Tourism - Copan Building - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Posted by: 
saopaulo1
S 23° 32.781 W 046° 38.692
23K E 332101 N 7395033
Sao Paulo's Postcard comes to life
Waymark Code: WM18HE
Location: Brazil
Date Posted: 02/23/2007
Views: 107
The Copan building is one of Sao Paulo's famous landmarks. It was designed by Oscar Niemeyer(who also designed Brasilia and the UN building in New York) in the 1950s. The main attraction of the building is the S-shape curve in it. Below the mini-mall are more than 1000 apartment building.
Other facts of the building:
-It's 40 stories high and 140 meter tall.
-The name comes from the Mayan temple in Honduras.
-The building hase its own zip code.
-According to IBGE, a major research institute in Brazil, the building has a larger population than 547 cities in the country.
-The Guinness Book of World Records also claims this building has the largest floor area of any residential structure in the world and it's the largest Brazilian structure.
-A roadblock in Season 9 of The Amazing Race took part at the Copan Building.
The "Official Tourism" URL link to the attraction: [Web Link]
Hours of Operation:
M-Sun 8-6
Admission Prices:
Free
Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Less than 15 minutes
Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle or Public Transportation
The attraction’s own URL: Not listed
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