São Paulo - Jardins

Jardins

The name Jardins ("Gardens") covers a number of districts in São Paulo's Zona Sul (Cerqueira César, Jardim Europa, Jardim América, Jardim Paulistano, Itaim, etc.) which are well provided with high-class restaurants, hotels and exclusive shops. In addition they have now become the main center of the city's night life. These districts lie south-west of Avenida Paulista, which runs through Cerqueira César, west of Ibirapuera Park, south of the Pinheiros district and east of the Rio Pinheiros; but slowly and surely the elegant shops and houses are reaching out beyond these limits. There are various roads leading to the Jardins, including Rua Augusta, one of the city's most celebrated streets, and Rua Oscar Freire, a shopping street for luxury articles.