Initially, it was called the"Shopping Center da Barra", as evidenced by advertisements in local newspapers at the time.

Composed primarily of thirty specialist clinics, this area also includes an entertainment sector with an eighteen-theater cinema and the "Cia.

[citation needed] In June 1996, a monorail line was inaugurated to facilitate customer movement around the shopping complex.

The rail substituted the free microbus service that previously helped move customers to and from their parking spaces.

The Barra Shopping Business Center comprises eleven commercial buildings that include corporations like Shell and Ami.

[citation needed] The largest mall in Latin America and Brazil, in terms of square footage, is found in São Paulo (as of 2009).