Morumbi, São Paulo

For other uses, see Morumbi (disambiguation).

Morumbi
Location of Morumbi district in São Paulo
Country	Brazil
State	São Paulo
City	São Paulo
Government
• Type	Subprefecture
• Subprefect	Luiz Felippe de Moraes Neto
Area
• Total	11.4 km² (4.4 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	32,281
• Density	28.32/km² (73.3/sq mi)
HDI	0.938—very high
Website	Subprefecture of Butantã

Morumbi (Brazilian Portuguese: [moɾũˈbi]) is a district of the city of São Paulo belonging to the subprefecture of Butantã, in the southwestern part of the city. A common folk etymology attributes its name to the mixed Portuguese and Tupi phrase morro obi, which would mean "green hill", but this is disputed.

Morumbi is between 9 and 15 km away from São Paulo's downtown. It has boundaries with the districts of Vila Sônia, Campo Limpo, Vila Andrade, Itaim Bibi, Pinheiros, and Butantã. Within Morumbi, the neighborhoods of Vila Progredior, Caxingüi, Jardim Guedala, Cidade Jardim, Real Parque, Vila Morumbi, Paineiras do Morumbi, Jardim Panorama, Jardim Sílvia, Vila Tramontano and Paraisópolis are found.

Ranked first by many years in real estate launches, it was always considered by the citizens of São Paulo as sophisticated and as one of the wealthiest neighborhoods of the city, despite the existence of the Paraisópolis favela.

Points of interest

Palácio dos Bandeirantes—seat of the São Paulo state government

Within the boundaries of Morumbi one may find Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, one of the most important private hospitals of the city, Palácio dos Bandeirantes, seat of the São Paulo state government, the American School (Graded School), the Colégio Visconde de Porto Seguro Unidade 1 and Estádio do Morumbi, home to São Paulo Futebol Clube.

A large shopping mall carries the name Shopping Morumbi, however it's located in the neighboring district of Santo Amaro. The neighborhood mall is called Shopping Jardim Sul.

Morumbi cemetery is the final resting place of triple Formula One World Champion Ayrton Senna and singer Elis Regina.

Education

International schools in Morumbi:

Scuola Italiana Eugenio Montale (Italian school)^[1]
Colégio Miguel de Cervantes (Spanish school)^[2]

References

↑ "localização"/"Dove siamo." Scuola Italiana Eugenio Montale. "Rua Dr. José Gustavo Busch, nº 75, Morumbi, São Paulo. Obs.: Essa rua é continuação da Rua Pio XII, travessa da Av. Morumbi."/"Rua Dr. José Gustavo Busch, nº 75, Morumbi, São Paulo. Oss.: Questa strada è la continuazione della Rua Pio XII - traversa della Av. Morumbi."
↑ Home page. Colégio Miguel de Cervantes. Retrieved on May 1, 2016. "Av. Jorge João Saad, 905 - Morumbi - CEP 05618-001 - São Paulo"

City Districts of São Paulo

Água Rasa Alto de Pinheiros Anhanguera Aricanduva Artur Alvim Barra Funda Bela Vista Belém Bom Retiro Brasilândia Brás Butantã Cachoeirinha Cambuci Campo Belo Campo Grande Campo Limpo Cangaíba Capão Redondo Carrão Casa Verde Cidade Ademar Cidade Dutra Cidade Líder Cidade Tiradentes Consolação Cursino Ermelino Matarazzo Freguesia do Ó Grajaú Guaianases Iguatemi Ipiranga Itaim Bibi Itaim Paulista Itaquera Jabaquara Jaçanã Jaguara Jaguaré Jaraguá Jardim Helena Jardim Paulista Jardim São Luís Jardim Ângela José Bonifácio Lajeado Lapa Liberdade Limão Mandaqui Marsilac Moema Mooca Morumbi Parelheiros Pari Parque do Carmo Pedreira Penha Perdizes Perus Pinheiros Pirituba Ponte Rasa Raposo Tavares República Rio Pequeno Sacomã Santa Cecília Santana Santo Amaro São Domingos São Lucas São Mateus São Miguel Paulista São Rafael Saúde Sapopemba Sé Socorro Tatuapé Tremembé Tucuruvi Vila Andrade Vila Curuçá Vila Formosa Vila Guilherme Vila Jacuí Vila Leopoldina Vila Maria Vila Mariana Vila Matilde Vila Medeiros Vila Prudente Vila Sônia

Coordinates: 23°35′46.28″S 46°42′15.64″W / 23.5961889°S 46.7043444°W / -23.5961889; -46.7043444

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