Interlagos is a neighborhood located in the district of Socorro in the city of

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. Its name comes from the fact that the region is located between two large

reservoir A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...

Guarapiranga __NOTOC__ The Reservoir of Guarapiranga (Represa de Guarapiranga) is a reservoir in the southern area of the city of São Paulo, in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Construction The Reservoir of Guarapiranga was constructed in 1906 by the São Pa ...

and

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, built in the early 20th century to supply water and

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to the city. The suburb of Interlagos is located in the south region of São Paulo City on the east bank of the Guarapiranga reservoir. The

Autódromo José Carlos Pace The Autódromo José Carlos Pace, better known as Autódromo de Interlagos or simply Interlagos, is a motorsport race track, circuit located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It was inaugurated on 12 May 1940, by the federal intervener of the S ...

itself is still commonly called Interlagos, although that has not been its official name since the 1970s, and it is actually located in the district of

Cidade Dutra Cidade Dutra is one of 96 districts in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Neighborhoods of Cidade Dutra * Chácara Meyer * Chácara Monte Sol * Cidade Dutra * Conjunto Residencial Salvador Tolezani * Granja Nossa Senhora Aparecida * Jardim Alpi ...

, not Socorro. The history of the Interlagos circuit dates back to the 1920s, when the city of São Paulo was undergoing a process of fast

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Colégio Humboldt São Paulo Colégio Humboldt São Paulo is a German international school in the Interlagos neighborhood of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. The school serves infant school through the final year of secondary school. History The German school first opened on ...

'', a German international school, is located in Interlagos.Home (Portuguese)Home (German)
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References

Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace Arquibancadas

External links

* – The official website of the

Subprefecture of Capela do Socorro The Subprefecture of Capela do Socorro is one of 32 subprefectures of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It comprises three districts: Socorro, Grajaú, and Cidade Dutra. This is the most populous subprefecture of São Paulo, with a total popul ...

* – The official website of the

Brazilian Grand Prix The Brazilian Grand Prix (), currently held under the name São Paulo Grand Prix (), is a Formula One championship race which is currently held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in Interlagos neighborhood, Cidade Dutra, São Paulo. The in ...

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