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Brigadeiro Faria Lima Avenue
Important avenue in the city of São Paulo, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima (in English: Brigadeiro Faria Lima Avenue), most commonly known as just Faria Lima, is an important avenue in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It spans the upscale Pinheiros, Jardim Paulistano, Itaim Bibi and Vila Olímpia neighborhoods. It is also an important commercial and financial center that rivals the downtown and Paulista Avenue areas. The avenue has recently started to be perceived as some sort of "Brazilian Wall Street" due to the many financial institutions headquartered there or on adjacent streets. Examples include BTG Pactual, Itaú BBA, Bradesco BBI (three of Brazilian biggest investment banks), Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan Chase, UBS and many others.
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Native name | Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima (Portuguese) |
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Former name(s) | Rua Iguatemi (Iguatemi Street) |
Length | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
Location | São Paulo, Brazil |
North end | Avenida Pedroso de Morais |
Major junctions | Rua Cardeal Arcoverde Rua Teodoro Sampaio Avenida Eusébio Matoso Avenida Rebouças Avenida Cidade Jardim Avenida Juscelino Kubitschek |
South end | Avenida Hélio Pellegrino |
Construction | |
Inauguration | 1970 |