São Paulo Metro
The São Paulo Metrô (Portuguese: Metropolitano de São Paulo), commonly called the Metrô, is the main rapid transit system in the city of São Paulo and the largest in Brazil. It is also the second largest system in South America and the third largest in Latin America, behind the Mexico City Metro and the Santiago Metro. The five main lines in the metro system system (Lines 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5) operate on 78.4 kilometres (48.7 mi) of route, serving 65 stations. A sixth line, Line 15, is a monorail line that partially opened for service in 2014. In 2014, the four lines operated by CMSP (Lines 1, 2, 3 & 5) achieved an average weekday ridership of 3.09 million, and provided 895.6 million rides over the course of 2014; the entire Metro system served 1,098 million passengers when Line 4 is included with the other four lines.
The Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (Metrô) was founded on April 24, 1968. Eight months later, work on North-South line was initiated. In 1972, the first test train trip occurred between Jabaquara and Saúde stations. In 1974, the segment between Jabaquara and Vila Mariana entered into commercial operation.
Metrô (band)
Metrô is a famous Brazilian band formed in 1979 under the name A Gota Suspensa before renaming themselves in 1984. Beginning as a progressive rock band, they later shifted to a more synthpop-influenced direction, becoming one of the most successful groups in the then-thriving Brazilian rock/new wave scene.
History
Early years and A Gota Suspensa (1979–1984)
The band that would become Metrô was founded in 1979, under the name A Gota Suspensa ("The Suspended Drop"), by six French Brazilian friends who studied together at the Lycée Pasteur, an exclusive French high school in São Paulo: former model and actress Virginie Boutaud (vocals), Alec Haiat (guitar), Marcel Zimberg (sax), Yann Laouenan (keyboards), Xavier Leblanc (bass) and Daniel "Dany" Roland (drums). They were originally an experimental/progressive rock ensemble heavily inspired by acts such as Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Novos Baianos and the Tropicalista movement, among others, and toured extensively around Brazil to perform in numerous music festivals. In 1983 they released a self-titled album via independent label Underground Discos e Artes; despite being a commercial failure, it was very well-received by the critics, and acquired a strong cult following as years went by.
Metro (Hungarian band)
Metro was a very famous Hungarian rock band in the 1960s and early 1970s. When the Hungarian government cracked down on rock music that they considered subversive, Metro left the music industry. Band leader Zorán Sztevanovity has pursued an active solo career after his tenure with the band.
