Cesário Lange is a Brazilian municipality in the state of
São Paulo
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. It is part of the
Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba The Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba () is an administrative division of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It was created in 2014, and consists of the following municipalities:
*Alambari
* Alumínio
*Araçariguama
* Araçoiaba da Serra
*Boituva
* C ...
, and the statistical mesoregion of
Itapetininga
Itapetininga is a municipality in the state of São Paulo State, São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 165,526 (2020 est.) in an area of 1790 km2. The name comes from a Tupi-Guarani language, meaning "dry stone".[Tatuí
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. The population is 18,375 (2020 est.) in an area of .
History
The municipality was founded in December 12, 1878 by João Mendes de Almeida, according to Law No. 29/64. It was assigned town category under Law No. 5285 of February 18, 1959, implemented January 1, 1960. Its political emancipation was made under Law No. 28 of August 19, 1966. The town was named in honor of Cesario Lange Adrien, its first teacher. Almeida built the first chapel in the city, dedicated to
Santa Cruz, which was subsequently enlarged into a church.
Highways
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SP-280
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: Rodovia Presidente Castelo Branco.
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SP-143: Cesário Lange / Pereiras - Rodovia Marechal Rondon.
*
SP-141: Cesário Lange / Porangaba.
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SP-127
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* Bowlus SP-1 Paper Wing, glider
* SP-1 switch, a late 1960s telecommunications switch by Northern Electric
* Sp1 transcription factor, a human protein
* Dallara SP1, a race car
* Savoia-Pomilio SP.1, a reconnaiss ...
: Cesário Lange / Tatuí.
* Highway Otávio Pilon: Vicinal Cesário Lange / Cerquilho - Rodovia do Açúcar.
Economy and religion
Agriculture
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,
industry
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Economics
* Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity
* Industry (manufacturing), a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery
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,
religious tourism
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and leisure are some of the economic activities practiced in the city, which is a breeding center thoroughbred horses.
In the city of Cesário Lange, is the ''Associação Torre de Vigia de Bíblias e Tratados'' (Watch Tower Bible and Tract Association), the Brazilian headquarters of
Jehovah's Witnesses
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religious group. That site is organized the work of the Witnesses in the country and print millions of Bible literature that are sent to all the
Portuguese-speaking world, including
Portugal
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.
Media
In telecommunications, the city was served by
Companhia Telefônica Brasileira
Companhia Telefônica Brasileira (CTB) was a Brazilian fixed-line telephone company that provided services to the states of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (state), São Paulo, as well as Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo thr ...
until 1973, when it began to be served by
Telecomunicações de São Paulo.
In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the
Vivo brand in 2012.
The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).
See also
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List of municipalities in São Paulo
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of São Paulo (SP), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil
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*
Interior of São Paulo
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References
Municipalities in São Paulo (state)
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