Osasco

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Osasco

Roman Catholic Diocese of Osasco; Osasco; Museu Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud; Teatro Municipal de Osasco; Monumento do Trabalhador; Viaduto Reinaldo de Oliveira; Osasco general overview.

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Motto: "Urbs labor"  (Latin)
"Work city"

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 23°31′58″S 46°47′58″W / 23.53278°S 46.79944°WCoordinates: 23°31′58″S 46°47′58″W / 23.53278°S 46.79944°W
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast
State  São Paulo
Founded February 19, 1962
Government
 • Mayor (PT)
Area
 • City 65 km2 (25 sq mi)
 • Metro 7,943.818 km2 (3,067.125 sq mi)
Elevation 760 m (2,490 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
 • City 718,643
 • Density 10,981/km2 (28,440/sq mi)
 • Metro 19,889,559
Demonym osasquense
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Postal Code (CEP) 06000-000
Area code(s) +55 11
HDI (2000) 0.818–high[2]
Website Osasco, São Paulo

Osasco (Portuguese pronunciation: [oˈzasku]) is a municipality in São Paulo State, Brazil, is located in the Greater São Paulo[3] and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. The current mayor is Antonio Jorge Pereira Lapas (PT). The population in 2008 was 713,066, the density is 10,970/km² and the total area is 65 km². It is among the world's more dense cities, similar in density to Tokyo and New York City. It's considered the major urban centre of the Western portion of the Greater São Paulo. It used to be a district of São Paulo City until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality of its own. In 1989 the city became the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Osasco.

History

Pre-Columbian era

The region that is now Osasco was inhabited by indigenous Tupi-Guaraní people.

Colonial Brazil

Bandeirantes lived in the region that is now Osasco, then called "vila de Quitaúna". The famous "bandeirante" Antonio Raposo Tavares lived there.

Early modern period

Osasco Station in 1910
Antônio Giuseppe Agù
Sensaud de Lavaud in his Fixed-wing aircraft in Osasco.

Osasco was founded, in the 19th century, by the Italian immigrant Antonio Agù (currently the name of one of the main streets in Osasco). He came from the commune Osasco in the province of Turin.To Help of the Baron Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud. Osasco is said to be the place of the first heavier-than-air flight in Latin America. Immigrants from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Ireland, Armenia (Trade), Lebanon (Trade), Israel (Trade) and Japan (Rural) came to Osasco in the period.

Independence

Osasco became autonomous from the city of São Paulo on February 19, 1962.

Some widely known events after the autonomy

Strike of the Cobrasma factory (1968), explosion of the Osasco Plaza Shopping (1996).

Economy

View of downtown Osasco

Osasco was an industrial city, but there was industrial decentralization to other regions and today the city is moving toward the shopping and services. Osasco is headquarters of Bradesco the third largest bank in Brazil. Currently there are large companies with a presence as Natura, Coca-Cola, Carrefour, Wal-Mart, Colgate-Palmolive and many others. Osasco is the tenth richest city in the country. GDP of Osasco: R$ 30 024 366,200 mil.[4]

Main Companies

ABB
AVON

Market city

Market city of Osasco

Shopping Malls

Super Shopping Osasco
Shopping União de Osasco
Osasco Plaza Shopping

Banks

Caixa Bank
Osasco City

Sport

Sports clubs

Sports competitions

Geography

Is an average elevation of 792 meters and 65 km² of area. [5] Its boundaries are São Paulo to the north, east and south, Cotia to the southwest, Carapicuíba and Barueri to the west and Santana de Parnaíba to the northwest.

Center of Osasco

Climate

As in almost all the metropolitan area of São Paulo, the climate is subtropical, specifically humid subtropical. Little hot summer and rainy mild winter and categories. The average annual temperature is around 18 °C, being the month of July the coldest (average 12 °C) and warmest February (average 30 °C). The annual rainfall is around 1400 mm.[6]

Osasco
Climate chart (explanation)
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Climate data for Osasco (1962–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.2
(93.6)		 34.6
(94.3)		 33.6
(92.5)		 31.3
(88.3)		 29.8
(85.6)		 28.9
(84)		 29.3
(84.7)		 33
(91)		 37.4
(99.3)		 34.4
(93.9)		 35.2
(95.4)		 35.7
(96.3)		 37.4
(99.3)
Average high °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3)		 28
(82)		 27.3
(81.1)		 25.1
(77.2)		 23
(73)		 21.7
(71.1)		 21.8
(71.2)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.9
(75)		 24.7
(76.5)		 25.9
(78.6)		 26.3
(79.3)		 24.5
(76.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.2
(72)		 22.4
(72.3)		 21.7
(71.1)		 19.8
(67.6)		 17.6
(63.7)		 16.4
(61.5)		 15.8
(60.4)		 17.1
(62.8)		 17.8
(64)		 19
(66)		 20.3
(68.5)		 21.2
(70.2)		 18.5
(65.3)
Average low °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7)		 18.8
(65.8)		 18.2
(64.8)		 16.3
(61.3)		 13.9
(57)		 12.3
(54.1)		 11.7
(53.1)		 12.8
(55)		 13.9
(57)		 15.3
(59.5)		 16.5
(61.7)		 17.8
(64)		 14.5
(58.1)
Record low °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4)		 11.2
(52.2)		 10.9
(51.6)		 6
(43)		 5.2
(41.4)		 0.9
(33.6)		 0.2
(32.4)		 −2.2
(28)		 2.1
(35.8)		 4.2
(39.6)		 6.9
(44.4)		 7.3
(45.1)		 −2.2
(28)
Average precipitation cm (inches) 24
(9.4)		 25
(9.8)		 16
(6.3)		 8
(3.1)		 7
(2.8)		 6
(2.4)		 4
(1.6)		 3
(1.2)		 7
(2.8)		 13
(5.1)		 14
(5.5)		 19
(7.5)		 146
(57.5)
Source: INMET – Clima[7]

Geopolitics

Osasco ranks 5th among São Paulo municipalities by population, with 718,643 residents as of 2008. The city also plays an important role in the state's industry, education and media, hosting prominent schools, universities and TV stations.

Panorama of Osasco.

Demography

Elevation demography in Osasco

(Source: IPEA data)

Changing demographics of the city of Osasco

Source: IBAM

Ethnicity

Ethnic groups Percent
White 66.3%
Black 4.5%
Pardo (Brown) 27.5%
Asian 0.8%
Amerindian 0.2%

Source: IBGE

Religion

Roman Catholic Diocese of Osasco
Main article: Religion in Brazil
Religion Percentage Number
Catholic 64.75% 422.553
Protestant 20.54% 134.042
No religion 9.33% 60.886
Kardecist 0.90% 5.873
Buddhist 0.23% 1.500
Jewish 0.04% 261

Source: IBGE 2000

Hidrography

Bussocaba Stream

Main Neighborhoods

Osasco, southern view. Neighborhoods of Bela Vista and Vila Yara in the rear
Cidade de Deus Neighborhood
Umuarama Neighborhood
Bela Vista Neighborhood
Centre of Osasco, the city's commercial center and home to the "Calçadão" (Great Sidewalk), one of the largest popular commerce centers in the world.
Vila Yara Neighborhood, Osasco's economic and monetary center
Industrial Altino Neighborhood

Transportation

Osasco train


Osasco due to its proximity to São Paulo, has a transit similar to the state capital, that is one of the more you carry the world. In the city can be found means of road and rail.

Main Streets

Train

It is linked by CPTM rapid transit to São Paulo by the 8 and 9 [8] train lines.

Roads

Road Castelo Branco in Osasco

Roads of Osasco:

Airports of São Paulo

Congonhas Airport
Campo de Marte Airport
Cumbica Airport

São Paulo has two main airports:

Companies of bus

Bus station

Media

Newspaper

Newsweb

Radio

Channel

SBT

Government

Executive

Mayors of Osasco:

Educational

UNIFIEO
Faculdade Anhanguera
FAC-FITO
UNIBAN
UNIFESP
Fundação Bradesco
College Marechal Bittencout

Colleges and universities

Culture

Teatro Municipal de Osasco
Centro de Eventos Pedro Bortolosso
Espaço Cultural Grande Otello
Biblioteca Municipal Monteiro Lobato
Casa do Violeiro de Brasil

Libraries

Theatres

Spaces of culture

Museums

Scholls of educational in culture

House of events the culture

Leisure and natural environment

Chico Mendes Park

Health

AACD

Hospitals:

Notable Osasquenses

Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva, football player

Sister cities

Bibliography

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Estimativas – Contagem da População 2008". IBGE. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  2. ↑ "Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano — Municipal, 1991 e 2000". Pnud.org.br. 2000. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  3. ↑ Divisão Territorial do Brasil
  4. ↑ "IBGE". ibge.gov.br.
  5. ↑ "IBGE". ibge.gov.br.
  6. ↑ Osasco – SP. tempoagora.uol.com.br
  7. ↑ "INMET – Climatologia – Gráficos Climatológicos".
  8. ↑ "CPTM lines". CPTM (Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos). Retrieved 2008-12-12.

External links

Osasco travel guide from Wikivoyage

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Osasco.