Jaraguá (district of São Paulo)

It is the center of the district, where Largo da Matriz is located, and the Church Nossa Sra. da Conceição, one of the oldest church in the entire region. Next to the church there is also the Monastery House of the Japanese Sisters. There is also the Jaraguá train station on the São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Compan line 7 (Ruby), one of the stations listed by the Department of Historical Heritage of São Paulo and still maintains its English architecture from 1891, when it was built. In the neighborhood is located the first masonry-made house in the entire district, where today a flower shop operates. Its access can be through Avenue Jerimanduba, Avenue Dr. Felipe Pinel or Estrada Taipas.

Here is located the final point of the bus line Praça Ramos, its main streets are Dr. Mauro de Araujo Ribeiro Street and Dr. Rafael de Araújo Ribeiro Street, where an old street market takes place on Saturdays. There are also some old stores in the region.

A newly made community and a middle-class neighborhood. There has been a great real estate evolution since 2010, when the old neighborhood Retão was taken over by condo buildings and condo residential houses. It houses the technical school ETEC Jaraguá, and also the center mall Cantareira Norte, the largest shopping center in the entire region.

It is one of the neighborhoods bordering Rodovia dos Bandeirantes (SP-348 hallway) to the west, it is well served by small shops and bus lines through Alexios Jafet Avenue.

Neighborhood crossed by Raimundo Pereira de Magalhães Avenue, commonly confused with the Pirituba district by the reason they are homonyms, even some residents claim to live in Pirituba, but they do not belong and do not even border this district. The neighborhood is well served by shops and bus lines to the center and the west of the City of São Paulo.

Neighborhood crossed by Estrada das Taipas, with easy access to the beltway Rodoanel. It houses many poor communities and some slum areas.

Neighborhood close to the district center between Taipas Road and Friedrich Von Voith Street. Traditional festivities take place at Praça Dois Corações as Festa Junina (June festivals, in English), organized by residents every year. It houses middle class families.

One of the northernmost neighborhoods in the district, close to the border of the Rodoanel and the district of Perus, it is home mainly to poor communities and some lower-class homes. Access is via Estrada das Taipas and Raimundo Pereira de Magalhães Avenue.

A middle class and upper middle class neighborhood, it houses the former Telesp building and is practically an entirely residential neighborhood with few businesses. In the neighborhood there is an open market on Sundays on Pastoril de Almenara Street. At the highest point of the neighborhood it is possible to have a panoramic view of the district. It is in this neighborhood where the plastic artist and miniaturist Oscar Blóis was born and lived.

This neighborhood that houses a subsidiary of the German steel company Voith. The southernmost part is home to middle-class and upper-middle-class residential condos, where also is housed a Military Police fire brigade. In the center there are middle-class houses and also a park called Parque Senhor do Vale (which means Lord of the Valley Park in reference to the word Jaraguá in old Tupi language), with a multi-sports court, mini dirt field, kiosk and garden areas.

Neighborhood where a large part of the district's trade is concentrated, and very well served by bus lines to the city center. Accessed via Estrada do Corredor and Estrada das Taipas. Neighborhood has many areas of poor communities, as the famous favela which became known in the media, the “Acherupita” favela, popularly known as Xurupita.

Neighborhood between the left side of Rodovia dos Bandeirantes (SP-348 hallway) and Jaraguá Peak. The neighborhood gives access to the Jaraguá State Park, home to the highest point in the city of São Paulo.

It is located in the extreme northwest of the district on the border with Perus district, and is home to a large percentage of the district's population. Due to the distance from the center of Jaraguá, this neighborhood ended up growing more isolated and in 2013 the CPTM Vila Aurora station was inaugurated, being the second within the district.

There are many others small neighborhoods and communities in the district: Jardim Bandeirantes; Jardim Líder; Parque Taipas; Jardim Zoológico; Vila Hilda; Vila Nossa Senhora da Conceição; Vila Nova Parada; Vila Homero; Jardim Santa Lucrécia; Vila Santo Antônio; Jardim Alvina; Jardim Marilu; Estancia Jaraguá; Vila Ana Rosa; Jardim Rodrigo; Jardim Donária; Vila Santo Estevão Reis; Jardim Capela da Lagoa and Vila Nova Jaraguá.

Some Housing Complexes in the district, due to their size and local relevance, almost have the status of a neighborhood, some of them are: Vista Alegre Housing Complexes; Santa Marta Housing Complexes; Bandeirantes Residencial Complexes; Alpes do Jaraguá Residential Complexes; Housing Complexes VOITH; São Marcos Portal; COHAB Pedra Bonita; Housing Complexes Jardim Brasilia; COHAB Pirituba; Housing Complexes Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes; Housing Complexes Brasilândia.

In the District of Jaraguá, important national and multinational companies are located, such as the distribution center of Grupo Pão de Açúcar and the German steel company Voith, which has many employees from the neighborhood.