Bragança Paulista

Bragança Paulista
Bragança Paulista
Municipality
	View from Lago do Taboão
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in São Paulo state
	Bragança Paulista Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 22°57′11″S 46°32′32″W / 22.95306°S 46.54222°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Mesoregion	Macro-metropolitana Paulista
Microregion	Bragança Paulista
Government
• Mayor	Amauri Sodré Da Silva (DEM)
Area
• Total	512.6 km2 (197.9 sq mi)
Elevation	856 m (2,808 ft)
Population (2020 )
• Total	170,533
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-02:00 (BRST)
Postal code	12900-000
Area code	(+55) 11
Website	www.braganca.sp.gov.br

Bragança Paulista is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 170,533 (2020 est.) in an area of 512.6 km².^[2] The elevation is 817 m.

The city is famous for its traditional sausages, with several establishments claiming to sell the "real Bragança sausage". Bragança has become a commuter town due to its proximity to São Paulo and Campinas. As a result, real estate is developing at a fast pace and several gated communities have sprung up all over town.

The city is served by Arthur Siqueira Airport dedicated to general aviation.

History

The city was founded in December 15, 1763 as a settlement next to a small chapel and was originally called Conceição do Jaguari. The founders were Antonio Pires Pimentel and his wife, Ignácia da Silva Pimentel. By February 1765, the settlement was officially recognized and renamed as Distrito de Paz e Freguesia de Conceição do Jaguari. In October of 1767, the location was elevated to the condition of village and renamed as Village of New Bragança (Nova Bragança, after Bragança, Portugal). By 1856, the village of Nova Bragança was broken off from the township of Atibaia, becoming the town of Bragança.^{[citation needed]}

Transport

Highways

Rodovia Fernao Dias (BR-381) - São Paulo to Belo Horizonte

Rodovia Captain Balduíno (SP-8) - Pinhalzinho, Pedra Bela, Socorro, Lindóia and Águas de Lindóia, forming part of BR 146, which connects Bragança Paulista to the city of Patos de Minas.

Rodovia Benevenutto Moretto (SP-95) - Tuiuti, Amparo. Pedreira and Jaguariúna.

Rodovia Alkindar M. Junqueira (SP-63) - Itatiba (Jundiaí) (Campinas)

Rodovia Padre Aldo Boline (SP-63) - Piracaia

João Hermenegildo Oliveira Bypass - Connects Rodovia Fernão Dias near Vargem

Rodovia D. Pedro I (SP-65) - which connects the Rodovia Anhanguera in the Campinas section to the Rodovia Presidente Dutra in the Jacareí section. (The highway does not pass through Bragança Paulista, but cuts through the Estância de Atibaia, a neighboring city to the south).^[3]

Sports

In sports, the most notable football (soccer) team in the city is Bragantino, which plays at Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid, and was the 1990 Campeonato Paulista champion and 1991 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up.

The area also has a purportedly good golf course and residential community, Quinta da Baroneza Golf Course.

Attractions

One of the town's main attractions is Taboão Lake (Lago do Taboão), which houses a number of bars and restaurants. The lakeside is crowded on weekends with many people both inside and outside the bars.

Geography

Climate

Bragança Paulista has a subtropical climate with hot summers and dry winters.

Climate data for Bragança Paulista, elevation 874 m (2,867 ft), (2001–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28.6 (83.5)	29.2 (84.6)	28.2 (82.8)	26.9 (80.4)	23.6 (74.5)	23.5 (74.3)	23.2 (73.8)	24.8 (76.6)	26.2 (79.2)	27.5 (81.5)	27.2 (81.0)	28.4 (83.1)	26.4 (79.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	23.3 (73.9)	23.7 (74.7)	22.9 (73.2)	21.3 (70.3)	18.0 (64.4)	17.5 (63.5)	17.0 (62.6)	18.4 (65.1)	20.2 (68.4)	21.7 (71.1)	21.9 (71.4)	22.9 (73.2)	20.7 (69.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18.1 (64.6)	18.1 (64.6)	17.5 (63.5)	15.7 (60.3)	12.4 (54.3)	11.4 (52.5)	10.8 (51.4)	11.9 (53.4)	14.2 (57.6)	15.8 (60.4)	16.5 (61.7)	17.5 (63.5)	15.0 (59.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	252.5 (9.94)	154.1 (6.07)	156.1 (6.15)	70.2 (2.76)	58.7 (2.31)	50.9 (2.00)	43.8 (1.72)	30.9 (1.22)	52.3 (2.06)	117.2 (4.61)	164.2 (6.46)	189.5 (7.46)	1,340.4 (52.76)
Source: Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.^[8] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.^[9]

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).^[9]

Notable people

Prika Amaral, Brazilian guitarrist and front woman of thrash metal band Nervosa
Suzane von Richthofen, Brazilian murderer.^[10]

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
^ "EncontraBragancaPaulista.com | Guia da Cidade de Bragança Paulista » EncontraBragançaPaulista.com". EncontraBragancaPaulista.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-21.
^ "Temperatura Máxima Mensal". Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ "Temperatura Mínima Mensal" (in Portuguese). Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ "Temperatura Média Mensal" (in Portuguese). Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ "Chuva Mensal" (in Portuguese). Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
^ ^a ^b "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
^ "Quem é Felipe Zecchini apontado como pai do filho de Suzane von Richthofen". UOL. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.