Ponte do Piqueri, Road bridge in Pirituba district, São Paulo, Brazil.
Ponte do Piqueri, officially Ponte do Piqueri - Joelmir Beting, is a road bridge over the Tietê River in São Paulo, part of the Marginal Tietê road system. It links Avenida General Edgar Facó in the Freguesia do Ó/Pirituba area to Avenida Ermano Marchetti in Lapa.
The bridge carries the name Ponte do Piqueri - Joelmir Beting after Ordinary Law 16.556/16 added the name of Joelmir Beting, a Brazilian journalist who died in 2012. The Piqueri name refers to the Pirituba neighbourhood the bridge connects to, itself named after an indigenous tribe that lived where the Tatuapé Stream met the Rio Grande, today the Tietê.
The name Piqueri comes from an indigenous group that once lived near where Tatuapé Stream meets the Tietê River. This connection to the area's original inhabitants remains visible in the place name today.
Traffic is heaviest during peak hours between the Freguesia do Ó and Lapa districts, so consider alternative routes if possible. Planning your trip during off-peak times will help you cross more smoothly.
The bridge's official name also honours Joelmir Beting, a Brazilian journalist who died in 2012; Ordinary Law 16.556/16 added his name to the original designation. The Piqueri name itself refers to the Pirituba neighbourhood the bridge connects to, not to the river it crosses.
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