Aerial view of Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo during COVID 19 Coronavirus quarantine with drone - stock video

Paulista Avenue (Avenida Paulista in Portuguese) is one of the most important avenues in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It stretches 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) and runs northwest to southeast. Its northwest point is Praca Marechal Cordeiro de Farias (pt) at its intersection with Rua da Consolacao (pt) and its southeast point is Praca Oswaldo Cruz (pt) at its intersection with Treze de Maio, Bernardino de Campos, Desembargador Eliseu Guilherme, and Dr. Rafael de Barros avenues. Major crossroads on the street are Rua Augusta, Rua Haddock Lobo (pt) and Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antonio (pt). Parallel to it are Cincinato Braga, Joaquim Eugenio de Lima on the Bela Vista/Paraíso side and Alameda Santos and Coronel Oscar Freire on the Jardins side. Paulista Avenue crosses sections of the neighborhoods of Paraíso, Bela Vista (pt), Jardim Paulista, Cerqueira César (pt) and Jardim America (pt), ending in Higienópolis. The headquarters of many financial and cultural institutions are located on Paulista Avenue. As a symbol of the center of economic and political power of Sao Paulo it has been the focal point of numerous political protests beginning in 1929 and continuing into the 21st century. Paulista Avenue is a major hub of the subway and bus lines of the city.