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Moema (district of São Paulo)

Coordinates: 23°35′32″S 46°39′56″W / 23.59222°S 46.66556°W / -23.59222; -46.66556
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Moema
Location of Moema in São Paulo
Location of Moema in São Paulo
CountryBrazil
StateSão Paulo
CitySão Paulo
Population
 (2004)
 • Total69,000
HDI0.961 - very high

Moema is a district in the south region of the city of São Paulo.

Toponym

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The toponym "Moema" is a reference to the character, possibly fictional, of the poem Caramuru, by Santa Rita Durão, classic of the Brazilian arcade literature written in 1781.[1] The character's name, in turn, corresponds to the Old Tupi language mo'ema, which means "lie" (in the poem, Moema was the lover rejected by the main character, Diogo Álvares, thus representing false love, as opposed to true love, represented by Diogo's wife, Catarina Paraguaçu).[2]

History

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Bordering districts

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Nearby Districts

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Characteristics

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References

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  1. ^ GUIMARÃES, M. R. Moema: mito, monstros e máscaras. Available at http://www.filologia.org.br/vcnlf/anais%20v/civ5_09.htm. Accessed April 7, 2013.
  2. ^ Navarro, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013. p. 540, 587.

23°35′32″S 46°39′56″W / 23.59222°S 46.66556°W / -23.59222; -46.66556