The Subprefecture of Pinheiros is one of 32
subprefecture
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
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s of the city of
São Paulo
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,
Brazil
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. It comprises four districts:
Pinheiros,
Alto de Pinheiros,
Itaim Bibi, and
Jardim Paulista
Jardim Paulista is a district in the subprefecture of Pinheiros in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The neighborhood of the same name, located within the district, is one of the neighborhoods that make up the larger region of Jardins, and borders t ...
.
Official Subprefecture Website (Portuguese)
Pinheiros is the most affluent of the subprefectures. It comprises two of the five financial districts of the city, including Paulista Avenue
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and many of the most important museums of the city. It has also the neighbourhoods of Vila Madalena and Vila Olímpia, famous for its nightlife and dance clubs, and most (though not all) of the upper-class residential neighbourhoods. It is the headquarters of many Brazilian companies such as AmBev, Vivo
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Companies
* Vivo (technology company), a Chinese consumer electronics company
* Vivo (telecommunications company), a Brazilian mobile phone company
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, Rede Globo
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(along with Rio de Janeiro
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), and Grupo Pão de Açúcar, as well as the Brazilian headquarters of many multinational companies, including Google
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, Microsoft
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, Apple
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, Yahoo!
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, Santander, Ernst & Young
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, Unilever
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, Nextel
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and Bunge.
References
Subprefectures of São Paulo
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