Sé (district of São Paulo)

This article is about the district of the city of São Paulo. For the subprefecture with the same name, see Subprefecture of Sé.

Sé
Location in the city of São Paulo
Metropolitan Cathedral
Country	Brazil
State	São Paulo
City	São Paulo
Government
• Type	Subprefecture
• Subprefect	Amauri Luiz Pastorello
Area
• Total	2.1 km² (0.8 sq mi)
Population (2000)
• Total	20,115
• Density	9,578/km² (24,810/sq mi)
HDI	0.858 –high
Website	Subprefecture of Sé

Sé (Subprefeitura da Sé) is the name of the most central borough in the city of São Paulo, in Brazil, divided in eight districts. The name comes from the presence of São Paulo Cathedral (Catedral da Sé) in the borough, and it is also the name of the central square (Praça da Sé). Also located in the Sé are the Pátio do Colégio, site of the foundation of the city in 1554, the São Paulo stock exchange (the Bovespa), the mayor's palace and other historical buildings, including the Municipal Theater of São Paulo, the São Paulo Music Hall (Sala São Paulo) and the central railway Luz Station (Estação da Luz).

Immigrant groups established in the Sé borough include Italians (in Bela Vista), Japanese (in Liberdade), and Jews (in Bom Retiro). Sé is also the borough with the largest number of subway stations. There are many areas of popular commerce, like the 25 de Março Street (one of the most popular area of commerce in Brazil, though often illegal), and high-class areas such as Pacaembu and Higienópolis. The famous Paulista Avenue (Avenida Paulista) is the southwest limit of this borough, with the borough of Pinheiros.

Historical Law School building (1950), located in downtown São Paulo.

The neighbourhood (and the later city) has developed between the three ancient churches of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Saint Benedict and Saint Francis of Assisi (which part of it was expropriated by Emperor Pedro II for the stabilshment of the Law School)

This borough is also an important college center with the very traditional Law School of the University of São Paulo and Mackenzie University, founded by North American Presbyterian missionaries in the 19th century.

References

Coordinates: 23°33′04″S 46°38′03″W / 23.5511111211°S 46.6341666767°W / -23.5511111211; -46.6341666767

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

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