Suzano
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Suzano is a city in São Paulo, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population in 2004 was 272,452 and the area is 206 km². The elevation is 749 m.
Suzano has a large Japanese-Brazilian population. It consists of a large downtown area surrounded by residential areas. There are three main roads that travel through the downtown section. One of them is a one-way street (northbound), and two are one-way streets (southbound). It was named after the engineer who built the train station. The Suzano Cherry Fest is the most important festival celebrated in July. Suzano is an important industrial center today,although it was originally agricultural. Many soldiers who fought in Italy's Monte Castelo in WWII were from Suzano.
A medium sized, average shopping mall, city hall, train station, frequent bus routes, and a number of tall office/residential buildings are features of this city.
In comparisson with neighboring cities, Suzano has a quite few number of tall buildings. Most of the city's buildings were built in the 1990's. Although it appears to be a quiet Sao Paulo suburb, Suzano has a bad reputation when it comes to public safety & crimes.
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