Subprefecture of Pinheiros | |
Settlement Type: | Subprefecture |
Image Map1: | SaoPaulo Municip SaoPaulo.svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of municipality of São Paulo within the State of São Paulo |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | São Paulo |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | São Paulo |
Subdivision Type4: | Administrative Zone |
Subdivision Name4: | West |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Pinheiros |
P2: | Alto de Pinheiros |
P3: | Itaim Bibi |
P4: | Jardim Paulista |
Government Type: | Subprefecture |
Leader Title: | Subprefect |
Leader Name: | Geraldo Mantovani |
Area Total Km2: | 32.06 |
Population Total: | 233,563 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Blank Name: | HDI |
Blank Info: | 0.956 – very high |
The Subprefecture of Pinheiros is one of 32 subprefectures of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It comprises four districts: Pinheiros, Alto de Pinheiros, Itaim Bibi, and Jardim Paulista.[1]
Pinheiros is the most affluent of the subprefectures. It comprises two of the five financial districts of the city, including Paulista Avenue 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, Rede Globo (along with Rio de Janeiro), and Grupo Pão de Açúcar, as well as the Brazilian headquarters of many multinational companies, including Google, Microsoft, Apple, Yahoo!, Santander, Ernst & Young, Unilever, Nextel and Bunge.