Osasco

For a city with more than 650,000 inhabitants, the history of Osasco is quite recent. It emerged around the train station with the same name, constructed in 1895 and to this day the main train station of the city. Osasco was officially founded in 1962, when it was emancipated from São Paulo. In the second half of the 20th century, Osasco grew enormously with industrialization and the expansion of the urban area of São Paulo beyond the municipality limits.
Despite its size, Osasco is not particularly interesting for non-business oriented visitors, although this may change in the future, with the recent and impressive economic growth of the city. Osasco is also carrying out an ambitious, long-term re-urbanization plan, which consists of remodelling its city center along the shores of the Tietê river.
Osasco is also well-known for its premier female volleyball team, the Sollys, being possibly the only Brazilian city where volleyball rivals football in the hearts of the local people. Note that volleyball is the second most practiced sport in Brazil, and the most practiced among women.

By car

• Castelo Branco Highway (SP-280)
• Anhanguera Highway (SP-330)
• Rodoanel Mário Covas Highway (SP-21)
• From the city of São Paulo, it is possible to reach Osasco by taking Av. Corifeu de Azevedo Marques, which becomes Av. dos Autonomistas when it reaches Osasco.

By train

• The 8/Diamante line comes in from the city of São Paulo via Lapa.
• The 9/Esmeralda line connect the city to Santo Amaro and Grajaú.

By bus

Osasco is served by five bus companies: Rápido Ribeirão Preto, Rápido Macaense, Viação Cometa, Expresso Itamarati, and Auto Viação 1001.

• Osasco Bus Station, Rua Erasmo Braga 1500 - Presidente Altino, tel. 11 3698-5387.

By bus

• Amador Aguiar Terminal (Vila Yara), Avenida dos Autonomistas .
• Largo de Osasco Terminal, Rua da Estação.

• Antôno Temporim Park

  phone: +55 11 3692-0621
  address: Av. Capistrano, 202
• Casa de Angola, Av. Visconde de Nova Granada, 513 – Jd. Alvorada.

• Casa do Violeiro do Brasil

  address: Rua Líbero Carnicelli, 459
  Jd Ipê.

• Chico Mendes Municipal Park

  address: Rua Lázaro Suave, 15
  City Bussocaba.

• Clóvis Assaf Park

  phone: +55 11 3652-9512
  address: Av. Bussocaba, 300
  Centro.

• Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud Museum

  address: Av. dos Autonomistas, 4001

• Dionísio Alvares Mateos Municipal Park

  address: Rua Georgina, 64
  Jardim das Flores.

• Grande Otelo Cultural Space

  phone: +55 11 3699-5618
  Rua Demetri Sansoud de Lavoud, 100 - Vila Campesina (atrás da prefeitura).

• Nelson Vilha Dias Ecological Park

  phone: +55 11 3599-5956
  Av. Esmeralda - Rochdale. Daily from 8AM to 8PM.

• Osasco Municipal Theater

  phone: +55 11 3652-9456
  Avenida dos Autonomistas 1533, Industrial Autonomistas.

• Corrida de Santo Antônio - Held annually on June 13, the city's anniversary festival brings various events to the Bortolosso Events Center, Av. Visconde De Nova Granada, 11.

• Calçadão, Rua Antonio Agú, Centro.

• Continental Shopping

  phone: +55 11 3765-3677
  Av. Leão Machado 100 - Parque Continental, .

• Empresarial Shopping Primitiva

  phone: +55 11 3681-7109
  address: Rua Dona Primitiva Vianco, 224
• Fantasy Shopping, Av dos Autonomistas.

• Galeria Shopping

  phone: +55 11 3682-1634
  address: Rua Dona Primitiva Vianco, 100
  E Calçadão Antônio Agú, 121 - Centro.
• Mercado Municipal de Osasco

• Osasco Plazar Shopping

  phone: +55 11 2117-2777
  Rua Tenente Avelar Pires de Azevedo, 81.

• Shopping Center Americanas Osasco

  phone: +55 11 3685-1660
  Rua Avelar Pires de Azevedo,Tte, 140 - Centro.

• Shopping Top Shop Centro

  phone: +55 11 3685-1888
  address: Avenida dos Autonomistas, 500
  Vila São José.

• Super Shopping Osasco

  phone: +55 11 3699-9400
  address: Av. dos Autonomistas, 1
  828.

• Shopping União de Osasco

  phone: +55 11 3371-6555
  address: Av. dos Autonomistas, 1
  400; Av. Hilário Pereira de Souza, 700; Av. Franz Voegeli, 707.

Budget

• JJ de Osasco Lanchonete

  phone: +55 11 3698-6695
  Rua D Battiston 205.

• Marri Marmitex

  phone: +55 11 3591-0644
  Avenida Padre Vicente Melillo 1319.

• Raibow Lanchonete

  phone: +55 11 3699-27450
  Rua B Azevedo 19.

• Via Vitória Restaurante

  phone: +55 11 3654-3702
  Rua Antônio Agú 1113.

Mid-range

• Experimenta Restaurante

  phone: +55 11 3682-8270
  Rua Ten A P Azevedo 405.

• Lougliari Restaurante

  phone: +55 11 3682-9934
  Rua Ten A P Azevedo 81.

• Mariano's Restaurante

  phone: +55 11 3682-0962
  Rua J Crudo 165.

• Restaurante Cescom

  phone: +55 11 3681-4064
  Av. Santo Antônio 1232.

• Coco Bambu

  phone: +55 11-4880-1213
  address: Avenida dos Autonomistas, 1828 Segundo Piso

Splurge

• GD Restaurante Rancho dos Amigos Valin

  phone: +55 11 3607-2710
  Rua A Baptistone 169.

• DNA Lounge Bar

  address: Rua Deputado Emílio Carlos, 624
  Vila Campesina.

Budget

• David Plaza Hotel

  phone: +55 11 3682-6893
  Rua Pedro Viel 67.

• Hotel Cardeal Arco Verde

  phone: +55 11 3681-1512
  Rua Antônio Agu 785 - Centro.

• Hotel Charlly

  phone: +55 11 3682-6796
  Rua Estação 171 - Centro.

• Hotel Charmy

  phone: +55 11 3681-1311
  Rua Artur Vasconcelos 20 - Centro.

• Hotel NM

  phone: +55 11 3681-9791
  Rua Artur Vasconcelos 8 - Centro.

• Hotel Osasco

  phone: +55 11 3681-9791
  address: Rua Arthur Vasconcelos, 8
  Centro.

• Hotel Village

  phone: +55 11 3683-3635
  Rua Primitiva Vianco 180.

• Nuvens Hotel

  phone: +55 11 3654-1875
  Rua Artur Vasconcelos 127.

Mid-range

• Hotel Casa Blanca

  phone: +55 11 3681-1887
  Rua Felipe Antônio Nader 48.

• San José Palace Hotel

  phone: +55 11 3681-8433
  Rua Dr. Marinho Jothay M. Ferraz, 215 - Centro.

• Vollare

  phone: +55 11 3683-4348
  address: Av. Santo Antônio, 57
  Vila Osasco.

Splurge

• Best Western Osasco

  phone: +55 11 2109-4000
  Rua Dionysia Alves Barreto - 500,

• Hotel Matiz The Premium

  phone: +55 11 3651-9533
  address: Rua Alice Manholer Piteri, 131

• Hotel Solarium

  phone: +55 11 3684-0120
  Rua Manuel Antônio Portella 100.

• Sorocabana