Aguaí is a Brazilian

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

located in the eastern part of the state of

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. The population is 36,648 (2020 est.) in an area of . The settlement ''Cascavel'' was established in 1887 near a railway station. In 1944, when it was separated from

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, it became an independent municipality with the name ''Aguaí''.

History

The municipality was created by state law in 1944.

Geography

Limits

North
Santa Cruz das Palmeiras, Casa Branca,

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South

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East

, Espírito Santo do Pinhal West
Leme,

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Rivers

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* Itupeva River

Demographics

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).

Notable people

* Aline Villares Reis Football player * Filipe Aguaí Football player

References

External links

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Website of Aguaí
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Aguaí online
Municipalities in São Paulo (state) 1887 establishments in Brazil {{MesoregionCampinas-geo-stub