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Santo Amaro (district of São Paulo)

Coordinates: 23°39′14″S 46°42′24″W / 23.6538°S 46.7068°W / -23.6538; -46.7068
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This article is about the district of the city of São Paulo. For the subprefecture with the same name, see Subprefecture of Santo Amaro.

23°39′14″S 46°42′24″W / 23.6538°S 46.7068°W / -23.6538; -46.7068

Santo Amaro
Location in the city of São Paulo
Location in the city of São Paulo
Country Brazil
State São Paulo
Municipality São Paulo
SubprefectureSanto Amaro
Area
 • Total
16.04 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
85,349
 • Density5,321/km2 (13,780/sq mi)
HDI0.943 – high
WebsiteSubprefecture of Santo Amaro

Santo Amaro is a district located within the subprefecture of the same name in the southern area of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It was formerly a separate municipality from 1832 until 1935, when it was incorporated into the city of São Paulo.[1]

The district spans an area of 16.04 km² (6.19 sq mi),[2] with a population of 85,349 recorded by the 2022 Brazilian census.[3] Its most central part is the Largo 13 de Maio, where the Santo Amaro Cathedral and the Marco Zero (kilometre zero) of the old city of Santo Amaro are located.[4]

Santo Amaro Cathedral, seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Amaro

A German international school, Colégio Humboldt São Paulo (formerly named Ginásio Humboldt), is also located in Santo Amaro.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ Magalhães, Gladys (2 June 2022). "Memória: Santo Amaro já foi município e lutou por emancipação" [Memory: Santo Amaro was once a municipality and fought for secession]. Gazeta de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Área - Município de São Paulo, subprefeituras e distritos municipais" (in Portuguese). Prefeitura Municipal de São Paulo. Archived from the original on 14 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  3. ^ "População - Município de São Paulo, subprefeituras e distritos municipais" (in Portuguese). Prefeitura Municipal de São Paulo. Archived from the original on 14 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Encontra Largo 13 de Maio | Guia do Largo 13 de Maio » EncontraLargo13deMaio.com". Encontra Largo 13 de Maio (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Deutscher Bundestag 4. Wahlperiode Drucksache IV/3672. p. 19/51" (PDF). Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
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