Araraquara

Araraquara on the map of Brazil

Araraquara is a large city in Brazil. It is located in the center of the state of São Paulo and is located about 270 km north- west of the capital of São Paulo. Covering an area of ​​1312 km ² around 200 000 inhabitants. The name of the city means in the language of the natives: " House of the Sun ".

History

The city was founded on 22 August 1817. In the 19th century the whole area was heavily agricultural. On the characteristic of this period extensive agricultural sugar cane, corn, cotton, and from the mid-19th century, coffee was grown - today especially sugarcane.

With the growing importance of rail transport (founded their own society ferrovia EFA = Estrada de Ferro Araraquara ) was also the repair and maintenance of vehicles important to a depot was built at the site.

Business and education

The city is home to several departments of the Universidade Estadual Paulista " Júlio de Mesquita Filho " ( UNESP ) - the State University of São Paulo, which is scattered across the state for 40,000 students at 33 institutions in 23 locations (2008) - as well as other private universities.

Economically important is the company Cultrale, the world's largest producer of orange juice concentrate, which has its headquarters in Araraquara. Another important economic factor represents Lupo is a great lingerie manufacturer in Brazil with its own outlet store.

Supra-regional importance also have the fair exhibition halls (Centro de Eventos e Exposições de Araraquara e Região ) east of the big football stadium.

Geography

Neighboring districts ( Estrada Municipal - EM):

  • In the West Gavião Peixoto
  • In the northwest Bueno de Andrade and Matão
  • In the northeast Américo Brasiliense
  • In the south of Ribeirão Bonito
  • And Água Azul

Water areas

In any nearby rivers:

  • Rio Anhumas
  • Rio Chibarro
  • Rio Cabaceiras
  • Rio Araraquara
  • Ribeirão das Cruzes
  • Rio Moji - Guaçu ( catchment area)
  • Rio Jacaré - Guaçu ( catchment area)

Infrastructure and Transport

Araraquara has an international airport in the southeast ( Bartholomew de Gusmão, IATA Code: AQA) with a 1800 -meter-long asphalt runway. In the eastern city core area there is the (iron ) Train station ( Ferroviário Estação de Araraquara ) and to the north of which followed a depot with historical Lokrundschuppen and on the southern edge of the bus station ( Rodoviário de Araraquara ), near the federal highway intersection of SP -310 and SP -255 and to the east of the western terminus of SP- 257th

Intra local public transport is handled by trolleybuses ( CTA Trolebus ) and Paraty to the central node Terminal de Integração.

Several hospitals and clinics provide health care for the city safely.

Culture

In addition to several churches (eg Igreja Matriz de São Bento, Igreja Nossa Senhora das Groças and Igreja Santo Cruz ), distributed over the whole city, there are next to the municipal theater in the north is also a theater arena Prefeito Benedito de Oliveira, located on the southeastern suburbs. A historical museum, city archives, as well as two public libraries ( Mário de Andrade and Monteiro Lobato ) and a cultural center are also part of the cityscape.

For recreation and leisure, there are numerous public gardens, parks and playgrounds in the core area and the suburbs.

Sports

Home of the popular football club Associação Ferroviária de Esportes ( AFE) - Nickname: locomotive ( and at the same time mascot ) - railroad worker founded on 12 April 1950 and since 1951 in the possession of their own stadium ( Estádio Fonte Luminosa ) for 18,453 spectators affiliated with a competition pool. Not far away in the north- west is the sports hall Gigontão.

Personalities

  • Antônio de Oliveira Filho ( born 1960 ), football player
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