire of Brazil, Empire. In turn, the Viscount's domain was named after the plural of a shrub known in Brazil as ''congonha-do-campo'' (''Luxemburgia polyandra'', of the Ochnaceae family). Since June 19, 2017, it is officially named after Deputy José Freitas Nobre. The name Congonhas, however, remains mostly used. It is owned by the City of São Paulo. The airport is operated by ENAIRE, AENA. Congonhas has Landing slot, slot restrictions operating with a maximum of 30 operations/hour, being one of the five airports with such restrictions in Brazil. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport
The São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport , commonly known as São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport, is the primary international airport serving São Paulo, located in the municipality of Guarulhos, in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. It is the largest airport in Brazil, South America and one of the largest in the world. It is popularly known locally as either ''Cumbica Airport'', after the district where it is located and the Brazilian Air Force São Paulo Air Force Base, base that exists at the Guarulhos Airport, after the municipality where it is located. Since November 28, 2001, the airport has been named after Franco Montoro, André Franco Montoro (1916–1999), former Governor of São Paulo (state), São Paulo state. The airport was rebranded as GRU Airport in 2012. The airport is list of the busiest airports in Brazil, the busiest in Brazil in terms of transported passengers, aircraft operations, and cargo handled, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Brazilian Highway System (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Sistema Nacional de Rodovias'') is a network of Trunk road, trunk roads administered by the Ministry of Transport (Brazil), Ministry of Transport of Brazil. It is constructed, managed and maintained by the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT), a federal agency linked to the Ministry of Infrastructure, and the Public works department, public works departments of state governments. The National Travel System (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Sistema Nacional de Viação –'' SNV) comprises the road infrastructure and the operational structure of the different means of transporting people and goods. As for jurisdiction, the national road system is composed of the Federal Road Traffic System (Portuguese language, Portuguese: Sistema Federal de Viação – SFV) and the road systems of the Federative units of Brazil, States, the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the Municipalities of Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
