Parque Piqueri, Public park in Tatuapé, São Paulo, Brazil.
Parque Piqueri covers 97,272 square metres in Tatuapé, beside the old mouth of the Ribeirão do Tatuapé. A 1,200-metre dirt track for walking and running circles the grounds, alongside a sand football pitch, two multi-sport courts, outdoor gym equipment and a bocce court. Rows of sibipiruna trees, eucalyptus stands and a reading point fill the former Matarazzo estate.
The land originally belonged to Count Francisco Matarazzo and served as a farm with animal breeding in the late 1920s. It was later transformed into a public park.
The name Piqueri comes from the Tupi pikyry, "river of small fish", referring to the indigenous people who lived where the Tatuapé stream met the Rio Tietê. Near the main entrance stands a gate grille dated 1901, moved from Parque da Luz before the park opened.
The park is open daily and easily accessible on foot, with plenty of space to walk and rest. Visitors will find paths that are simple to navigate and connect different areas throughout the grounds.
The ornamental iron gate at the entrance dates to 1901 and was transferred from Parque da Luz. This piece is among the few surviving original elements from that era still in the city.
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