Pirituba is a district in the subprefecture of Pirituba-Jaraguá in the city of São Paulo, Brazil . It is located in the northwestern side of the city. A person who lives in Pirituba is often called "piritubano" .
5-757: It is located near roads such as Marginal Tietê , Rodovia dos Bandeirantes and Rodovia Anhanguera . It borders the districts of Lapa, São Domingos, Freguesia do Ó , Brasilândia and Jaraguá . Pirituba's name origin is the juxtaposition of the Tupi language words piri (Southern cattail, a marshland plant of the Typha genus) and tuba ("many"). In the 19th century, the lands where Pirituba now lies were occupied by coffee farms ( Portuguese : fazenda ), such as Fazenda Barreto (owned by Luiz Pereira Barreto ), Fazenda Anastacio (owned by Anastacio de Freitas Trancoso and later by Rafael Tobias de Aguiar ), and Fazenda Jaraguá. In 1885,
10-429: A strong tradition in sports. One of the first rugby teams of Brazil is from Pirituba, and it has one of the biggest baseball fields in the country. There is a strong pedigree of football players and the sport is very popular in the area. Famous Arsenal footballer, Gabriel Magalhães grew up in the area. Marginal Tiet%C3%AA Marginal Tietê (officially SP-015 ) is a section of this highway that runs through
15-812: The Anhangüera highway , the Presidente Dutra highway , the Fernão Dias highway , the Ayrton Senna highway and the São Paulo International Airport . The Campo de Marte Airport , the Estádio Parque São Jorge and the Estádio do Canindé are located near the freeway. It is the site where IRL São Paulo Indy 300 race takes place. This article about the roads and road transport of Brazil
20-667: The São Paulo Railway opened a train station in Pirituba as part of the Estrada de Ferro Santos-Jundiaí line. When the owner of the Fazenda Barreto died in 1922, the land was split between his heirs. In the same year the farm's first share was settled, and in 1926 the second share was settled. Those two settlements, together with the initial nucleus established by the train station, become the district's core for development. Pirituba has
25-717: The city of São Paulo , Brazil . The name of this section comes from the fact that each way of the expressway runs near a different waterfront of the Tietê River . It is a very important road of São Paulo, connecting the East, North and West portions of the city, and linking the Lapa neighbourhood and the Penha neighbourhood. It provides access to the Castelo Branco highway , the Bandeirantes highway ,
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