Official Name: | Tucuruvi |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | São Paulo |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | São Paulo |
Government Type: | Subprefecture |
Leader Title: | Subprefect |
Leader Name: | Helio Rubens Gonçalves Figueiredo |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 99.368 |
Blank Name: | HDI |
Blank Info: | 0.892 –high |
Website: | Subprefecture of Santana |
Tucuruvi is a district located in the North Zone of the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil.
The name "Tucuruvi" comes from the Tupi language and means "green grasshopper", through the combination of the terms tukura (grasshopper) and oby (green).[1]
Tucuruvi is served by Tucuruvi Station on Line 1 (Blue) of the São Paulo Metro.[2]