Subprefecture of Pinheiros

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

Location of the Subprefecture of Pinheiros in São Paulo

Location of municipality of São Paulo within the State of São Paulo
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast
State São Paulo
Municipality São Paulo
Administrative Zone West
Districts Pinheiros, Alto de Pinheiros, Itaim Bibi, Jardim Paulista
Government
  Type Subprefecture
  Subprefect Geraldo Mantovani
Area
  Total 32.06 km2 (12.38 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Total 233,563
HDI 0.956 – very high
Website Subprefeitura Pinheiros (Portuguese)

The Subprefecture of Pinheiros is one of 32 subprefectures of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It comprises four districts: Pinheiros, Alto de Pinheiros, Itaim Bibi, and Jardim Paulista.[1]

Pinheiros is the most affluent of the subprefectures. It comprises two of the five financial districts of the city, including Paulista Avenue and many of the most important museums of the city. It has also the neighbourhoods of Vila Madalena and Vila Olímpia, famous by its night life and night clubs, and most (though not all) of the upper-class residential neighbourhoods. The headquarters of many Brazilian companies such as AmBev, Vivo, Rede Globo (some facilities, sharing with Rio de Janeiro), Grupo Pão de Açúcar, as well as the Brazilian headquarters of many multinational companies, including Google, Microsoft, Apple, Yahoo!, Santander, Ernst & Young, Unilever, Nextel and Bunge, are also located in this subprefecture.

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Coordinates: 23°33′08″S 46°31′04″W / 23.55222°S 46.51778°W / -23.55222; -46.51778


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