Brás is one of
96 districts in the city of
São Paulo,
Brazil.
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 ...
, Brás is located immediately to the east 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 ...
. The district is an area of
heavy industry with many factories and warehouses, known as a center of textile manufacturing.
Two sets of railroad tracks cut across the district; the
Brás rail station serves
Metrô Line 3 (red) and three commuter rail lines operated by
CPTM:
Line 10 (turquoise),
11 (coral), and
12 (sapphire).
Brás is famous for hosting the ''
Feirinha da Madrugada'' informal
street market.
See also
*
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo
The Archdiocese of São Paulo ( la, Archidioecesis Sancti Pauli in Brasilia) is a Latin Metropolitan Archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil.
The Archdiocese is currently headed by Odilo Scherer since his appointment by Pope Benedi ...
References
External links
PortalBrás
Districts of São Paulo
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