SP-31 is a

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in the

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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 ...

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Description

The Rodovia Índio Tibiriçá is a

highway A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It includes not just major roads, but also other public roads and rights of way. In the United States, it is also used as an equivalent term to controlled-access highway, or ...

that connects the municipality of

São Bernardo do Campo São Bernardo do Campo () is a Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the state of São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 810,729 (2022 census) in an area of . According to 2021 data from ...

to the municipality of

Suzano Suzano is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in São Paulo (state), São Paulo state, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 300,559 (2020 est.) in an area of 206.24 km². The elevation is 749 m ...

, both located in the

Metropolitan Region of São Paulo Metropolitan may refer to: Areas and governance (secular and ecclesiastical) * Metropolitan archdiocese, the jurisdiction of a metropolitan archbishop ** Metropolitan bishop or archbishop, leader of an ecclesiastical "mother see" * Metropolitan ar ...

. It is the main route linking the Alto Tietê Region to the ABC Paulista Region. The road also serves as an alternative for residents of the Alto Tietê area traveling to the

Baixada Santista The Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista is a metropolitan area located on the coast of São Paulo state in Brazil, with a population of 1.7 million. Its most populous city is Santos. As an administrative division (''Região Metropolitana ...

or the

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. The road is named in honor of the

Tupiniquim Tupiniquim (also Tupinã-ki, Topinaquis, Tupinaquis, Tupinanquins; plural: Tupiniquins) are an indigenous people of Brazil of the Tupi family, who now live in three indigenous territories (''Terras Indígenas'' in Portuguese). The indigenous ...

indigenous leader Tibiriçá, who played a significant role in the events leading to the founding of the city of São Paulo in 1554. Key points along the route: SP-148 –

Ribeirão Pires Ribeirão Pires (''Pires Stream'') is a city in the Metropolitan Region of the city of São Paulo, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is part of the " ABC Region” of Greater São Paulo. The population is 124,159 (2020 est.) in an area of 99.1 ...

– SP-066 (Suzano)

Characteristics

Length

* Initial km: 33.100 * Final km: 70.300

Municipalities served

Santo André Santo ('saint' in various languages) may refer to: People * Santo (given name) * Santo (surname) * El Santo, Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (1917–1984), Mexican wrestler and actor * Bob Santo or Santo, stage name of Ghanaian comedian John Evans Kwad ...

* Ouro Fino Paulista * Palmeiras de São Paulo *

References

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