Brigadeiro Faria Lima Avenue
View of the Avenue | |
| Native name | Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima (Portuguese) |
|---|---|
| Former name(s) | Rua Iguatemi (Iguatemi Street) |
| Length | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
| Location | São Paulo, Brazil |
| North end | Avenida Pedroso de Morais |
| Major junctions | Rua Cardeal Arcoverde Rua Teodoro Sampaio Avenida Eusébio Matoso Avenida Rebouças Avenida Cidade Jardim Avenida Juscelino Kubitschek |
| South end | Avenida Hélio Pellegrino |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | 1970 |
Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima (in English: Brigadeiro Faria Lima Avenue), most commonly known as just Faria Lima, is an important avenue in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It spans the upscale Pinheiros, Jardim Paulistano, Itaim Bibi and Vila Olímpia neighborhoods. It is the main financial center in Brazil, being also an important commercial center that rivals the Downtown and Paulista Avenue areas.
The avenue has recently started to be perceived as some sort of "Brazilian Wall Street" due to the many financial institutions headquartered there or on adjacent streets. Examples include BTG Pactual, Itaú BBA, Bradesco BBI (three of Brazilian biggest investment banks), Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan Chase, UBS and many others. It is not home to the city's stock exchange - the largest stock exchange in Brazil, B3, is located in the Historic Center of São Paulo - although B3 do hold an office on the avenue.