An administrative hub, Santo Amaro fans out from tree-shaded Parque Treze de Maio, with its playground and fountains. Along the riverside Cais da Aurora promenade, the Tortura Nunca Mais monument is one of several tributes honoring the victims of Brazil’s 20th-century military dictatorship. Buffet restaurants and cafes line Rua Capitão Lima, and there are mid-range fashion stores at the modern Shopping Tacaruna mall.