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Smart grid research
We’re collaborating with the Brazilian energy and elec-
tricity research center, Centro de Pesquisas de Energia
Elétrica, to develop a smart grid that will help the coun-
try meet its growing energy needs efficiently and reliably
over the years to come. National grid operator Operador
Nacional do Sistema Elétrico is relying on our technolog-
ical expertise to implement the project.
Video surveillance of
World Cup stadiums for 
The  World Cup stadiums now under construction
in Brazil – including the São Paulo venue that will host
the  World Cup kickoff – are being monitored with
the help of video technology from Siemens. The inno-
vative technology not only provides site surveillance;
it also allows centralized, online monitoring of construc-
tion progress – around the clock, seven day a week.
Traffic management for the megacity
In a city of  million, traffic control and mobility pose
huge challenges for local officials. Our state-of-the-art
PC SCOOT traffic control system, which is now managing
traffic flows in large parts of São Paulo, is making their
job easier. The related IT software, which also comes from
Siemens, is helping ensure that the  intersections
currently controlled by PC SCOOT will continue to be
efficiently managed in the future.
Anhanguera transformer substation
A vital component of São Paulo’s energy supply system,
the Anhanguera transformer substation – for which
we’ve been providing innovative solutions since the very
beginning – is a trailblazing power transmission project
that is benefiting the entire country. Because of its three
voltage levels –  kilovolts,  kilovolts and  kilo-
volts – the substation is not only a reliable source of
power for São Paulo; it also supplies energy to neighbor-
ing cities and feeds electricity into the national power grid
as well. All in all, some , consumers are directly
linked to the transformer substation.
Diagnósticos da América (DASA)
São Paulo is home to one of the largest state-of-the-art
medical laboratories in the world. Operated by DASA –
Latin America’s leading provider of clinical diagnostic ser-
vices – the facility offers more than , different clinical
analysis and imaging procedures. As a key partner, we
supply a large part of the laboratory’s medical technolo-
gies and are helping make its processes more efficient,
economical and environmentally friendly.
Line -Yellow driverless metro
Line -Yellow is the latest and most innovative extension
of São Paulo’s metro network. Nearly  kilometers long,
Line -Yellow is South America’s only driverless subway
line. We played a key role in the project, providing drives
and control technologies, an energy management system
and the line’s entire communications, air circulation and
security infrastructure.
Siemens in São Paulo
> A selection of current projects