The company São Paulo Big Wheel (SPBW) started the assembly of the largest Ferris wheel in Brazil, which will be 91m high and will be joined by stays, such as the Estaiada bridge, the city’s postcard. Named “Roda São Paulo”, it will be located in Parque Candido Portinari, next to Parque Villa-Lobos with an area of 4,500 square meters.
Scheduled to open by June 2022, the project is part of the actions of the São Paulo State Government to revitalize the Pinheiros River region.
It will be the biggest Ferris wheel in Latin America, surpassing the title until then of Yup Star Rio, in Rio de Janeiro, with 88m in height, and also surpassing other Ferris wheels from abroad, such as Toronto, Paris and Chicago. The title of the largest Ferris wheel in the world belongs to Ain Dubai (250 meters high), inaugurated in September last year.
In total, the structure will have more than a thousand tons and will use the largest road crane available in Brazil. The assembly is being carried out with all possible care and once the Roda São Paulo is finished it should generate around 160 new direct and indirect jobs.
There will be 42 cabins with capacity for up to ten people, air conditioning, wi-fi, monitoring by cameras and intercom.
The place is easily accessible for those who choose to go by train, subway, bus and even by bicycle through the bike paths and cycle lanes set up on Sundays and holidays. The expectation is to receive 600 thousand and 1 million visitors a year, about 10% of the public that frequents the parks.
The new Rio Pinheiros program aims to revitalize this important symbol of the city of São Paulo through actions by various public bodies in partnership with society.
* Under supervision of Giulia Alecrim
Source: CNN Brasil
