Bela Vista

Bela Vista is one of the most traditional neighborhoods in the city of , Brazil. It belongs to the borough of Sé, and it has been a mixed neighborhood since its beginning, where free African-Brazilians and/or a mixture of Native-Brazilians, Blacks and Portuguese descendants lived.
  • Type: Suburb with 60,000 residents
  • Description: district of São Paulo city
  • Also known as: “Bela Vista District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include São Paulo Museum of Art and Mirante do Vale.

Museum
The is an art museum in , Brazil. It is well known for the architectural significance of its headquarters, a 1968 concrete and glass structure designed by Lina Bo Bardi.

, also called Palácio W. Zarzur or Palácio Zarzur Kogan in honour of its architects, is a 170 m mixed-use skyscraper located in , Brazil, in the area of Downtown São Paulo and .

The Altino Arantes Building, also known as the Banespa Building and most popularly by Banespão, is an important Art Deco skyscraper located in , Brazil.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Side and Paulista.

If Downtown represents the past, no other region represents the of the present as well as the West. Although it contains only 7.7% of the population of the city, it is by far the most economically active region, concentrating 28.5% of the jobs.

Crossing through different neighborhoods, districts and even regions, Avenida is the beating heart of , where the culture, arts, food, politics, economics and shopping all clash together into an exciting straight line of intense activity.

's downtown area is where the city was founded and started to grow from, in 1554. It is a concentration of historic buildings and protected areas, from different eras and architecture movements.

Bela Vista

Latitude
-23.5601° or 23° 33′ 36″ south
Longitude
-46.65° or 46° 39′ 0″ west
Population
60,000
Elevation
835 metres (2,740 feet)
Abbreviation
“BVI”
Open location code
588MC8QX+XX
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From French to Ukrainian—“Bela Vista” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Domo Digital and Hospital IGESP.

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