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s of the city of

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. It comprises three districts: Santo Amaro, Campo Belo, and

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.Official Subprefecture Website (Portuguese)
Once part of an independent municipality, this subprefecture hosts the Congonhas Airport, the

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of São Paulo and the Brazilian headquarters of many companies such as

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, SAP,

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and

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, as well as the Brazilian companies

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and Vivo. This subprefecture also features many theatres and concert halls and has the famous cable-stayed

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, one of the landmarks of São Paulo, connecting it to the subprefecture of Butantã, in the other side of the river.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Amaro
Subprefectures of São Paulo {{SaoPauloState-geo-stub

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