Pinheiros (, “pine trees”) is a district in the
subprefecture of the same name in the city of
São Paulo
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,
Brazil
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. Prior to development, the land which this borough occupies was dominated by the dense forest which contained a Brazilian subtropical species of pine, ''
Araucaria angustifolia
''Araucaria angustifolia'', the Paraná pine, Brazilian pine or candelabra tree (, or ), is a critically endangered species in the conifer genus '' Araucaria''. Although the common names in various languages refer to the species as a "pine", it d ...
'', which is also the symbol of the
Paraná state.
The district comprises the neighborhoods of Jardim das Bandeiras, Jardim Viana, Jardim das Rosas, Pinheiros,
Vila Madalena
Vila Madalena is an upper middle class neighborhood of the Pinheiros district in the West Zone of São Paulo, Brazil. The neighborhood is known for its bustling nightlife"The Economist Magazine Cities Guide: São Paulo". ''The Economist''. and its ...
, Sumarezinho, Jardim Europa, and Jardim Paulistano, the last two being part of the
Jardins upper class region. The
HDI of the borough was 0.960,
[Atlas for the work and development of the municipality of São Paulo, Fundação Seade, 2007 - http://www2.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/secretarias/trabalho/atlasmunicipal] the second highest in the city of São Paulo.
References
Districts of São Paulo
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