Vila Olímpia

Vila Olímpia
Skyline of the neighborhood.
Vila Olímpia
Coordinates: BR 23°35′34″S 46°41′30″W / 23.59278°S 46.69167°W / -23.59278; -46.69167
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Municipality	São Paulo
Administrative Zone	West
Subprefecture	Pinheiros
District	Itaim Bibi

The Vila Olímpia (in English Olympia Village) is an upper-class neighborhood in the city of Sao Paulo, capital of the state of Sao Paulo, in the district of Itaim Bibi.

Vila Olímpia is home to the Brazilian offices of several multinational companies including Unilever, Google, Yahoo!, CNET, Intel, Symantec, Microsoft, among many others.

The region is also well known for its nightlife district with several bars and nightclubs.

Another highlight of the neighborhood is Daslu, a megastore aimed at the luxury market. It is the largest enterprise of its kind in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. Vila Olímpia also contains the E-Tower, the 5th highest skyskraper in the city and the 12th highest in Brazil.

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Coordinates: 23°36′00″S 46°41′00″W / 23.6°S 46.6833°W / -23.6; -46.6833

Visitor attractions in São Paulo

Monuments / Landmarks	Memorial da América Latina Estaiada Bridge Marco Zero Monument to the Independence of Brazil Monument to the Bandeiras Obelisk of São Paulo Torre TV Bandeirantes

Buildings	Altino Arantes Building Aricanduva Mall Palácio dos Bandeirantes São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) Centro Empresarial Nações Unidas Conjunto Nacional Edifício Copan Iguatemi São Paulo Edifício Itália Estação Júlio Prestes Luz Station Martinelli Building Matarazzo Building Municipal Market of São Paulo Pátio do Colégio São Bento Monastery São Paulo Cathedral (Sé) Sítio Morrinhos Temple of Solomon Teatro São Pedro Theatro Municipal

Museums / Cultural Institutions	Museum Afro Brasil São Paulo Museum of Sacred Art Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Instituto Butantan Casa das Rosas Ema Gordon Klabin Cultural Foundation Museu do Futebol Museu da Imigração Centro Cultural Itaú Museum of Image and Sound Museu Lasar Segall Museu Paulista (Ipiranga) Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) Museum of Modern Art (MAM) Mário de Andrade Library Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) Oca Pavillion Museum of the Portuguese Language Pinacoteca do Estado Sala São Paulo Centro Cultural São Paulo

Stadiums	Allianz Parque Anhembi Convention Center Anhembi Sambadrome Canindé Stadium Citibank Hall Arena Corinthians Auditório do Ibirapuera Morumbi Nicolau Alayon Stadium Pacaembu Rua Javari Stadium Via Funchal

Neighborhoods / Districts	Bixiga Bom Retiro Brooklin Central Zone Jardins Liberdade Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima Avenida Paulista Rua 25 de Março Rua Augusta Rua Oscar Freire University of São Paulo (USP) Vila Madalena Vila Olímpia

Parks / Public Squares	Parque da Aclimação Parque Anhanguera São Paulo Aquarium Beco do Batman São Paulo Botanical Garden Parque Burle Marx Parque Estadual da Cantareira Parque do Carmo Consolação Cemetery Horto Florestal Ibirapuera Park Jardim da Luz Parque da Água Branca Parque do Carmo Parque Estadual do Jaraguá Pico do Jaraguá Parque da Juventude Parque do Piqueri Praça Ramos de Azevedo Praça da República Praça Roosevelt Largo de São Francisco Praça da Sé Parque Ecológico do Tietê Parque Trianon Parque Villa-Lobos São Paulo Zoo Vale do Anhangabaú Viaduto do Chá

Events	Anima Mundi Brazilian Grand Prix Electronic Language International Festival March for Jesus São Silvestre Road Race São Paulo Art Biennial São Paulo Fashion Week São Paulo Gay Pride Parade São Paulo Indy 300 São Paulo International Film Festival São Paulo International Motor Show Virada Cultural

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