Butantã (, from the
tupi for "crushed soil") is a district of the city of
São Paulo
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, Brazil. It is part of the homonymous
subprefecture
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Albania
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, located on the west bank of the
Pinheiros River.
The district hosts the main campus of the
University of São Paulo
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The university was founded on 25 January 1934, regrouping already existing schools in ...
.
The
Instituto Butantan is also located in the borough.
Neighborhoods in the Butantã district:
City Butantã;
Vila Indiana;
Jardim Rizzo;
Vila Pirajussara; Butantã Residential Complex (also known as Inocoop); Jardim Christi; Jardim Ademar; Pension; Caxingui; Rolinópolis; Jardim Esmeralda; Vila Gomes; Jardim Bonfiglioli; Jardim São Gilberto; Bandeirantes City; Jardim Matarazzo; Jardim Pinheiros. All of them have a predominantly residential profile, with some commercial corridors: the avenues
Vital Brasil, Corifeu de Azevedo Marques, Engenheiro Heitor Antônio Eiras Garcia, Eliseu de Almeida, Comendador Alberto Bonfiglioli and
Professor Francisco Morato, as well as streets such as Alvarenga, Camargo and MMDC.
Butantã is also crossed by the initial kilometers of the
Raposo Tavares highway. Other notable landmarks in the district include the University City, headquarters of the
University of São Paulo
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The university was founded on 25 January 1934, regrouping already existing schools in ...
, and, next to the university, the
Butantan Institute. In the 2000 census, it had a population of 52,649 inhabitants. The district is served by
Line 4–Yellow of the
São Paulo Metro
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through the
Butantã Station, inaugurated on March 28, 2011, and the
São Paulo–Morumbi Station, inaugurated on October 27, 2018. The latter is located on the border with the
Morumbi district.
See also
*
Sertanista House
References
External links
Virtual guide of Butantã
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Districts of São Paulo