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Fradique Coutinho (São Paulo Metro)
Fradique Coutinho is a metro station on Line 4 (Yellow) of the São Paulo Metro operated by ViaQuatro. The station is located at Rua dos Pinheiros, 623 in the Pinheiros neighborhood. Although originally slated to open in 2010, the station was not inaugurated until 15 November 2014. History The station construction were put at hold in 2007, when a report about the metallic structures was published, indicating the possibility of an "accident of unpredictable proportions". Metro and ViaQuatro disqualified the conclusion of the report and ensured that there was safety in the station. Specialists heard by Folha de S. Paulo said that there was no risk. In the same year, the construction work in Rua dos Pinheiros lasted longer than the predicted after the asphalt broke after the passage of excavation equipment in the area, known as shield or "tatuzão". Any house was interdicted because of this problem. The same track had been closed for more than a year for construction work since June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinheiros (district Of São Paulo)
Pinheiros (, "pine trees") is a district in the subprefecture of the same name in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. 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 Pinophyta, conifer genus ''Araucaria''. Although the common names in various languages refer to the species as a " ...'', 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, 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/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo Metro
The São Paulo Metro (, ), commonly called the ''Metrô'', is one of the rapid transit companies serving the city of São Paulo, alongside the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos, São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM), Via Quatro and Via Mobilidade, all four forming the largest Transport in São Paulo#Rail transport, metropolitan rail transport network of Latin America. The metro system carries about 4,200,000 passengers a day. The six lines in the metro system operate on of route, serving 91 stations. It is complemented by a network of metropolitan trains operated by CPTM and ViaMobilidade, which serve the city of São Paulo and the Greater São Paulo, São Paulo Metropolitan Region. The systems combined form a long network, all accessible via one single ticket. The metropolitan trains differs from Metro because it also serves other municipalities around São Paulo with larger average distance between stations and freight trains operating in some lines. Conside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo Metro Stations
SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of Yugoslavia Science and technology * Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. ** Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog, which assigns SAO catalogue entries * Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science (SAO RAS) * Session-At-Once, a recording mode for optical discs Transportation * Saco Transportation Center, a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S., station code SAO * Sahel Aviation Service, Mali, ICAO airline code SAO * Airports in Greater São Paulo, Brazil, IATA airport code SAO People * Ligi Sao (born 1992), a Samoan rugby league player * Ron Sao, Western Australian politician Other uses * Sao (moon), a satellite of Neptune * Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luz (São Paulo Metro)
Luz is a metro station located between República and Sé districts, in the central region of São Paulo. This station connects the lines 1-Blue, operated by Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo, and 4-Yellow, operated by ViaQuatro. It also has connection with the CPTM station Station may refer to: Agriculture * Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production * Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle ** Cattle statio ..., which attends lines 7-Ruby and 11-Coral with no additional cost, and Line 13-Jade (Airport-Express). Line 1-Blue Characteristics The station of Line 1-Blue was opened on 26 September 1975. It's an underground station with a flow distribution mezzanine and island and side platforms with structure in apparent concrete. It has a constructed area and capacity for 40,000 passengers per hour in peak hours. The free connection with the CPTM station start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Sônia-Professora Elisabeth Tenreiro (São Paulo Metro)
Vila Sônia-Professora Elisabeth Tenreiro is a station of São Paulo Metro. It belongs to Line 4-Yellow, operated by ViaQuatro ViaQuatro is a company belonging to Companhia de Concessões Rodoviárias, being responsible for the operation, maintenance and investments of more than US$2 billion in the Line 4 of São Paulo Metro for 30 years, through the first public-privat ..., and has this station as a terminus. It is located in the crossing of Avenida Professor Francisco Morato and Rua Heitor dos Prazeres. It was opened on 17 December 2021. The station was renamed on 15 April 2023 to Vila Sônia-Professora Elisabeth Tenreiro as a tribute to a teacher who worked at a nearby state middle school and was killed in an attack by a student. History In 1995, São Paulo Metro hired the company Figueiredo Ferraz Consultoria e Engenharia de Projeto S.A. to make a functional project of Line 4-Yellow (as the previous one was made in 1980). Unlike the previous project, which planned a depot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antônio Raposo Tavares
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language, it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Gali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, Captain Of Espírito Santo
Vasco Fernandes Coutinho (1490–1561) was a Portuguese fidalgo and the first donatary of the Captaincy of Espírito Santo, a colonial territory in what is now Brazil. Biography Vasco Fernandes Coutinho was born in Portugal. He was later amongst the first 12 volunteers from Portugal to come to the newly discovered land of Brazil. In order to finance the crew and provisions needed to sail a single ship to Brazil, Coutinho sold everything he owned and took out loans. He was presented the area which became Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attracti ... and administered the colony for 25 years, despite being a military man by trade. He founded both the first capital of Espírito Santo (today known as Vila Velha, "Old Town") and the current capital Vitória. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandeirantes
''Bandeirantes'' (; ; singular: ''bandeirante'') were settlers in colonial Brazil who participated in expeditions to expand the colony's borders and subjugate Indigenous peoples in Brazil, indigenous peoples during the early modern period. They played a major role in expanding the colony to the modern-day borders of independent Brazil, beyond the boundaries demarcated by the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas. ''Bandeirantes'' expeditions also involved the capture and subjugation of indigenous peoples. Most ''bandeirantes'' were based in the region of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, which was part of the Captaincy of São Vicente from 1534 to 1709 and the Captaincy of São Paulo from 1709 to 1821. The city of São Paulo served as the home base for the most famous ''bandeirantes''. Some ''bandeirantes'' were descended from Portuguese colonists who settled in São Paulo, but most were of ''mameluco'' descent with both Portuguese and indigenous ancestry. This was due to miscegenation b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldo Alckmin
Geraldo José Rodrigues Alckmin Filho (; born 7 November 1952) is a Brazilian physician and politician currently serving as 26th vice president of Brazil. He previously was the List of governors of São Paulo, Governor of São Paulo (state), São Paulo for two nonconsecutive terms, the longest serving since Military dictatorship in Brazil, democratization, 2001 to 2006 and 2011 to 2018. Before entering politics, Alckmin attended the Universidade de Taubaté's medical school, specializing in anesthesiology, going on to work in the São Paulo Public Service Hospital. Alckmin was elected mayor of his hometown Pindamonhangaba in 1982, becoming a founder of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) in 1988. Alckmin first became governor of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in 2001 after the death of Mário Covas. Alckmin was a candidate for President of Brazil in 2006 Brazilian general election, 2006 for the Brazilian Social Democracy Party, PSDB, losing to incumbent President Luiz I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 4 (São Paulo Metro)
Line 4 (Yellow) () is one of the six lines that make up the São Paulo Metro and one of the thirteen lines that make up the São Paulo Metropolitan Rail Transportation Network. Originally called Southeast-Southwest Line, the line goes from Vila Sônia to Luz and currently has 11 stations along its and transports around 800,000 users/day. It is one of the most modern subway lines in Latin America and the first line in the region to utilize driverless trains and platform screen doors in all stations. Due to fiscal constraints, the construction of the line was divided into two phases: The phase one was completed in 2011 and the phase two was partially inaugurated between 2014 and 2018 and was fully completed by 2021. Now completed, Line 4 - Yellow goes from Vila Sônia to Luz station, in a long stretch. It was expected that the line would be fully completed by 2014. However, the deadline has been repeatedly pushed back and completion was only completed in 2021. It is operated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population, seventh-largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 Federative units of Brazil, states and a Federal District (Brazil), Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. List of cities in Brazil by population, Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese-speaking countries, Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese language, Portuguese is an Portuguese-speaking world, official language. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazil, coastline of . Covering roughly half of South America's land area, it Borders of Brazil, borders all other countries and ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
