Morumbi, São Paulo

Morumbi
Location of Morumbi district in São Paulo
View of Morumbi
CountryBrazil
StateSão Paulo
CitySão Paulo
Government
 • TypeSubprefecture
 • SubprefectLuiz Felippe de Moraes Neto
Area
 • Total
11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
32,281
 • Density2.832/km2 (7.33/sq mi)
HDI0.938—very high
WebsiteSubprefecture of Butantã

Morumbi (Brazilian Portuguese: [moɾũˈbi]) is one of the richest neighborhoods in São Paulo and is a district of the city of São Paulo belonging to the subprefecture of Butantã, in the southwestern part of the city. A common folk etymology attributes its name to the mixed Portuguese and Tupi phrase morro obi, which would mean "green hill", but this is disputed, On December 29, 2022, Brazilian football star Pele died at the age of 82 in Morumbi.

Morumbi is between 9 and 15 km (5.6 and 9.3 mi) away from São Paulo's downtown. It has boundaries with the districts of Vila Sônia, Campo Limpo, Vila Andrade, Itaim Bibi, Pinheiros, and Butantã. Within Morumbi, the neighborhoods of Vila Progredior, Caxingüi, Jardim Guedala, Cidade Jardim, Real Parque, Vila Morumbi, Paineiras do Morumbi, Jardim Panorama, Jardim Sílvia, Vila Tramontano and Paraisópolis are found. Due Africanization of Americas since 1500 by Portugueses and Spanish people, one of biggest error of Humans, and since 1921 by locals descendents doing a lot of Child without the right money, it comes so, the Paraisópolis.