West Side

If Downtown represents the past, no other region represents the São Paulo 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.

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Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: zone of São Paulo
Description: zone of São Paulo
Also known as: “São Paulo/Itaim Bibi and Vila Olímpia”, “São Paulo/West Side”, “West Zone of São Paulo”, and “Zona Oeste”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pacaembu Stadium and Instituto Adolfo Lutz.

Pacaembu Stadium

Stadium

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The Estádio do Pacaembu, currently known as Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu for sponsorship reasons, is an association football stadium in São Paulo, Brazil.

Instituto Adolfo Lutz

Public building

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Instituto Adolfo Lutz is an analytical laboratory accredited as a National Laboratory of Public Health and Reference Laboratory Macroregional by the Brazilian Ministry of Health.

Football Museum

Museum

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The Football Museum is a space in the city of São Paulo, Brazil dedicated to the most different subjects involving the practice, history and curiosities revolving around football in Brazil and in the world.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paulista and Jardim Paulista.

Paulista

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

Jardim Paulista

Suburb

Jardim Paulista is a district in the subprefecture of Pinheiros in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The neighbourhood of the same name, located within the district, is one of the neighbourhoods that make up the larger region of Jardins, and borders the neighbourhoods of Consolação, Cerqueira César and Paraíso.