Ibiúna is a municipality in the state of
São Paulo
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in
Brazil
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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 ...
. The population is 79,479 (2020 est.) in an area of 1058.08 km
2. The elevation is 860 m.
Geography
Located in the middle of a valley, its main economical activity/resources are provided from agriculture (developed by the hundreds of Japanese immigrants established there) and the city has been recently turned to a tourist city a few years ago. The whole Ibiuna territory encompasses rainforests, bushes, and hundreds of kilometers of native vegetation and wildlife.
The municipality contains part of the
Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area
The Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area () is an environmental protection area in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It controls land use in an extensive area of Atlantic Forest in the Serra do Mar range.
Location
The Serra do Mar Enviro ...
, created in 1984.
It also contains part of the
Jurupará State Park
The Jurupará State Park () is a state park in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
It protects an area of Atlantic Forest, and provides a bridge between other conservation units in the region.
Location
The Jurupará State Park is in the municipaliti ...
, created in 1992.
People
The population is mostly situated outside the metropolitan area (15,000 inhabitants in the city and approximately 65,000 in the suburbs) and is a mix of Portuguese Colonialists descendants, Italians, Germans and Africans — as mostly any part of the country, Ibiuna is a mix of races and cultures. Once a year, the city held the famous "São Sebastian festival" party celebrated for nearly a century to reaffirm the faith of town's divine intervention by St. Sebastian during a Spanish influenza epidemic (the celebration occurs every year during the last weekend of May).
Media
In telecommunications, the city was served by
Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1975, when it began to be served by
Telecomunicações de São Paulo.
In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the
Vivo
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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
*
List of municipalities in São Paulo
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Interior of São Paulo
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References
External links
* http://www.ibiuna.com.br Site da cidade de Ibiúna
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070625042950/http://www.guiasaoroque.com.br/ibiuna/ibiuna.htm About Ibiúna
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