Morumbi (Sao Paulo)
Morumbi is a district of São Paulo , part of the municipal administration of Butantã , and is located in the Oeste (west) region of the city. The name Morumbi means "green hill" in the Indian language Tupí . About 32,000 people live there on an area of 11.4 km². To the east, the Pinheiros River is the limit.
Morumbi is located between 12 and 15 km from São Paulo city center. It borders the districts of Vila Sônia, Campo Limpo, Vila Andrade, Itaim Bibi , Pinheiros and Butantã . Within Morumbi there are the districts of Vila Progredior, Caxingüi, Jardim Guedala, Cidade Jardim, Real Parque, Vila Morumbi, Paineiras do Morumbi, Jardim Panorama, Jardim Sílvia, Vila Tramontano and Paraisópolis.
Measured by the rankings of real estate agents, Morumbi is still the richest district, despite the Favela Paraisópolis. The proximity of some favelas have increased crime and violence compared to other parts of the city such as Higienópolis, Jardins and Alto de Pinheiros.
In Morumbi are u. a .:
- the seat of the governor of the state of São Paulo , the Palácio dos Bandeirantes
- the school Colégio Visconde de Porto Seguro with a German branch,
- the American school Escola Graduada
- the Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi Stadium), of São Paulo FC
- the Jockey Club de São Paulo
- the Israelita Albert Einstein Hospital , one of the city's most important hospitals ,
- the Cemitério do Morumbi cemetery (resting place of Ayrton Senna and Elis Regina, among others )
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Palácio dos Bandeirantes
Morumbi Stadium, officially Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo
Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge over the Rio Pinheiros
Cidade Jardim - 158 meter high luxury residential silos built in 2008 in Jardim Panorama
Real Parque district
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (background: Palácio dos Bandeirantes)
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Coordinates: 23 ° 35 ′ 44 " S , 46 ° 42 ′ 41" W