Penha
Penha is a district in the subprefecture of Penha of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It is one of the oldest areas in São Paulo and is known because of the church Nossa Senhora da Penha, one of the oldest churches in the city.- Type: Suburb with 128,000 residents
- Description: district of São Paulo
- Also known as: “Penha de França” and “Penha District”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Tiquatira Linear Park and Torcida Jovem.
Torcida Jovem
Sports venue
Photo: Thiago Castellanos, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cangaíba and Vila Matilde.
Vila Carrão
Suburb
Vila Carrão is the historical name of a small… Vila Carrão is situated 3 km south of Penha.
Penha
- Categories: district of São Paulo and locality
- Location: Subprefecture of Penha, São Paulo, Grande São Paulo, São Paulo, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-23.52368° or 23° 31′ 25″ south
Longitude
-46.54378° or 46° 32′ 38″ west
Population
128,000
Elevation
648 metres (2,126 feet)
Abbreviation
“PEN”
Open location code
588MFFG4+GF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Penha” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Penha”
- French: “Penha”
- German: “Penha (Distrikt von São Paulo)”
- Italian: “Penha”
- Japanese: “ペーニャ”
- Portuguese: “Penha”
- Russian: “Пенья”
- Spanish: “Penha (distrito de São Paulo)”
- Spanish: “Penha”
- Turkish: “Penha”
- Ukrainian: “Пенья”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Vila Laís and Jardim América da Penha.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Centro Médico São Gabriel and Praça Dona Micaela Vieira.
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