Belém is one of 96 districts in the city of

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 ...

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. Although administratively part of the

Southeast Zone of São Paulo The Southeast Zone is an Administrative Zone of São Paulo, 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 ...

, Belém is located slightly northeast of the historic

downtown ''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 ...

in the

subprefecture of Mooca The Subprefecture of Mooca is one of 32 subprefectures of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It comprises six districts: Brás (district of São Paulo), Brás, Mooca (district of São Paulo), Mooca, Belém (district of São Paulo), Belém, Pari (d ...

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