at a glance

Urbanization in the late 1950s transformed the old sugarcane plantations on the land into residential and commercial regions. A large allotment known as Parque Curicica (Curicica Park), was developed by the Cia Imobiliária Curicica Limitada, or 'Curicica Real Estate Company Ltd.' - The Park is situated between several streets, including Rua Bandeirantes, Rua do Calmete, Rua da Curicica and Rua André Rocha, and is bordered by the Rio Guerenguê, or 'Guerenguê River'.

During the 1940s and 50s, a number of sanatoriums were built in the district for the treatment of tuberculosis. One of these was constructed at the base of the Morro Dois Irmãos (Two Brothers Hill). Today, it is the Hospital Raphael de Paula Souza, which in 1979 ceased to focus purely on cases of tuberculosis, extending to other diseases and ailments.