Pinheiros

This guide to Pinheiros in São Paulo starts with a number: the 4.6 billion reais São Paulo's government pledged in 2019 to clean the river running beside this neighborhood by the end of 2022. It traces the river's decline from a canoe route to an open sewer by the 1960s, the rerouting that followed, and the real gains of a 1990s cleanup project, before turning to a governor's later promise of eco boats and clear water within three years. Walk the footbridges nearby and keep an eye on the water for the wildlife the narration mentions.