Alto de Santana is a name commonly used, especially by business

Business

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, to refer to a Upper middle class

Upper middle class

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 area of Santana

Santana (São Paulo)

Santana is a northern district in the subprefecture of Santana-Tucuruvi of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, and is located between 4-7 km from downtown São Paulo.-History:...

 district in São Paulo

São Paulo

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 city, Brazil

Brazil

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. The term is used informally to refer to the bairro

Bairro

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 of Vila Santana (Santana Village) and the elevated region of the Santana

Santana (São Paulo)

Santana is a northern district in the subprefecture of Santana-Tucuruvi of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, and is located between 4-7 km from downtown São Paulo.-History:...

 bairro

Bairro

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.

Among the major routes that pass through the region are: Voluntários da Pátria street, Francisca Júlia street, Pedro Doll street, Doutor Guilherme Cristoffel street and Doutor Luis Lustosa da Silva street. In Alto de Santana is located the Baruel Mansion

Baruel Mansion

Baruel Mansion is the castle built in the nineteen century by a rich family. It is located in Alto de Santana, northern area of São Paulo city....

, an old castle

Castle

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 fouded in 19th century.

The region is classified by CRECI (Federal Council of Real Estate) as Value of Zone B like other Upper middle class

Upper middle class

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 areas of the capital: Brooklin

Brooklin (São Paulo)

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, Cerqueira César e Paraíso.