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Subprefecture of Aricanduva

Vila Formosa

Vila Formosa is one of the 96 districts in the city of , . Vila Formosa has about 92,200 residents.
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  • Type: Suburb with 92,200 residents
  • Description: District of São Paulo city
  • Also known as: “Vila Formosa District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Subprefecture of Vila Prudente and Cemitério de Vila Formosa.

Town hall
The is one of 32 subprefectures of the city of , . It comprises two districts: Vila Prudente and São Lucas.

Cemetery
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The is a necropolis located in the East End district of Vila Formosa, in the city of , . It is Latin America's largest cemetery.

Pitch
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The are a torcida organizada, or supporters' group, for Santos FC, a Brazilian professional football club based in , Brazil. Founded in 1969 by a group of fans from , the group set out to make it a goal to attend every match that the club played in the capital of . is situated 3½ km north of Vila Formosa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Far East and Southeast São Paulo.

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is a region of . With about 2.7 million people, it is the most populous region and the main reduct of São Paulo's working classes, a true "City of Workers".

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Southeast is a region of . 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.

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is a city in the state of . 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 or other cities of the ABC region.

Vila Formosa

Latitude
-23.5669° or 23° 34′ 1″ south
Longitude
-46.5463° or 46° 32′ 47″ west
Population
92,200
Elevation
789 metres (2,589 feet)
Abbreviation
“VFO”
Open location code
588MCFM3+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2726222234
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11962410
Wiki­data ID
Q10390812
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In Other Languages

From French to Uzbek—“Vila Formosa” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vila Formosa”. Photo: Lukaaz, CC BY-SA 3.0.