Marginal Tietê (officially
SP-015) is a section of this highway that runs through 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 GaW ...
,
Brazil
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. The name of this section comes from the fact that each way of the expressway runs near a different waterfront of the
Tietê River
The Tietê River ( Portuguese, Rio Tietê, ) is a Brazilian river in the state of São Paulo.
The name Tietê was registered for the first time on a map published in 1748 by d’Anville. The name signifies "The truthful river", or "truthful w ...
. It is a very important road of São Paulo, connecting the East, North and West portions of the city, and linking the
Lapa neighbourhood and the
Penha
Penha may refer to: Places
*Penha, Santa Catarina, a municipality in Santa Catarina, Brazil
*Penha, Rio de Janeiro, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*Penha Circular, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*Subprefecture of Penha, São Pau ...
neighbourhood. It provides access to the
Castelo Branco highway, the
Bandeirantes highway, the
Anhangüera highway, the
Presidente Dutra highway
The Rodovia Presidente Dutra, (BR-116 – or SP-060 in the state of São Paulo), colloquially known as Via Dutra is a federal highway which runs through the eastern part of the state of São Paulo and southwestern region of the state of R ...
, the
Fernão Dias highway, the
Ayrton Senna highway and the
São Paulo International Airport. The
Campo de Marte Airport
Campo de Marte Airport is the first airport built in São Paulo, Brazil, opened in 1929. It is named after Champ de Mars, in Paris, which in turn got its name from Campus Martius, in Rome.
During a transitional period, the airport is jointly o ...
, the
Estádio Parque São Jorge and the
Estádio do Canindé
The Estádio do Canindé, also known as Estádio Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte, is a football stadium inaugurated on January 11, 1956 in Canindé neighborhood, São Paulo, São Paulo state, with a maximum capacity of 21,004 spectators. Although the stadi ...
are located near the freeway.
It is the site where
IRL São Paulo Indy 300
The Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé was an event in the IRL IndyCar Series, contested in the 2010 through 2013 IndyCar Series seasons.
The event was originally announced on November 25, 2009, as the first championship event f ...
race takes place.
Streets in São Paulo
Highways in São Paulo (state)
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