| São José dos Pinhais | |||
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| Mother church of São José dos Pinhais. | |||
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| Location of São José dos Pinhais | |||
| Country | Brazil | ||
| Region | Sul | ||
| State | Paraná | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 279,297 | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) | ||
São José dos Pinhais is a city in Paraná, Brazil. It is located at around . It is a part of the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba. St. Joseph of the Pines is a municipality in the state of Paraná, located in the Greater Curitiba. It is located at 25°32′05″S, 49°12′23″W.
The creation of the municipality of São José dos Pinhais was made through the Law No. 10 of the then province of São Paulo, on July 16, 1852, which specified that the headquarters of the city would be called Villa of São José dos Pinhais, and the political establishment, with the installation of the City Council occurred on January 8, 1853. On December 27, 1897, the village was finally elevated to city status.
São José dos Pinhais is a city average, the second most populous of the meso and the population has grown rapidly in a short time: in 2000 there were approximately 196 000 inhabitants, in 2008 the number is over 280 000 inhabitants. Pinhais is the municipality with the fifth largest metropolitan region of Curitiba.
Interestingly is the city where the president Ramos Nereus died in a plane crash in the Colony Murici.
It is the third pole of Brazil automotive, housing automakers Volkswagen, Audi, Nissan and Renault. It is also home to the Afonso Pena International Airport, the main air terminal in the Brazilian state of Paraná.