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Angatuba
Angatuba is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo. The population is 25,479 (2020 est.) in an area of 1028 km². The highway Rodovia Raposo Tavares passes south of the city. There is controversy about the meaning of the name ''Angatuba''. It is a Tupi-Guarani word for "house of spirits" or "sweet fruit".IBGE history Angatuba was founded in 1872, under the name ''Espírito Santo da Boa Vista''. It became a town (''vila'') and an independent municipality in 1885, when it was separated from . It was elevated to a city (''cidade'') in 1906. The name was changed to ''Angatuba'' in 1908. In 1991 Campina do Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angatuba Ecological Station
The Angatuba Ecological Station () is an ecological station in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Location The Angatuba Ecological Station is in the municipality of Angatuba in the state of São Paulo. It has an area of . It is within the Angatuba State Forest. The terrain is hilly, with altitudes from . History The ESEC was created by decree 23.790 of 13 August 1985 in state-owned land in the Angatuba municipality. The purpose was to protect existing ecosystems, fauna and flora, and to support educational and scientific activities. It is managed by the Instituto Florestal of São Paulo. Environment The station contains a significant remnant of cerrado vegetation and forest at the southern limit of this type of biome. The cerrado is in contact with Atlantic Forest. It has a complex ecosystem of vital importance as a refuge for animals in danger of extinction. The vegetation consists of remnants of semideciduous forest in various stages of succession. 257 species of plant hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angatuba State Forest
The Angatuba State Forest ( is a state forest in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Location The Angatuba State Forest is in the municipality of Angatuba in the state of São Paulo. It has an area of . The terrain is moderately hilly. The climate is warm, with a dry winter. Temperatures range from with an average of . Vegetation includes fragments of seasonal forest, with 80% of the area used for experimental plantings of exotic and native species. History The Angatuba State Forest was created by state governor decree 44.489 of 5 January 1965. The forest contains the Angatuba Ecological Station The Angatuba Ecological Station () is an ecological station in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Location The Angatuba Ecological Station is in the municipality of Angatuba in the state of São Paulo. It has an area of . It is within the Angatu ..., a strictly protected area created in 1985. Notes Sources * * {{authority control 1965 establishments in Brazil State forests of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzane Von Richthofen
Suzane Louise Magnani Muniz (born Suzane Louise von Richthofen; 3 November 1983) is a Brazilian woman who was convicted of murdering her parents on 31 October 2002 with the help of her boyfriend and his brother. She was put on trial in São Paulo in July 2006 and was sentenced to 39 years and 6 months in prison. She was released from prison on parole in 2023. Life Suzane von Richthofen is the daughter of German engineer Manfred Albert von Richthofen (from Erbach an der Donau, Baden-Württemberg) and Brazilian psychiatrist Marisia von Richthofen (née Abdalla, of Lebanese and Italian descent) and allegedly a distant relative of the World War I flying ace Manfred von Richthofen. Her father was a director of DERSA, a state-owned company which manages São Paulo's Highway system, and the chief engineer for the Mário Covas beltway project. She has a younger brother, Andreas Albert von Richthofen. After graduating from a German high school, Suzane studied law at the Pontifical Cathol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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".IBGE history The city is the seat of the Government Region of Itapetininga, made up of twelve other municipalities: Alambari, Angatuba, Boituva, Campina do Monte Alegre, Capela do Alto, Cerquilho, Cesário Lange, Guareí, Quadra, São Miguel Arcanjo, São Paulo, São Miguel Arcanjo, Sarapuí and Tatuí, which together have more than 520 thousand inhabitants. It is situated in the southern part of the state, and is known as ''cidade das escolas'', meaning city of schools in Portuguese language, Portuguese. History Itapetininga developed along with the "tropeirismo" (Trooping), as a resting point of the cattle dealers, who were mount ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... São Paulo is divided into 645 municipalities, which, since 2017, have been grouped into 11 intermediate and 53 immediate regions. List See also * Geography of Brazil * List of cities in Brazil * List of municipalities in São Paulo by HDI References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of municipalities in Sao Paulo Sao Paulo * Municipalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Gordo
João Gordo (born João Francisco Benedan on 13 March 1964) is a Brazilian vocalist, TV host and paleontologist. He is the lead singer of the hardcore punk band Ratos de Porão, also known simply as RxDxPx. He participated in many seminal punk events in Brazil. Benedan began his musical career as a member of the boy band RC Boys, covering the major hits of Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos (singer), Roberto Carlos. Besides several guest appearances in metal radio shows from São Paulo such as ''Backstage'' and ''Comando Metal'' (defunct, originally syndicated in São Paulo on 89.1 Rock FM). In the 1990s he became one of the most famous VJ (media personality), VJs of MTV Brasil, in their programs of games and talk shows. He also appeared on the studio version of "Reza" on ''Against (album), Against'' (1998) and also contributed vocals to ''Nation (Sepultura album), Nation'' (2001), and RDP's song "Crucificados Pelo Sistema" was covered by Sepultura way back when. He appeared on Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodovia Raposo Tavares
Rodovia Raposo Tavares (official designation SP-270) is the longest highway in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil, with 654 km. It was opened in 1937. The highway starts in the city of São Paulo and continues westward, serving the main cities of Cotia, Vargem Grande Paulista, São Roque, São Paulo, São Roque, Sorocaba, Itapetininga, Angatuba, Ourinhos, Assis, Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Presidente Prudente, Presidente Bernardes, São Paulo, Presidente Bernardes, Presidente Venceslau and Presidente Epitácio, at the shores of the Paraná River, by the border with Mato Grosso do Sul. It receives the Rodovia Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco Highway at Ourinhos. The highway was named in honour of António Raposo Tavares, one of the leading bandeirantes (explorers of the backlands in the 16th and 17th centuries). It is managed and maintained in its first 120 km by a state concession to private company ViaOeste, and this section requires a toll road, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Brazil
The municipalities of Brazil () are administrative divisions of the states of Brazil, Brazilian states. Brazil currently has 5,571 municipalities, which, given the 2019 population estimate of 210,147,125, makes an average municipality population of 37,728 inhabitants. The average state in Brazil has 214 municipalities. Roraima is the least subdivided state, with 15 municipalities, while Minas Gerais is the most, with 853. Northern states are divided into small numbers of large municipalities (e.g. Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas is divided into only 62 municipalities), and therefore they cover large areas incorporating several separated towns or villages that do not necessarily conform to one single conurbation. Southern and eastern states on the other hand, are divided into many small municipalities (e.g. Minas Gerais), and therefore large urban areas usually extend over several municipalities which form one single conurbation. The Federal District (Brazil), Federal Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities In São Paulo (state)
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The English word is derived from French , which in turn derives from the Latin , based on the word for social contract (), referring originally to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction, from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco, to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York. The territory over which a munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G1 (website)
G1, stylized as g1, is a Brazilian news portal maintained by Grupo Globo and under the guidance of Central Globo de Jornalismo. It was released on 18 September 2006, the same date as Rede Globo's anniversary. The portal provides journalistic content from various companies of Grupo Globo – TV Globo, Globo News, Radios CBN and Globo, the newspapers O Globo, Extra, Expresso and Valor Econômico, Época and Globo Rural magazines, among others – besides its own reports in the form of text, photographs, audio and video. In addition to five editorial offices in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Brasília, Belo Horizonte and Recife, affiliates of Rede Globo, newspapers, magazines, radio stations and news agencies Agência Estado, Agence France Presse, Associated Press, EFE, The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratos De Porão
Ratos de Porão (Portuguese for "Basement Rats") is a Brazilian crossover thrash band from São Paulo. They were formed in 1981, toured South America, North America, Asia and Europe, and still continue to play today. Their core lineup of João Gordo on vocals and Jão on drums and later guitars has remained since virtually the band's beginning. History Early days Ratos de Porão, or simply "RxDxPx", was formed in November 1981, existing in the Brazilian (São Paulo city) punk rock scene (alongside bands such as Olho Seco, Cólera, Inocentes, Garotos Podres, and Lobotomia). Directly influenced by the UK 82 hardcore bands such as Discharge, Charged G.B.H., Chaos U.K. The Varukers and Swedish and Finnish bands such as Anti-Cimex and Kaaos, they started to write songs that criticized Brazilian society, a revolutionary concept at the time. Their sound is regarded as one of the rawest of their scene (because other bands such as Cólera and Garotos Podres were more 'punk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivo (telecommunications Company)
Vivo ( Portuguese for 'Live', as in Live Broadcasting, or 'Alive'), known as Vivo Brazil, is a brand of Telefônica Brasil, a subsidiary of Telefónica and the largest telecommunications company in Brazil. It is headquartered in the Brooklin Novo neighborhood of São Paulo. History The company was originally formed as part of Telebrás, the state-owned telecom monopoly at the time. In 1998, Telebrás was demerged and privatized. Telefónica bought Telesp, the São Paulo division, and rebranded it to Telefónica. On 15 April 2012, all Telefónica services were rebranded again to Vivo, using the same strategy of unifying all its services in a unique brand, like Movistar (Hispanic America and Spain) and O2 (rest of Europe). Merged companies The following operators merged to form Vivo: ''Owned by Telefónica'' *Telefónica Celular (Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Rio Grande do Sul) *Telebahia Celular ( Bahia) *Telergipe Celular ( Sergipe) * Telesp Landline (São Paulo) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
