Vila Madalena | |
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_-_Vila_Madalena_S%25C3%25A3o_Paulo_-_SP_-_Flickr_-_Rodrigo_Paoletti.jpg) View of the neighborhood after rain | |
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| Coordinates:23°33′09″S46°41′29″W / 23.5525°S 46.691389°W /-23.5525; -46.691389 | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  São Paulo |
| Municipality | São Paulo |
| Administrative Zone | West |
| Subprefecture | Pinheiros |
| District | Pinheiros |
Vila Madalena is anupper-middle-class neighborhood of thePinheiros district in theWest Zone of São Paulo, Brazil. The neighborhood is known for its bustling nightlife[1] and its history as a center of São Paulobohemian culture and art. The neighborhood is filled with dozens of art galleries and studios, an eclectic mix of restaurants and bars and a series ofgraffiti-covered streets and alleys. It is an attractive neighborhood for young professionals in the city.[2]
This neighborhood is well-known for being a boêmio stronghold in the city of São Paulo, since the early 1970s, when students with little money started living there, due to its proximity to theUniversity of São Paulo and thePontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. There is a large concentration of bars and nightclubs there, as well as the Pérola Negra samba school. The name of the neighborhood was also used as the title of a soap opera onRede Globo in the 1990s. Because of its reputation as a young and bohemian neighborhood and its proximity to the subway, severalhostels have set up shop in the area.[3]
