Matão is a
municipality in the state of
São Paulo in
Brazil. As of 2020, the town had an estimated
population of 83,626 and a
population density of 146.3 persons per km². The total area the city is . Matão sits at an elevation of . The municipality consists of two districts: Matão and São Lourenço do Turvo.
History
Matão was first populated by coffee growers at the beginning of the 1890s. The settlers constructed a small chapel in 1894, and in 1895 called their settlement Senhor do Bom Jesus das Palmeiras. The settlement was renamed Matão in 1897 and became a district of
Araraquara. It became an independent municipality on August 27, 1898. The region attracted more small-scale farmers in the 1890s, and development was furthered by the construction of a railroad line, the
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, which was built to connect
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, in São Paulo State, to
Cuiabá, the capital city of
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP.
Neighboring ...
. The rail line reached Matão by 1899. The municipality comprised three districts, Matão, Dobrada and São Lourenço do Turvo, until 1964 when
Dobrada
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became a separate municipality.
Events
Corpus Christi (Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ) Feast
Matão is one of the Brazilian cities renowned for its
Corpus Christi festivities, which have been celebrated since 1948. On this day streets of the city are decorated with temporary "rugs" made of crushed colored glass, coffee powder, and other materials in preparation for a religious procession. These rugs feature religious and municipal scenes and colorful floral and geometric designs.
References
External links
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1894 establishments in Brazil
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