Mariápolis is a municipality in the state of
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
in Brazil. The population is 4,091 (2020 est.) in an area of 187 km
2. The elevation is 410 m.
The town was founded in 1943 by
Jan Antonín Baťa
Jan Antonín Baťa (7 March 1898 – 23 August 1965) (also known as Jan Antonin Bata or Jan Bata, called the King of Shoes) was a Czech-Brazilian shoe manufacturer from Uherské Hradiště (southeastern Moravia), half-brother of Tomáš Baťa.
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as part of his expansion of the
Bata shoe company, founded by his brother
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Other towns in Brazil linked to Baťa include
Anaurilândia,
Batatuba,
Bataguassu, and
Batayporã.
See also
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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
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References
Municipalities in São Paulo (state)
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