Brás is one of 96 districts in the city of

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. Administratively part of the

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, Brás is located immediately to the east of the historic

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in the Subprefecture of Mooca. The district is an area of

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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

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: Line 10 (turquoise), 11 (coral), and 12 (sapphire). Brás is famous for hosting the '' Feirinha da Madrugada'' informal

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Districts of São Paulo {{SãoPauloState-geo-stub

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