Brás (district of São Paulo)

Coordinates: 23°32′28″S 46°36′58″W / 23.541°S 46.616°W / -23.541; -46.616

Brás

District of the city of São Paulo
Country  Brazil
State São Paulo
Municipality São Paulo
Subprefecture Mooca
Area
 • Total 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 29,265
 • Density 8,361/km2 (21,650/sq mi)
Website Subprefecture of Mooca

Brás is one of 96 districts in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.[1] Administratively part of the Southeast Zone of São Paulo, Brás is located immediately to the east of the historic downtown in the Subprefecture of Mooca. The district is an area of heavy industry with many factories and warehouses, known as a center of textile manufacturing.

Two sets of railroad tracks cut across the district; the Brás rail station serves Metrô Line 3 (red) and three commuter rail lines operated by CPTM: Line 10 (turquoise), 11 (coral), and 12 (sapphire).

References

  1. ↑ "Dados Demográficos dos Distritos pertencentes as Subprefeituras". prefeitura.sp.gov.br (in Portuguese). City of São Paulo. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/10/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.