Praça Roosevelt

Coordinates: 23°32′55″S 46°38′48″W / 23.5487°S 46.6466°W

Praça Roosevelt from above

Praça Roosevelt is a public square in São Paulo, Brazil. Construction of the square began in 1968 and was completed in 1970.^[1] After decades of decline, the square was renovated in 2011–12.^[2] A second renovation to expand the skate park on Praça Roosevelt was completed in November 2014.^[3][4]

Praça Roosevelt is located between Rua da Consolação and Rua Augusta at the beginning of the Minhocão elevated highway in downtown São Paulo.

References

1. "A Praça Roosevelt: modernidade, história e as obras de revitalização" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Prefeitura de São Paulo. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
2. Correa, Vanessa (28 September 2013). "Um ano após reforma, praça Roosevelt segue na preferência dos skatistas" (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
3. "Praça Roosevelt ganha pista profissional de skate". capital.sp.gov (in Portuguese). Secretaria Executiva de Comunicação. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
4. "Pista de skate é inaugurada na Praça Roosevelt" (in Portuguese). G1 São Paulo. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.