São Paulo Tramway, Light and Power Company, also known as Light São Paulo or simply Light, was a privately owned utility company operating in São Paulo, Brazil from 1899 until 1981.[1]
History
Canadians William Mackenzie and Frederick Stark Pearson founded the São Paulo Tramway, Light and Power Company in 1899. In 1900 Light São Paulo began operating the first tram line in the city of São Paulo which ran to Barra Funda.[1]
Work began in 1901 on the hydroelectric plant in Santana de Parnaíba. It opened in 1905.[1] In 1905 the company installed the first electric street lights on Rua Barão de Itapetininga. In 1906 the company constructed a reservoir at Guarapiranga. In 1907 they installed 50 more lights on Direita Street, Rua 15 de Novembro, and Rua São Bento.[2]