Penha (district of São Paulo)

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Penha
Location in the city of São Paulo
Location in the city of São Paulo
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Country Brazil
State São Paulo
City São Paulo
Government
 • Type Subprefecture
 • Subprefect Cássio Freire Loschiavo
Population (2000)
 • Total 124.292
HDI 0.865 –high
Website Subprefecture of Penha

Penha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeɲɐ]) is a district in the subprefecture of Penha of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It's one of the oldest areas in São Paulo and known because of the church Nossa Senhora da Penha, one of the oldest of the city. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.