Morumbi Shopping
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| Location | São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Address | Avenida Roque Petroni Júnior, 1089, Itaim Bibi |
| Opening date | 3 May 1982 |
| Owner | Multiplan |
| No. of stores and services | 483 |
| Parking | 3,300 spaces |
| Website | http://www.morumbishopping.com.br/ |
Shopping Morumbi, or Morumbi Shopping, is a shopping centre located in the Itaim Bibi district of São Paulo, Brazil. Located near Morumbi Station in an area with a high concentration of businesses and hotels, the shopping centre is considered to be one of the most popular in the country by magazine Exame.[1]
Opened on 3 May 1982, it currently houses more than 480 stores, including the anchor stores C&A, Renner and Zara, as well as the only Apple Store in São Paulo. It contains a food hall and two recreational areas: Hotzone, a games arcade, and Play Space, a play area aimed at young children.
Cinema shooting
[edit]On 3 November 1999, a student of medicine, Mateus da Costa Meira, opened fire with a 9mm submachine gun in an evening screening of Fight Club at the cinema located in the shopping centre. Three people were killed and a further four were wounded. Mateus da Costa Meira was later sentenced to 120 years in prison.[2]
The screen in which the shooting occurred was permanently closed. The cinema closed its three remaining screens in 2012,[3] freeing up space for new stores.
Access
[edit]Morumbi Shopping can be accessed via Morumbi CPTM station of CPTM Line 9 via an overhead bridge from the neighbouring Shopping Market Place.
External links
[edit]- Official Website (in Portuguese)
References
[edit]- ^ Wiltgen, Julia. "Os centros de compras mais badalados do Brasil | EXAME.com". Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ "Folha Online - Cotidiano - Justiça de SP condena "atirador do shopping" a 120 anos de prisão - 03/06/2004". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ "Após cinco anos, Cine TAM fecha as portas em SP". Retrieved 2016-08-21.