Araraquara
Araraquara | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Altior altissimo semper (Latin) Always louder | |
 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Araraquara Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 21°47′38″S 48°10′33″W / 21.79389°S 48.17583°WCoordinates: 21°47′38″S 48°10′33″W / 21.79389°S 48.17583°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edinho Silva (PT) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,004 km2 (388 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 664 m (2,178 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 238,339 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | (BRST) |
| Postal code | 14801 |
| Area code | +(55) 16 |
| Website | Official website |
Araraquara (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐɾaɾɐˈkwaɾɐ] or [aˌɾaɾɐˈkwaɾɐ]) is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 238,339 (2020 est.) in an area of 1004 km².[2] It is also known as "the abode of the sun," because of its impressive sunset and because of its hot atmosphere, especially in summer. The city was founded in 1817.
History[]
Etymology[]
There are two possible origins for the name of the city, one that links it to the Tupi-Guarani language of the region's indigenous inhabitants, and one that relates it to the Língua Geral of São Paulo.[3] The two versions come from similar expressions, "arará kûara" and "arara kûara", which mean "lair of the macaws."[3]
Geography[]
The city is in the , part of the Mesoregion of Araraquara, 270 km north of São Paulo.
Transport[]
The city is served by Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport.
Sport[]
Ferroviária is the local football (soccer) team of the city organized back in 1950 by the railroad workers at EFA – Araraquara Railroad Company (Estradas de Ferro de Araraquara). The team is known as "Locomotives" and plays home matches at Estádio Fonte Luminosa, which has a maximum capacity of 27,000 people (seated).
Ferroviária has also a very competitive professional female soccer team organized in 2001 that started to collect titles right on the following year – the Ferroviária Women Soccer team got its 1st state title in 2002 – the São Paulo State championship. Ladies did it again in 2004, 2005 and 2013 to sum up 4 state titles. The Ferroviaria women soccer team kept evolving in structure to get national projection – women soccer team won in 2014 the Copa do Brasil and more 2 national titles the Brasileirão in 2014 and 2019. They also reached 2 most important titles for the women soccer in Americas. On March´2021 the Ferroviaria Women soccer team won its 2nd title of Libertadores da America champioship in 2020 edition (due to COVID-19 limitations). The 1st title at Libertadores da America came on 2015. Lindsay Camila is the Ferrroviaria Women Soccer team coach.
Notes[]
- ^ Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010.
References[]
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- ^ Jump up to: a b Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013). Dicionário de Tupi Antigoː a Língua Indígena Clássica do Brasil. São Paulo: Global. p. 544.
External links[]
Media related to Araraquara at Wikimedia Commons
Araraquara travel guide from Wikivoyage- (in Portuguese) Official website
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