0598, 2438, 2439 BRAZIL (São Paulo) - Central Zone of São Paulo

2439 Central Zone of São Paulo

On January 25, 1554 Manuel da Nóbrega and José de Anchieta together with a group of priests founded the Jesuits' School on a flat surface of a high hill surrounded by rivers Anhangabaú and Tamanduateí. It was on this very same spot that the construction of the first mud-houses gave origin to the village of São Paulo de Piratininga. In 1560 the village became a small town, and in 1681 São Paulo was established as the main town in the Captaincy of São Paulo (administrative division in the former Portuguese colony).

0598 Central Zone of São Paulo - Copan Building and Italy Building

In 1711, the small town received the status of City. Early in the 19th century, after the independence of Brazil, São Paulo became the capital of the province. Practically, the setllement as it shown today was formed during the 20th century, growing from village to metropolis through an irregular urban sprawl. More accurate, until the mid-1950s, in São Paulo the plans were based only on the idea of "demolish and rebuild", the city reaching to have the third highest density of buildings in the world.

2438 Central Zone of São Paulo - Vale do Anhangabaú

The Central Zone of the city, one of the largest commercial and business districts in Latin America, is bounded officially by districts of Municipality Cathedral, but the social perception of it varies and may include other areas of the city. In the middle of the postcard 0598 can be seen the Edifício Copan (Copan Building), one of the largest buildings in Brazil, with the largest floor area of any residential building in the world, erected between 1957 and 1966.

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