 Consolação, being in the central area of the São Paulo Metropolis, is home to numerous cultural institutions.These include Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP), Mackenzie Presbyterian University, the São Paulo Foundation School of Sociology and Politics, Cultura Inglesa (an English language and culture school), the French Alliance, and the Central University of Maria Antonia.The Roman Catholic Colégio Sion is located on Higienópolis Avenue, right across from the Colégio Rio Branco.