Vila Maria is a district located in the northern region of 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 ...
. A good part of the economy of the district comes from activities related to logistics and transportation of cargoes due to the large number of companies in the
industry
Industry may refer to:
Economics
* Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity
* Industry (manufacturing), a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery
* The wider industrial sector ...
located in the region. The
neighborhood
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is also famous for the
samba school
A samba school () is a dancing, marching, and drumming (Samba Enredo) club. They practice and often perform in a huge square-Compound (enclosure), compounds ("quadras de samba") and are devoted to practicing and exhibiting samba, an Afro-Brazili ...
of the
Unidos da Vila Maria
''Unidos'' (translation from Sardinian: "United") was a regionalist, Sardinian nationalist, liberal-conservative and separatist political party in Sardinia.
History
The party was launched by Mauro Pili, a long-time member of centre-right Forz ...
.
Districts of São Paulo
war:Vila Maria
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