Osasco

Osasco on the map of São Paulo

Osasco is a city in Brazil in the state of São Paulo. It is located in the west of the metropolitan region of São Paulo and has 637 617 inhabitants ( 2010).

Geography

The city has an area of ​​65 km ². Neighboring cities are São Paulo to the east, Taboão da Serra in the south, Cotia Carapicuíba, Barueri and Santana de Parnaíba in the West.

History

Osasco was by Italian immigrants Antonio Agu (1845-1909) founded in the 19th century, who came from the same place Osasco in the province of Turin. Originally AGU has bought a large farm with his partner Baron Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud ( 1882-1947 ). Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud was a Spanish immigrant with French and Russian origin. By plane " São Paulo " Sensaud de Lavaud is first flown in Latin America on January 7, 1910.

Many immigrants from Europe sought their fortune in Osasco. Noteworthy are the immigrants (especially from Poland, Ukraine and Russia) have come from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Ireland and Eastern Europe. First half of the 20th century came immigrants from Armenia, Japan and Lebanon. Until February 19, 1962 Osasco was part of São Paulo, and then became an independent municipality. In 1989, the city became the seat of the Diocese of Osasco.

Economy

Banco Bradesco, one of the four largest banks in the country, has its headquarters in Osasco. In Osasco, the following companies are: Hot Stock; Arvin Meritor; Metropoles home & Club; Avon Products; Pedágio Sem Parar; ABB Group; Osram; Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão - SBT; Speech TV; Wal- Mart; Carrefour; Pão de Açúcar; Natura; Nova Osasco Esquadrias; Adamas; macro; Colgate Palmolive; Group extrema; Sam 's Club; Unibanco - CPD; Intermarine; Ebicen; Coca -Cola; Chevron Corporation.

Universities and Colleges

  • Centro Universitario FIEO ( UNIFIEO )
  • Universidade Federal de São Paulo ( UNIFESP )
  • Fundação Instituto Tecnológico de Osasco ( FITO )
  • Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial ( SENAI )
  • Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial ( Senac )

City ​​newspapers

  • Jornal Fênix
  • Diário da Região
  • Visão Oeste
  • Página Zero
  • A Rua
  • Correio Paulista
  • Jornal do Trem

Private and public radio city

  • Nova Difusora 1540 AM
  • Rádio Iguatemi AM
  • Radio Terra FM

TV from Osasco

  • Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT ), channel 04 VHF ( São Paulo)
  • Nova Geração de Televisão ( NGT ), 48 channel UHF
  • TV Shop Tour, Channel 46 UHF
  • TV Osasco, channel 22 UHF
  • Net Serviços de Comunicação
  • Speech TV! , Canal 09 VHF ( São Paulo)

Twin Cities

  • Armenia Gyumri
  • China People's Republic of Xuzhou
  • Angola Viana
  • Japan Tsu
  • Italy Osasco

Gallery

Sons and daughters of the town

  • José Bonifácio de Oliveira Sobrinho ( bonuses ), General Director of Rede Globo, director
  • Cristiane, soccer player
  • Guga de Oliveira, Film Director
  • Zezeh Barbosa, Actress
  • Manuel Leão Cavalcante, Journalist
  • Barbara Farias de Oliveira, short -distance runner
  • Paulo Ricardo Kobayashi, football player
  • João Antonio Ferreira Filho, writer
  • Yanna Lavigne, Actress
  • Giacomance Kléber de Souza Freitas, football player
  • José Fernando Azevedo Minhoto, criminal judges
  • Igor Nascimento Soares, Football Player
  • Victória Nasser, singer
  • Leandro Bernardi Silva, Football Player
  • Guime MC, rapper
  • Júlio Santos, soccer player
  • Giacomance Kléber de Souza Freitas ( b. 1983 ), football player
  • Felipe Lopes (* 1987), Brazilian- Portuguese football player
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