Osasco

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Osasco
Municipality
Município de Osasco
Downtown
Downtown
Flag of Osasco
Flag
Official seal of Osasco
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Brazilian's Hot dog, "work city"
Motto(s): 
Urbs labor
Location of Osasco in the state of São Paulo
Location of Osasco in the state of São Paulo
Osasco is located in São Paulo state
Osasco
Osasco
Location of Osasco in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°31′58″S 46°47′31″W / 23.53278°S 46.79194°W / -23.53278; -46.79194Coordinates: 23°31′58″S 46°47′31″W / 23.53278°S 46.79194°W / -23.53278; -46.79194
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
State
Bandeira do estado de São Paulo.svg
São Paulo
Metropolitan RegionMetropolitan Region of São Paulo
FoundedFebruary 19, 1962
Government
 • MayorRogério Lins (Podemos)
Area
 • Municipality64.935 km2 (25.072 sq mi)
 • Metro
3,645 km2 (1,407 sq mi)
Elevation
555–780 m (740–1,009 ft)
Population
 (2020[1])
 • Municipality699,944
 • Density11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (Brasilia Official Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (Brazilian Daylight Saving Time)
Postal Code
16000-000
Area code(s)+55 11
HDI (2010)0.776[2]high
Website[1]

Osasco (Portuguese pronunciation: [oˈzasku]) is a municipality in São Paulo State, Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo[3] and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. According to the IBGE 2015, Osasco currently has the 9th highest gross domestic product in Brazil, and the 2nd largest in the State of São Paulo. The population is 699,944 (2020 est.) in an area of 64.95 km2.[4] It is among the world's more dense cities, similar in density to Tokyo and New York City. It's considered the major urban centre of the Western portion of the Greater São Paulo. It used to be a district of São Paulo City until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality of its own.[5] The city motto is "Urbs labor", a Latin phrase that means "City work".

History[]

Pre-Columbian era[]

The region that is now Osasco was inhabited by indigenous Tupi-Guaraní people.

Colonial Brazil[]

Bandeirantes lived in the region that is now Osasco, then called "Vila de Quitaúna". The famous "bandeirante" António Raposo Tavares lived there.

Early modern period[]

Osasco was founded in the 19th century by Italian immigrant Antônio Giuseppe Agù (currently the name of one of the main streets in Osasco). He came from commune Osasco in the province of Turin, Italy.

Immigrants from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Armenia, Lebanon, Israel and Japan came to Osasco during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, and their descendants form the bulk of Osasco's population.

Independence[]

Osasco became autonomous from the city of São Paulo on February 19, 1962.[5]

Some widely known events after the autonomy[]

 [pt] in the first flight of Latin America, in Osasco
  • Strike of the Cobrasma factory (1968)
  • Explosion of the (1996).
  • The first Latin American flight was in Osasco, in 1910, by  [pt][6]

Economy[]

Osasco was an industrial city but there was industrial decentralization to other regions and today the city is moving toward the retail and service industries. Osasco is the location of the headquarters of Bradesco, the third largest bank in Brazil. Currently there are a number of large companies with a presence in the city, such as Natura, Coca-Cola, Carrefour, Wal-Mart, Colgate-Palmolive and many others. Osasco is the ninth richest city in the country. GDP of Osasco: R$ 58,566,199,000[7]

Main Companies[]

Market city[]

Shopping Malls[]

  • Shopping Galeria
  • Fantasy Shopping

Banks[]

Sport[]

Sports clubs[]

Sports competitions[]

  • Racing of Saint Antônio
  • University games
  • Racing and walk – Marketing Sports
  • Osasco went prime city make Circuito Running for Nature, racing and walk (SportsFuse).

Geography[]

Is an average elevation of 792 meters and 65 km2 of area. [8] Its boundaries are São Paulo to the north, east and south, Cotia to the southwest, Carapicuíba and Barueri to the west and Santana de Parnaíba to the northwest.

Climate[]

As in almost all the metropolitan area of São Paulo, the climate is subtropical, specifically humid subtropical. The average annual temperature is around 18 °C, being the month of July the coldest (average 12 °C) and warmest February (average 30 °C). The annual rainfall is around 1400 mm.[9]

hideClimate data for Osasco (1962–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.2
(93.6) 		34.6
(94.3) 		33.6
(92.5) 		31.3
(88.3) 		29.8
(85.6) 		28.9
(84.0) 		29.3
(84.7) 		33
(91) 		37.4
(99.3) 		34.4
(93.9) 		35.2
(95.4) 		35.7
(96.3) 		37.4
(99.3)
Average high °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3) 		28
(82) 		27.3
(81.1) 		25.1
(77.2) 		23
(73) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.8
(71.2) 		23.3
(73.9) 		23.9
(75.0) 		24.7
(76.5) 		25.9
(78.6) 		26.3
(79.3) 		24.5
(76.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0) 		22.4
(72.3) 		21.7
(71.1) 		19.8
(67.6) 		17.6
(63.7) 		16.4
(61.5) 		15.8
(60.4) 		17.1
(62.8) 		17.8
(64.0) 		19
(66) 		20.3
(68.5) 		21.2
(70.2) 		18.5
(65.3)
Average low °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7) 		18.8
(65.8) 		18.2
(64.8) 		16.3
(61.3) 		13.9
(57.0) 		12.3
(54.1) 		11.7
(53.1) 		12.8
(55.0) 		13.9
(57.0) 		15.3
(59.5) 		16.5
(61.7) 		17.8
(64.0) 		14.5
(58.1)
Record low °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4) 		11.2
(52.2) 		10.9
(51.6) 		6
(43) 		5.2
(41.4) 		0.9
(33.6) 		0.2
(32.4) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		2.1
(35.8) 		4.2
(39.6) 		6.9
(44.4) 		7.3
(45.1) 		−2.2
(28.0)
Average precipitation cm (inches) 24
(9.4) 		25
(9.8) 		16
(6.3) 		8
(3.1) 		7
(2.8) 		6
(2.4) 		4
(1.6) 		3
(1.2) 		7
(2.8) 		13
(5.1) 		14
(5.5) 		19
(7.5) 		146
(57)
Source: INMET – Clima[10]

Geopolitics[]

Osasco ranks 5th among São Paulo municipalities by population, with 666,740 residents as of 2010. The city also plays an important role in the state's industry, education and media, hosting prominent schools, universities and TV stations.

Demography[]

(Source: IPEA data)

Changing demographics of the city of Osasco

Source:

Ethnicity[]

Ethnic groups Percent
White 66.3%
Black 4.5%
Pardo (Brown) 27.5%
Asian 0.8%
Amerindian 0.2%

Source: IBGE

Religion[]

Main article: Religion in Brazil
Religion Percentage Number
Catholic 64.75% 422.553
Protestant 20.54% 134.042
No religion 9.33% 60.886
Kardecist 0.90% 5.873
Buddhist 0.23% 1.500
Jewish 0.04% 261

Source: IBGE 2000

Hydrography[]

Main Neighbourhoods[]

Transportation[]

Osasco train

Osasco due to its proximity to São Paulo, has a transit similar to the state capital, that is one of the more you carry the world. In the city can be found means of road and rail.

Main Streets[]

Viaduto Reinaldo de Oliveira
Arco de Osasco, the city's landmark, in Christmas.
  • Avenida Maria Campos
  • Avenida Bussocaba/Avenida Prefeito Hirant Sanazar
  • Avenida Presidente Médici
  • Avenida Getúlio Vargas
  • Avenida Visconde de Nova Granada/Avenida Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
  • Avenida Santo Antônio
  • Avenida Antônio Carlos Costa
  • Rua da Estação
  • Avenida Pedro Pinho
  • Avenida João de Andrade
  • Avenida Sarah Veloso
  • Complexo Viário Fuad Auada
  • Avenida Hilário Pereira de Souza
  • Avenida Franz Voegelli
  • Avenida Benedito Alves Turíbio
  • Avenida Giuseppe Sacco
  • Avenida Padre Vicente Mellilo/Avenida Prestes Maia

Train[]

It is linked by CPTM rapid transit to São Paulo by the 8 and 9[11] train lines.

Roads[]

Roads of Osasco:

Airports of São Paulo[]

Congonhas Airport
Campo de Marte Airport
Cumbica Airport

São Paulo has two main airports:

Companies of bus[]

  • Viação Osasco
  • Auto Viação Urubupungá

Bus station[]

  • Terminus Amador Aguiar (Vila Yara)
  • Terminus Largo de Osasco
  • Bus station of Osasco

Media[]

Newspaper[]

  • ;
  • ;
  • ;
  • Correio Paulista;
  • Jornal do Trem;

Newsweb[]

  • Portal PlanetaOsasco.com;[12]
  • Webdiário;

Radio[]

  • Nova Difusora 1540 AM e;
  • Rádio Iguatemi AM.
  • Radio Terra FM.
  • Osascoradioweb

Channel[]

Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT)

Government[]

Executive[]

Mayors of Osasco
  • (1962–1967)
  • Guaçu Piteri (1967–1970)
  • José Liberatti (1970–1973)
  • (1º Mandate: 1973–1977)
  • Guaçu Piteri (1977–1982)
  • Humberto Parro (1983–1988)
  • (2º Mandate: 1989–1992)
  • (1º Mandate: 1993–1996)
  • (1997–2000)
  • (2º Mandate: 2001–2004)
  • (1º Mandate: 2005–2008)
  • (2º Mandate: 2009–2012)
  • (2013–2016)
  • Rogério Lins (2017-Today)

Educational[]

Colleges and universities[]

Culture[]

Libraries[]

  • Biblioteca Heitor Sinegalia
  • Biblioteca Manoel Fiorita
  • Library of
  • Library of

Theatres[]

  • Teatro do Sesi

Spaces of culture[]

  • Centro de Eventos Pedro Bortolosso

Museums[]

Schools of education in culture[]

  • Escola de Artes César Antonio Salvi

House of events the culture[]

  • Casa de Angola
  • Casa do Violeiro do Brasil

Leisure and natural environment[]

  • Parque Ecológico Nelson Vilha Dias
  • Parque Municipal Dionísio Alvares Mateos
  • Parque Clóvis Assaf
  • Park of Lazer Antônio Temporim
  • Parque Ecológico Jardim Piratininga

Health[]

Hospitals:

  • AACD
  • Hospital Cruzeiro do Sul
  • Hospital e Maternidade Amador Aguiar
  • Hospital e Maternidade João Paulo II
  • Hospital Montreal S/A
  • Hospital Municipal Antônio Gíglio
  • Hospital Dr. Vivaldo Martins Simões ( Regional )
  • Hospital e Maternidade Sino Brasileiro

Osasquenses[]

Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva, football player

Twin towns – sister cities[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Brazil

Osasco is twinned with:[16]

See also[]

Bibliography[]

  • SANAZAR, Hirant. Osasco – Sua história, sua gente: Osasco, ed. do author, 2003.
  • FAVARÃO, Mazé (apres.). Osasco conta sua história através dos bairros: Osasco, Secretaria de Educação, 2007.
  • METROVICHE, Eduardo (org.). Osasco – Um século de fotografia: Osasco, Maxprint Editora, 2007.

References[]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Ranking | Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil". Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  3. ^ Divisão Territorial do Brasil[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (PDF) (in Portuguese). 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2019. 2018 Estimates of Population
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b IBGE, history
  6. ^ "::: Câmara Municipal de Osasco ::: Estado de São Paulo". www.camaraosasco.sp.gov.br. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  7. ^ "IBGE". ibge.gov.br.
  8. ^ "IBGE". ibge.gov.br.
  9. ^ Osasco – SP. tempoagora.uol.com.br
  10. ^ "INMET – Climatologia – Gráficos Climatológicos". Archived from the original on February 9, 2010.
  11. ^ "CPTM lines". CPTM (Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos). Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
  12. ^ "Portal Planeta Osasco".
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ "FITO BR – Em Construção". Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
  15. ^ "Centro Universitário FIEO".
  16. ^ "Cidades Irmãs". osasco.sp.gov.br (in Portuguese). Osasco. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

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