Morumbi Shopping Explained

Location:São Paulo, Brazil
Opening Date:3 May 1982
Number Of Stores:483
Website:http://www.morumbishopping.com.br/
Parking:3,300 spaces
Owner:Multiplan
Address:Avenida Roque Petroni Júnior, 1089, Itaim Bibi

Shopping Morumbi, or Morumbi Shopping, is a shopping centre located in the Itaim Bibi district of São Paulo, Brazil. Located near Morumbi Station in an area with a high concentration of businesses and hotels, the shopping centre is considered to be one of the most popular in the country by magazine Exame.[1]

Opened on 3 May 1982, it currently houses more than 480 stores, including the anchor stores C&A, Renner and Zara, as well as the only Apple Store in São Paulo. It contains a food hall and two recreational areas: Hotzone, a games arcade, and Play Space, a play area aimed at young children.

Cinema shooting

See main article: Morumbi Shopping shooting. On 3 November 1999, a student of medicine, Mateus da Costa Meira, opened fire with a 9mm submachine gun in an evening screening of Fight Club at the cinema located in the shopping centre. Three people were killed and a further four were wounded. Mateus da Costa Meira was later sentenced to 120 years in prison.[2] The screen in which the shooting occurred was permanently closed. The cinema closed its three remaining screens in 2012,[3] freeing up space for new stores.

Access

Morumbi Shopping can be accessed via Morumbi CPTM station of CPTM Line 9 via an overhead bridge from the neighbouring Shopping Market Place.

External links

References

  1. Web site: Os centros de compras mais badalados do Brasil EXAME.com. Wiltgen. Julia. 2016-08-21.
  2. Web site: Folha Online - Cotidiano - Justiça de SP condena "atirador do shopping" a 120 anos de prisão - 03/06/2004. www1.folha.uol.com.br. 2016-08-21.
  3. Web site: Após cinco anos, Cine TAM fecha as portas em SP. 2016-08-21.