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Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo
South America's most visited park designed by Oscar Niemeyer, with museums, a planetarium, and green space in the heart of the megacity.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Mauá
São Paulo, Brazil · South America
About Mauá
Mauá works well as a base: 10 minutes from Sao Rafael, 22km from Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo.
Mauá is in São Paulo, Brazil, with about 480,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sao Rafael, about 4 km away.
Mauá (Portuguese pronunciation: [maˈwa]) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, in Brazil. It is part of the metropolitan region of São Paulo. The population as of 2020 is 477,552 inhabitants (11th largest city in population number of the state), the density is 7,500 per square kilometre (19,000/sq mi) and theRead more
area is 62.6 square kilometres (24.2 sq mi). The density is in fact bigger, since one third of the city is occupied by industries and 10% is countryside or forest. Its name comes from the Tupi language and means the one that is high. As it is a municipality, it can also be translated as high city. However, back when the city was a small village, its name was Pilar, then the name was changed in 1934 into Mauá as a homage to Visconde de Mauá, entrepreneur which built the Santos–Jundiaí railway that passes through the city.
Mauá has the 23rd largest GDP of São Paulo state.
It is the birthplace of Brazilian tableware industry.
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What is there to see near Mauá?
Within an hour or so of Mauá: Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo (22 km), Municipal Market of Sao Paulo (22 km), Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (23 km), Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos) (24 km).
Where is Mauá?
Mauá is in São Paulo, Brazil, about 4 km from Sao Rafael.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 477,552
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- São Paulo
- Timezone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates
- -23.6678, -46.4614
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Worth the detour from Mauá
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
restaurant
Municipal Market of Sao Paulo
A 1933 market hall with dozens of stained-glass panels of farming scenes overhead, famous for the towering mortadella sandwich and the pastel de bacalhau at its counter bars.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
São Paulo's oldest art museum housed in a stunning 19th-century building, with an outstanding collection of Brazilian art from the colonial era to modern day.
23 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos)
Home of the Brazilian Grand Prix, one of F1's most dramatic circuits set in São Paulo's urban landscape.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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