Altinópolis is a Brazilian
municipality
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in the state of
São Paulo
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. The population is 16,203 (2020 est.) in an area of 929 km².
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/ref> The city is known for its sights, like the Praça das Esculturas
Praça das Esculturas (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Sculpture Square''), also known as O Jardim das Esculturas ou Praça das Esculturas de Vaccarini, is a sculpture garden, sculpture park in Altinópolis, in the state of São Paulo (state), ...
, and its wide variety of caves and waterfalls.
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Tourism
Altinópolis has five rivers and 35 waterfalls. One of them is 72 meters high.
There are eight caves regularly visited by tourist, highlighted by the Itambé Cave with a façade of 28 meters and some 350 meters of galleries. The Department of Tourism gives visitors the necessary information and support. The ranking of the city was high in the last Hall of São Paulo Tourism.
For those interested in art, there are the works of Vaccarini Bassano (1914 - 2002).
Bassano Vaccarini sculpture park
Altinópolis is home to a large group of sculptures of (1914-2002). He was born in Milan, Italy and arrived in Brazil after World War II and chose Altinópolis for his workshop in 1980. Praça das Esculturas
Praça das Esculturas (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Sculpture Square''), also known as O Jardim das Esculturas ou Praça das Esculturas de Vaccarini, is a sculpture garden, sculpture park in Altinópolis, in the state of São Paulo (state), ...
(''Sculpture Square''), which covers at the highest point of the city, houses 42 of Vaccarini's works. The sculpture park
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A sculpture garden may be private, owned by a ...
opened in 1992.Brazilian Comedy Theater
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.
Folia de Reis Festival
Every February there is a gathering of traditional groups that keep alive the dance and singing to the grace of the three wise eastern kings . The festival itself is one of the few traditional religious meetings, and carries the unique elements of this regional expression.
The festivity is held in front of the city's cathedral, usually in the second week of February.
See also
*List of municipalities in São Paulo
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*Interior of São Paulo
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References
External links
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Official City Website
Municipalities in São Paulo (state)
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