Minhocão (São Paulo)
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The Minhocão, officially "Via Elevada Presidente João Goulart", is a 3.5-kilometre (2.2-mile) elevated highway in São Paulo, Brazil. The highway was inaugurated in 1971 as Elevado Presidente Costa e Silva; its name was changed in 2016 after a law was passed changing names of all streets honoring people involved with the Brazilian military dictatorship.[1] The road is named after the minhocão, a quasi-fictitious earthworm-like creature.
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Minhocão | |
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Via Elevada "Presidente João Goulart" | |
Route information | |
Length | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
Existed | 1971–present |
Major junctions | |
South end | Praça Roosevelt - Rua da Consolação in São Paulo |
West end | Largo Padre Péricles - Avenida Francisco Matarazzo in São Paulo |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
State | São Paulo |
Highway system | |
The highway is closed to car traffic between 20:00 and 07:00 on weekdays and all day on Saturdays/Sundays, allowing dedicated use by pedestrians and cyclists. Local urban planners have long advocated tearing down the road in order to promote urban renewal.[2][3]
In February 2019, Mayor Bruno Covas announced that a 900-meter section of the freeway's eastern end would be permanently closed to auto traffic and converted to “Parque Minhocão”, an elevated linear park.[4][5]