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Guarulhos () is a Brazilian municipality. It is the second most populous city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, the 13th most populous city in Brazil, and is also the most populous city in the country that is not a state capital. In the last few years it has outgrown Campinas. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. Its population is 1,221,927 with an area of 318.68 km2. Overview The name comes from the Tupi language, and means "Eaters", "big-bellied people"; a reference to the original indigenous inhabitants of the area. It ranks eighth by GDP among Brazilian cities; second in São Paulo state. (source:IBGE, Brazil's national institute of statistics. GDP by cities report, published in 2005 with data from 2002). It is the tenth largest suburb in the world. The per capita income for the municipality is R$12,793. São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU), one of the main Brazilian airports, is located there. The city is the seat of the Roman Cathol ...
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Municipal Conservatory Of Guarulhos
The Municipal Conservatory of Guarulhos is a public educational institution of study and training of music, managed by the municipal government of the city of Guarulhos in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The school provides courses in singing, clarinet, acoustic and electric bass guitar, flute, classical and popular percussion, piano, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, viola, guitar, violin, cello, electric guitar. History The Municipal Conservatory of Guarulhos was created by the Municipal Law No. 732, of January 3, 1961. It had as its main objective the teaching of music and its dissemination in various genres. The law guaranteed gratuity of all courses and decreed that the institution would operate, in principle, experimentally. At first, it were offered courses of musical instruments and singing, but the following year was the creation of the law No. 8483 that implemented to its curriculum, courses in drawing, painting and sculpture, thus, the entity had a new nomenclature and ...
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List Of Mayors Of Guarulhos
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Guarulhos, in São Paulo state, Brazil. * Joaquim Francisco de Paula Rabello, 1881-1890 * Antônio José de Siqueira Bueno, 1890-1891 * Lúcio Francisco Pereira, 1894-1896 * João Francisco da Silva Portilho, 1896-1902 * Leonardo Valtardi, 1902-1906 * João Teófilo de Assis Ferreira, 1906-1907 * Gabriel José Antônio, 1908-1915 * Felício Antônio Alves, 1915-1916 * Zeferino Pires de Freitas, 1917-1919 * José Maurício de Oliveira Sobrinho, 1919-1930 * João Eduardo da Silva, 1930-1931 * Delezino de Almeida Franco, 1930-1931 * Alberto Cardoso de Melo, 1931 * Ariovaldo Panadês, 1931-1932 * Alfredo Ferreira Paulino Filho, 1932-1933 * Carlos Panadês, 1933 * Guilhermino Rodrigues de Lima, 1933-1938 * Gentil Bicudo Contador, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1945 * José Saraceni, 1936-1938 * José Moreira Matos, 1938-1940 * José Maurício de Oliveira, 1940-1945 * Heitor Maurício de Oliveira, 1945-1947 * Vasco Elídio Egidi ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Guarulhos
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarulhos ( la, Dioecesis Guaruliensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guarulhos in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil. History * 30 January 1981: Established as Diocese of Guarulhos from the Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes Bishops Ordinaries * Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...s of Guarulhos (Roman rite) ** Bishop João Bergese (1981.02.11 – 1991.05.05; Appointed Archbishop of Pouso Alegre) ** Bishop Luiz Gonzaga Bergonzini (1991.12.04 – 2011.11.23) ** Bishop Joaquim Justino Carreira (2011.11.23 - 2013.09.01) ** Bishop Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist. (2014.01.29-) Other priest of this diocese who became bishop * Otacilio Francisco Ferreira de Lacerda, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, M ...
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