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Pinheiros (, "pine trees") is a district in the subprefecture of the same name 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 ...
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. Prior to development, the land which this borough occupies was dominated by the dense forest which contained a Brazilian subtropical species of pine, ''
Araucaria angustifolia ''Araucaria angustifolia'', the Paraná pine, Brazilian pine or candelabra tree (, or ), is a critically endangered species in the Pinophyta, conifer genus ''Araucaria''. Although the common names in various languages refer to the species as a " ...
'', which is also the symbol of the Paraná state. The district comprises the neighborhoods of Jardim das Bandeiras, Jardim Viana, Jardim das Rosas, Pinheiros,
Vila Madalena Vila Madalena is an upper-middle-class neighborhood of the Pinheiros district in the West Zone of São Paulo, Brazil. The neighborhood is known for its bustling nightlife and its history as a center of São Paulo bohemian culture and art. The n ...
, Sumarezinho, Jardim Europa, and Jardim Paulistano, the last two being part of the
Jardins Jardins ( Portuguese for ''Gardens'') is the name given to an upper-class region of São Paulo city, which includes the neighbourhoods all comprised within the Subprefecture of Pinheiros: * Jardim Paulista - in the Jardim Paulista district * Jar ...
upper class region. The HDI of the borough was 0.960,Atlas for the work and development of the municipality of São Paulo, Fundação Seade, 2007 - http://www2.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/secretarias/trabalho/atlasmunicipal the second highest in the city of São Paulo.


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