Brás is one of
96 districts in the city of
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
,
Brazil
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.
Administratively part of the
Southeast Zone of São Paulo, Brás is located immediately to the east of the historic
downtown
''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in American and Canadian English to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business district ( ...
in the
Subprefecture of Mooca
The Subprefecture of Mooca is one of 32 subprefectures of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It comprises six districts: Brás (district of São Paulo), Brás, Mooca (district of São Paulo), Mooca, Belém (district of São Paulo), Belém, Pari (d ...
. The district is an area of
heavy industry
Heavy industry is an industry that involves one or more characteristics such as large and heavy products; large and heavy equipment and facilities (such as heavy equipment, large machine tools, huge buildings and large-scale infrastructure); o ...
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
The Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) () is one of the rapid transit companies serving the city of São Paulo, alongside the São Paulo Metro, Via Quatro and Via Mobilidade, all four forming the largest metropolitan rail transpo ...
:
Line 10 (turquoise),
11 (coral), and
12 (sapphire).
Brás is famous for hosting the ''
Feirinha da Madrugada'' informal
street market
A street market or open-air market, with alternative names such as: market square and sometimes charity market, in cases where the sale is made for charity reasons, is a market that is set up on certain days of the week, generally on the street i ...
.
See also
*
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo
The Archdiocese of São Paulo (; ) is a Latin Metropolitan Archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil.
The Archdiocese has been headed by Odilo Scherer since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 21 March 2007, an appointment that ...
References
External links
PortalBrás
Districts of São Paulo
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