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Pinheiros and Butantã, from essential crossing to corporate destination

The district that was born as a road to the interior and the neighbor that grew around science. What Pinheiros and Butantã are today and what the new corporate towers are changing.

The district

A crossroads from the start

Pinheiros is considered one of São Paulo's oldest districts. It grew out of an Indigenous village in the 16th century, near where Largo de Pinheiros stands today, and developed as a point of passage: the old Caminho de Pinheiros road linked the town to the river and the lands of the interior. Largo da Batata takes its name from the potato trade that settled there in the early 20th century.

Across the river, Butantã has a different origin. The area took shape around the Butantan Institute, founded in 1901, and later the University of São Paulo's main campus, Cidade Universitária, which gave the district a profile linked to science, health and education. Today the two form a continuous axis along Marginal Pinheiros, connected by Metro Line 4-Yellow.

Pinheiros was born as a road. Today, it is where many companies want to arrive.

What it is becoming

A new generation of corporate buildings

Pinheiros has entered São Paulo's corporate map. Urban projects around Faria Lima and Largo da Batata opened space for high-end office buildings, and market surveys place the area among those concentrating new buildings and large occupiers, with technology companies standing out.

In Butantã, commercial activity is concentrated along Avenida Vital Brasil and next to Marginal Pinheiros, near Butantã Station, with corporate buildings and office suites. For companies that want to be close to Pinheiros and Faria Lima, with direct access to the riverside expressway, the other bank of the river enters the equation.

For your company

New office floors, lively streets and the metro at the door

For companies that need office floors with current specifications without giving up surroundings with street life, Pinheiros offers both: recent buildings and, a few steps away, restaurants, cafés, shops and services. Line 4-Yellow and the connection with CPTM Line 9-Emerald at Pinheiros Station make it easy for teams to arrive from different parts of the city.

Street retail is intense and varied, with a public that lives, works and gets around on foot in the district. In Butantã, the presence of the University of São Paulo and the Butantan Institute sustains services, medical practices and smaller office suites. The choice between one side of the river and the other depends on what the operation needs: street life and visibility, or access via the expressway and proximity to the metro.

Who moves through it

Technology companies, corporate offices, residents, students and researchers

Getting there

Metro Line 4-Yellow (Fradique Coutinho, Faria Lima, Pinheiros and Butantã), CPTM Line 9-Emerald (Pinheiros Station) and Marginal Pinheiros

Landmarks

Largo da Batata, Sesc Pinheiros, Shopping Eldorado, Butantan Institute, University of São Paulo (Cidade Universitária)

Commercial property

Office floors in recent buildings, office suites, street-level shops and commercial houses

Questions about Pinheiros and Butantã

Is Pinheiros an extension of Faria Lima?

Partly. The avenue runs through the district, and the new buildings around Largo da Batata attract the same profile of company. But Pinheiros has a life of its own, with street retail, housing and culture, which gives the address a different pace.

Why consider Butantã?

For its location across the bridge, a few minutes from Pinheiros and Faria Lima, with Butantã metro station and direct access to Marginal Pinheiros. The area brings together corporate buildings and office suites, close to the University of São Paulo and the Butantan Institute.

What is access by public transport like?

Line 4-Yellow has four stations in the area: Fradique Coutinho, Faria Lima, Pinheiros and Butantã. At Pinheiros Station, it connects with CPTM Line 9-Emerald, which runs along Marginal Pinheiros.

What kind of business works well in the area?

Technology and service companies looking for recent buildings, as well as restaurants, cafés, shops and services that live off the flow of people who live and work there. In Butantã, medical practices and services linked to the university and to healthcare find demand.

Other districts in São Paulo

Faria Lima Itaim Bibi Vila Olímpia Berrini Chucri Zaidan Avenida Paulista Oscar Freire Vila Nova Conceição Pinheiros and Butantã

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