Águas de Lindóia
Coordinates: 22°28′36″S 46°38′00″W / 22.47667°S 46.63333°W
Águas de Lindóia (Lindóia Waters) is a Brazilian city of the state of São Paulo. It is a tourist spot in part due to its hot springs, being part of the Circuito das Águas, also including the cities of Amparo, Jaguariúna, Lindóia, Monte Alegre, Pedreira, Serra Negra and Socorro.[1]
History
Before the 1900s, the location was only known by adventurers who crossed the woods searching for gold. Having contracted diseases during their journeys, these adventurers found the cure in the warm waters that flowed from the mountains. In 1909, the Italian doctor Francisco Tozzi learned from his father Henrique Tozzi about the medicinal properties of the Springs. Francisco lived in Serra Negra, and ended up buying the region auctioned by the government, making the property a public space.[2]
Leisure and Business
165 km from São Paulo City, Águas de Lindóia offers the hot springs, adventure sports, and agritourism. Its economy is based on tourism.[3]
The city's population is17,266 inhabitants. There are 1.500 apartments and 25 hotels with the capacity to host 5.000 guests per day, allowing it to host several large Congresses and conventions per year, some nearing in size to 4,000 participants.[4]
Attractions[5]
- Balneário Municipal (Municipal Bath House)
- Bosque Municipal Zequinha de Abreu (Zequinha de Abreu Municipal Park)
- Capela Nossa Senhora das Graças (Chapel Nossa Senhora das Graças)
- Circuito das Montanhas (Mountain Circuit)
- Engenho do Barreiro (Barreiro Mill)
- Morro do Cruzeiro (Cruzeiro Hill)
- Morro Pelado (Pelado Hill)
- Praça Adhemar de Barros (Adhemar de barros Square)
- Represa Cavalinho Branco (Cavalinho Branco Dam)
- Sítio Monte Alegre (Monte Alegre Ranch)
Accommodations[6]
- Grande Hotel do Lago
- Grande Hotel Glória
- Grande Hotel Mantovani
- Grande Hotel Panorama
- Hotel Casablanca
- Hotel Fazenda Appaloopsa
- Hotel Fazenda M1
- Hotel Fazenda Minas Square
- Hotel Fazenda Recanto Paraíso
- Hotel Fazenda Saint Nicolas
- Hotel Fredy
- Hotel Guarany
- Hotel Majestic
- Hotel Monte Real Resort
- Hotel Opala
- Hotel Oscar Inn
- Hotel Plazza
- Hotel Pousada Recanto da Cachoeira
- Hotel Recanto Bela Vista
- Hotel São Luiz
- Hotel Vacance
- Hotel Zanon
- Quartaroli Palace Hotel
- Vitória Garden Hotel
References
- ↑ "Guia de Hotéis do Circuito das Águas Paulista SP - Hotéis, Turismo e Lazer". Circuitodasaguaspaulista.com.br. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- ↑ "Cidades@ :: Águas de Lindóia - SP". IBGE. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- ↑ "Censo 2010 - Resultados Censo 2010". Censo2010.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- ↑ "Portal Águas de Lindóia". Portalaguasdelindoia.com.br. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- ↑ "Águas de Lindóia - Prefeitura Municipal de Águas de Lindóia - Informações e serviços". Aguasdelindoia.sp.gov.br. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- ↑ "Águas de Lindóia - Prefeitura Municipal de Águas de Lindóia - Informações e serviços". Aguasdelindoia.sp.gov.br. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
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