Vila Olímpia
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The Vila Olímpia is an upper class neighborhood in the city of Sao Paulo
São Paulo
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, capital of the state of Sao Paulo
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, in the district of Itaim Bibi
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Vila Olímpia is home to the Brazilian offices of several multinationals including Unilever
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, Google
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, Yahoo!
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, CNET
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, Intel, Symantec
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, Microsoft
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, among many others.

The region is also well known for its nightlife district with several bars and nightclubs.

Another highlight of the neighborhood is Daslu, a megastore aimed at the luxury market. It is the largest enterprise of its kind in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. Vila Olímpia also contains the E-Tower, the 5th highest skyskraper in the city and the 12th highest in Brazil.
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