Praça Roosevelt

23°32′55″S 46°38′48″W / 23.5487°S 46.6466°W / -23.5487; -46.6466

Praça Roosevelt
At night

Praça Roosevelt is a public square in São Paulo, Brazil. Construction of the square began in 1968 and was completed in 1970.[1] After decades of decline, the square was renovated in 2011–12.[2] A second renovation to expand the skate park on Praça Roosevelt was completed in November 2014.[3][4]

Praça Roosevelt is located between Rua da Consolação and Rua Augusta at the beginning of the Minhocão elevated highway in downtown São Paulo.

References

  1. ^ "A Praça Roosevelt: modernidade, história e as obras de revitalização" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Prefeitura de São Paulo. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. ^ Correa, Vanessa (28 September 2013). "Um ano após reforma, praça Roosevelt segue na preferência dos skatistas" (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Praça Roosevelt ganha pista profissional de skate". capital.sp.gov (in Portuguese). Secretaria Executiva de Comunicação. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Pista de skate é inaugurada na Praça Roosevelt" (in Portuguese). G1 São Paulo. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.


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