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Subprefecture of Lapa

Subprefecture in Southeast, Brazil

Subprefecture of Lapa
Subprefecture
Location of the Subprefecture of Lapa in São Paulo
Location of municipality of São Paulo within the State of São Paulo
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Municipality	São Paulo
Administrative Zone	West
Districts	Lapa, Barra Funda, Perdizes, Vila Leopoldina, Jaguaré, Jaguara
Government
• Type	Subprefecture
• Subprefect	Carlos Eduardo Batista
Area
• Total	40.57 km² (15.66 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	255,185
Website	Subprefeitura Lapa (Portuguese)

The Subprefecture of Lapa is one of 32 subprefectures of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It comprises six districts: Lapa, Barra Funda, Perdizes, Vila Leopoldina, Jaguaré, and Jaguara.^[1]

In the north area of Lapa, which comprises the bairros of Barra Funda, Água Branca and the "Low Lapa" (Lapa de baixo) most of the people are descendants of proletarian families who once worked in the two main railways of the city: São Paulo Railway and the Sorocabana. Today, both of these railways station have become local urban train stations.

The southern area of the subprefecture, which includes the "High Lapa" (Alto da Lapa) and the bairros of Perdizes, Sumaré and Pompéia, is a high-class area and has many historic buildings, and has many descendant of the English engineers who built the railways. Also the main campus of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) is located in this place, in the district of Perdizes, as well as Allianz Arena, home of the football team Palmeiras.