Granja Viana

Rodovia Raposo Tavares running near Granja Viana.

Granja Viana (commonly known as Granja, sometimes spelled as Granja Vianna) is an upscale district in the city of Cotia, São Paulo, Brazil. Officially, the district is located in the north side of the city, but some portions of southern Carapicuíba, northern Embu and eastern Jandira are often referred to as Granja Viana as well. It can be accessed via the Raposo Tavares Highway. The district is part of the Transition Towns network, having a local community called "Transition Granja Viana".^[1][2]

History

The history of Granja Viana begins with the Carapicuíba Ranch, which was divided into a large number of families. Niso Vianna (and the Vianna family) settled a rural property near the Raposo Tavares Highway, and built the Santo Antonio Chapel. He also built the first school of Granja Viana, which would be used to reduce the number of illiterate aduilts of the community, and also to reduce children labour. His property was dedicated to dairy farming.

In 1951, the several families who populated the region started to make residential condominiums out of their farms. This was the beginning of what today is known as Granja Viana. Niso also divided other areas into residential areas, and sold them as ranches to friends. For most of the 20th century, other residential areas were created, and from the early seventies, the first enclosed condominiums were settled. Nowadays, Granja Vianna is extensively used as a home to many people who work in São Paulo.

Sites of interest

Granja Viana is home to the Granja Viana International Kart Circuit. Another important site is the Zu Lai Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Latin America.^[3]

Notable residents

• Aziz Ab'Saber (geographer, deceased) ^[4]
• Eduardo Araújo (singer) ^[5]
• Vladmir Belitsky (Statistic professor at USP) ^[6]
• Sérgio Dias (musician)^[7]
• Marcelo Fromer (musician, deceased) ^[8]
• Alexandre Frota (actor, TV presenter) ^[9]
• Rita Lee (musician) ^[10]
• Negra Li (singer) ^[11]
• Fernando Meirelles (film director) ^[12]
• Perla (singer) ^[13]
• Jair Rodrigues (singer, deceased)^[14] and his children Luciana Mallo, Jair Oliveira and the latter's wife Tania Khalill

References

• History of Granja Viana

1. ↑ Transition Granja Viana at Transition Network official website]
2. ↑ Official TGV Website
3. ↑ "Sao Paulo City Welcomes H.H. the Dalai Lama". Dalai Lama.com. 2006-04-27. Retrieved 2009-03-30. 
4. ↑ "Professor Aziz Ab´Saber dará palestra na Granja Viana". Cotiatododia. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 
5. ↑ "Eduardo Araújo" (in Portuguese). Rockwalk Brasil. 2008-08-19. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
6. ↑ Cruz, Márcio. "Filha do professor Vladmir foge da escola para ver Sharapova" (in Portuguese). viva Dez. Retrieved 3 June 2013. 
7. ↑ Coelho, Rodrigo Durão (2005-08-31). "Sérgio Dias leva Mutantes a Londres" (in Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved 2009-03-22. 
8. ↑ Paladino, Edwin; Cardoso, Rodrigo (2001-06-18). "A tragédia do titã" (in Portuguese). ISTOÉ Gente. Retrieved 2009-03-22. 
9. ↑ "Alexandre Frota se casa com Fabiana Rodrigues e não segura as lágrimas". Ego (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: O Globo. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2013. 
10. ↑ Preto, Marcus (2009-05-31). ""Em vez de mutante, agora sou meditante", diz Rita Lee" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. Retrieved 2009-09-18. 
11. ↑ Cruz, Márcio. "Negra Li é diva black" (in Portuguese). viva Dez. Retrieved 14 March 2013. 
12. ↑ Claudio, Ivan (2002-12-19). "Fernando Meirelles" (in Portuguese). IstoÉ. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
13. ↑ Mazza, Florença (2008-09-27). "'Não sou mulher de tchaca tchaca na butchaca', diz a paraguaia Perla" (in Portuguese). Ego. Retrieved 2012-06-04. 
14. ↑ Fasolin, Filipe (13 January 2011). "Jair Rodrigues: ‘Minha carreira deu certo aqui’". O Estado de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 December 2013.