Eldorado, São Paulo

Eldorado
Eldorado
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in São Paulo state
	Eldorado Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 24°31′12″S 48°6′29″W / 24.52000°S 48.10806°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Government
• Mayor	Durval Adelio de Morais
Area
• Total	1,654 km2 (639 sq mi)
Population (2020 )
• Total	15,544
• Density	9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Eldorado (Xiririca before 1948^[2]) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 15,544 (2020 est.) in an area of 1654 km².^[3] Eldorado is one of 29 cities in São Paulo officially recognized as a touristic city, which gives it extra funding.

Geography

Eldorado is situated on the Ribeira de Iguape River. The state highways SP-165 and SP-193 pass through the town.

The municipality contains part of the 488,865 hectares (1,208,010 acres) Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area, created in 1984.^[4] It contains part of the 41,704 hectares (103,050 acres) Intervales State Park, created in 1995.^[5] It contains part of the 40,175 hectares (99,270 acres) Caverna do Diabo State Park, created in 2008.^[6] This park contains the largest cave in São Paulo, Caverna do Diabo (The Devil's Cave). The municipality contains 41% of the 64,625 hectares (159,690 acres) Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area, established in 2008.^[7]

People

Demographics

Census - 2000

Total Population: 14,134

Urban: 6,974
Rural: 7,160
Male: 7,337
Female: 6,797

Density (inhabitants/km²): 8.53

Infant Mortality (per 1000): 19.12

Life Expectancy: 69.57

Birth Rate: 3.50

Literacy Rate: 85.65%

Human Development Index (HDI-M): 0.733

HDI-M Income: 0.633
HDI-M Longevity: 0.743
HDI-M Education: 0.823

(Source: IPEADATA)

Notable people

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilian President since 1 January 2019, anti-communist and conservative, known for supporting the Brazilian military government that lasted from 1964 to 1984.
Francisca Júlia da Silva, Brazilian poet born in Eldorado on 31 August 1871.

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1975, 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]

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ IBGE, history
^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
^ APA da Serra do Mar (APA) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-08
^ Furlan, Sueli Ângelo; Leite, Sandra Aparecida (2008), "Resumo Executivo", Parque Estadual Intervales: Plano de Manejo (PDF) (in Portuguese), Fundação Florestal, p. 33, retrieved 2016-12-06^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Parque Estadual Caverna do Diabo (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-11-21
^ APA dos Quilombos do Médio Ribeira, ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-21
^ "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.