Socorro (Portuguese for "Help") is a district in the subprefecture of Capela do Socorro, in southern São Paulo, Brazil. Between the Guarapiranga and Billings Reservoirs, lies the Autódromo José Carlos Pace.
Socorro | |
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 Socorro district with the Guarapiranga reservoir at the background | |
 Location in the city of São Paulo | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | São Paulo |
| City | São Paulo |
| Government | |
| • Type | Subprefecture |
| • Subprefect | Marco Antônio Augusto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.65 km2 (4.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 36,155[1] |
| • Density | 3,103.39/km2 (8,037.7/sq mi) |
| Website | Subprefecture of Capela do Socorro |
Education edit
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Colégio Humboldt São Paulo, a German international school, is located in Interlagos in Socorro.[2]
Neighborhoods edit
- Interlagos
- Jardim Bessa
- Vila Califórnia
- Capela do Socorro
- Jardim Cristina
- Vila Franca
- Vila Friburgo
- Jardim Guarapiranga
- Parque Interlagos
- Jardim Ipanema
- Jardim do Lago
- Vila Lisboa
- Jardim Mara
- Jardim Marabá
- Jardim Nova Guarapiranga
- Jardim Paquetá
- Parque Rony
- Jardim Santa Helena
- Jardim São Jorge
- Jardim São José de Guarapiranga
- Socorro
- Jardim Socorro
- Vila Socorro
- Jardim Suzana
- Jardim Tereza
- Jardim Três Marias
- Veleiros
- Jardim Veneza
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Dados Demográficos dos Distritos pertencentes as Subprefeituras Archived 2012-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Home (Portuguese)/Home (German). Colégio Humboldt São Paulo. Retrieved on 15 March 2015. "Av. Eng. Alberto Kuhlmann, 525 · Interlagos · 04784-010 · São Paulo"
External links edit
- Subprefecture Capela do Socorro
- Interlagos News
- Gazette of Interlagos
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Amaro
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