Morumbi
Morumbi is one of the richest neighborhoods in São Paulo and is a district of the city of São Paulo belonging to the subprefecture of Butantã, in the southwestern part of the city.
Morumbi is one of the richest neighborhoods in São Paulo and is a district of the city of São Paulo belonging to the subprefecture of Butantã, in the southwestern part of the city. A common folk etymology attributes its name to the mixed Portuguese and Tupi phrase morro obi, which would mean "green hill", but this is disputed. On December 29, 2022, Brazilian football star Pele died at the age of 82 in Morumbi.
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Worth seeing in and around Morumbi
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of São Paulo
The University of São Paulo is a public research university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, and the largest public university in Brazil. The university was founded on 25 January 1934, regrouping already existing schools in the state of São Paulo, such as the Law School, the Polytechnic School, and the College of Agriculture.
4.7 km · public state university in Brazil · Wikipedia - 02Ibirapuera Park
Ibirapuera Park is an urban park in São Paulo. It comprises 158 hectares (approx.
4.7 km · park in São Paulo · Wikipedia - 03Estádio do Morumbi
The Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, popularly known as Morumbi, and currently known as MorumBIS for sponsorship reasons, is a multipurpose 66,795-seater football stadium located in the eponymous district in São Paulo, Brazil. It is the home of São Paulo FC and its formal name honors Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, who was São Paulo FC's chairman during most of the stadium construction and died before its inauguration.
1.7 km · football stadium in São Paulo, Brazil · Wikipedia - 04Eldorado Business Tower
Eldorado Business Tower is a 36-story skyscraper in São Paulo, Brazil. Completed in 2007, the 141 meters building is the 45th tallest building in South America, 17th in Brazil.
2.6 km · skyscraper in São Paulo, Brazil · Wikipedia - 05Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge
The Octavio Frias de Oliveira bridge, locally known simply as "Ponte Estaiada", is a cable-stayed bridge over the Pinheiros River in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, opened in May 2008.
1.9 km · bridge in São Paulo · Wikipedia - 06E-Tower
E-Tower is a 37-storey skyscraper located in Vila Olímpia neighborhood, near Marginal Pinheiros, in the Brazilian city of São Paulo. At 148 metres, it is the 17th-tallest skyscraper in the city, with a postmodern architecture inspired by the Westend Tower in Frankfurt.
1.4 km · skyscraper · Wikipedia - 07São Paulo Museum of Modern Art
The São Paulo Museum of Modern Art,, is located in Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo. Founded by Francisco Matarazzo Sobrinho and Yolanda Penteado, and built in 1948, the museum is modelled on the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
5.1 km · art museum · Wikipedia - 08Obelisk of São Paulo
Obelisk of São Paulo or Obelisk of Ibirapuera is an obelisk in Ibirapuera Park in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. This monument is a symbol of the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932, and the biggest monument of the city of São Paulo.
5.2 km · monument in São Paulo, Brazil · Wikipedia - 09Monument to the Bandeiras
Monument to the Bandeiras is a large-scale granite sculpture by the Italian-Brazilian sculptor Victor Brecheret at the entrance of Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo, Brazil. It was commissioned by the government of São Paulo in 1921 and completed in 1954.
4.8 km · sculpture in São Paulo, Brazil · Wikipedia - 10Sede do BankBoston
Sede do BankBoston is a 35-story skyscraper in São Paulo, Brazil. The structure is a great office skyscraper located in Brooklin, near the Marginal Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil.
2.4 km · skyscraper · Wikipedia
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Getting to Morumbi
- Airports
- Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre (CGH), 6 km · São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro (GRU), 30 km · Viracopos (VCP), 79 km
- Stations
- Congonhas-São Paulo Airport, 5.9 km · Vila Madalena, 5.7 km · AACD-Servidor, 5.3 km · Moema, 4.4 km · Hospital São Paulo, 6 km
- Campinas → Morumbi85 km · quickest by road, 1h 48m · R$27–36
- Curitiba → Morumbi330 km · quickest by air, 4h 14m · R$310–480
- Rio De Janeiro → Morumbi368 km · quickest by air, 3h 47m · R$280–430
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No local-transport research exists yet for Morumbi
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Morumbi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inTransport by air by helicopter throughout São Pauo.
- Go nextMany of São Paulo's immediate neighbors are connected by the EMTU bus service and the commuter rail, making for a range of good day trip options.
- Go nextHotels sometimes provide leisure activities such as scuba diving, mountain biking and trekking.
- Go nextIlhabela (3½ hr) - Accessible only from São Sebastião by ferry, it is an archipelago with various savage beaches and ecotourism options.
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Next door to Morumbi
Morumbi is 9 km from São Paulo, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- Pinheiros Districtdistrict of São Paulo city3.8 km
- Subprefecture of Butantãadministrative division of Sâo Paulo city4.2 km
- Subprefecture of Pinheirosadministrative division of Sâo Paulo city3.2 km
- Subprefecture of Vila Marianaadministrative division of Sâo Paulo city5.9 km
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