Subprefecture of Vila Prudente
The Subprefecture of Vila Prudente is one of 32 subprefectures of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It comprises two districts: Vila Prudente and São Lucas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 247,000 residents
- Description: administrative division of Sâo Paulo city
- Also known as: “Regional Prefecture of Vila Prudente”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Museu do Ipiranga and Monument to the Independence of Brazil.
Museu do Ipiranga
Museum
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The Museu Paulista of the University of São Paulo, commonly known as Museu do Ipiranga, is a Brazilian history museum located near the place where Emperor Pedro I proclaimed Brazil's independence on the banks of Ipiranga brook in the Southeast region of the city of São Paulo, then the "Caminho do Mar," or road to the seashore.
Monument to the Independence of Brazil
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The Monument to the Independence of Brazil is a granite and bronze monument located in the Independence Park in São Paulo, Brazil. It is also known as the Ipiranga Monument or the Altar of the Fatherland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include São Caetano do Sul and Southeast São Paulo.
São Caetano do Sul
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São Caetano do Sul is a city in the state of São Paulo. As of 2013, it is the city with the highest Human Development Index of Brazil. However, due to intense conurbation with other cities, visitors may easily mistake São Caetano for a collection of neighborhoods of São Paulo or other cities of the ABC region.
Southeast São Paulo
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Southeast is a region of São Paulo. It can be described as a "transition zone" between its three surrounding regions: the Historic Center, the "City of New Rich" and the "City of Workers", mixing characteristics of these three regions.
Heliópolis
Suburb
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Heliópolis is a favela in the Sacomã district of São Paulo. It has around 200,000 inhabitants and has developed into a serviced neighbourhood from its beginnings as a squatted settlement in the 1970s.
Subprefecture of Vila Prudente
- Category: subprefecture of São Paulo
- Location: São Paulo, Grande São Paulo, São Paulo, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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In Other Languages
From French to Uzbek—“Subprefecture of Vila Prudente” goes by many names.
- French: “Sous-préfecture de Vila Prudente”
- Italian: “Subprefettura di Vila Prudente”
- Portuguese: “Prefeitura Regional da Vila Prudente”
- Portuguese: “subprefeitura da Vila Prudente”
- Portuguese: “Subprefeitura da Vila Prudente”
- Portuguese: “Subprefeitura de Vila Prudente”
- Russian: “Субпрефектура Вила-Пруденти”
- Spanish: “Subprefectura de Vila Prudente”
- Turkish: “Vila Prudente”
- Ukrainian: “Субпрефектура Віла-Пруденті”
- Uzbek: “Subprefecture of Vila Prudente”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vila Prudente and Vila Lucia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tamanduatei station and São Paulo Aquarium.
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