The Subprefecture of Lapa is one of 32
subprefecture
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Albania
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s of the city of
São Paulo
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,
Brazil
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. It comprises six districts:
Lapa,
Barra Funda,
Perdizes,
Vila Leopoldina,
Jaguaré, and
Jaguara.
Official subprefecture website (Portuguese)
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In the north area of Lapa, which comprises the ''bairros'' of Barra Funda, Água Branca and the "Low Lapa" (Lapa de baixo) most of the people are descendants of proletarian families who once worked in the two main railways of the city: São Paulo Railway and the Sorocabana. Today, both of these railways station have become local urban train stations.
The southern area of the subprefecture, which includes the "High Lapa" (Alto da Lapa) and the ''bairros'' of Perdizes, Sumaré and Pompéia, is a high-class area and has many historic buildings, and has many descendant of the English engineers who built the railways. Also the main campus of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo
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(PUC-SP) is located in this place, in the district of Perdizes, as well as Allianz Arena
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, home of the football team Palmeiras.
References
Subprefectures of São Paulo
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