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São Luiz do Paraitinga
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São Luiz do Paraitinga
Total population
10,337
Founded
1769
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
São Luiz do Paraitinga is a municipality in the eastern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The name Paraitinga comes from the Tupi language (Parahytinga) meaning clear water. The city is a major tourist destination of the Paraíba Valley region, particularly, due to its Historic Centre, declared a national heritage site, and its Caipira traditions, including the Folia do Divino and the Carnival of Marchinhas.
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History
The city was founded in 1769 by bandeirantes originated from Taubaté, Mogi das Cruzes e Guaratinguetá and became a municipality in 1773. It obtained city recognition in 1857 and in 1873, it was recognized as an imperial city, including the São Luiz de Tolosa Church, the city's main church, built in the 19th century. After the flooding, the city received R$15 million from the Ministry of National Integration, plus R$100 million from the state government, for reconstruction of infrastructure and flood prevention. In December 2010, the Historic Centre of the city was declared as a national heritage site by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN),
Geography
The main highway linking the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro is near this municipality. The southern part of the municipality is heavily forested and is part of the Serra do Mar mountain range. The rest of the area is farmlands and the northern part is hilly and mountainous.
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Geography
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Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in São Paulo
- Briét11.5 mi away
- Pouso Altinho18.7 mi away
- Bararaca20.3 mi away
- Caçapava Velha22.5 mi away
- Paraitinga23.1 mi away
- Cunha24.6 mi away · pop. 22,110
- Aparecida26.1 mi away · pop. 32,569
- Bairro do Cedro28.9 mi away
- Jardim Mariana II31.5 mi away
- Campos do Jordão37.9 mi away · pop. 46,974
- Cachoeira Paulista43.3 mi away · pop. 31,564
- São Bento do Sapucaí45.6 mi away · pop. 11,674
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Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 3550001
- UF
- SP
- Mesorregião
- Vale do Paraíba Paulista
- Microrregião
- Paraibuna/Paraitinga
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • IBGE — Brazilian national statistics, via servicodados.ibge.gov.br (official municipal code, UF, mesorregião, microrregião, region)
- • IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — servicodados.ibge.gov.br