Heliópolis

The neighborhood abouts the city of São Caetano do Sul and a creek, but due to the conurbation process these limits are not noticeable.

Heliópolis began as a series of vacant lots and a few homes of factory workers, but from the 1960s and 1970s onwards there was a large land invasion.

[1] In the area housing estates were built and CDHU COHAB replaced degraded horizontal buildings, although there are still several tracts in this condition.

Delegations were present from Lagos (Nigeria), La Paz (Bolivia), Cairo (Egypt), Manila (Philippines) and Ekurhuleni (South Africa).

[citation needed] Foreign volunteer workers help with sex education, Aids prevention, recycling of waste and teaching courses.