Brotas

History

The city's history started in 1839 when a chapel was built which originated a settlement around it. Brotas became a district of Araraquara in 1841, then it became a district of Rio Claro in 1853. On August 22, 1859, the district was promoted to a municipality. The municipality experienced its greater development era during the coffee farming expansion which occurred between the 1920s and the 1930s. During this era the city received a large number of Italian immigrants. Due to the coffee agriculture decline, a large number of Brotas' citizens migrated to larger cities. The municipality contains 44% of the Itirapina Ecological Station, created in 1984.

Most-observed species

• Great Kiskadee

  Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  126
• Eared Dove

  Zenaida auriculata (Des Murs, 1847) · Aves
  125
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  117
• Picazuro Pigeon

  Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
  113
• Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

  Brotogeris chiriri (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
  111
• white-eyed conure

  Aratinga leucophthalma (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
  108
• Sayaca Tanager

  Thraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  102
• Pale-breasted Thrush

  Turdus leucomelas Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
  98