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Osasco

Osasco

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Osasco () is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo area and ranking fifth in population among São Paulo municipalities. According to the IBGE 2015, Osasco currently has the ninth highest gross domestic product in Brazil, and the second largest in the state of São Paulo. The population is 699,944 (2020 est.) in an area of 64.95 km2. It is among the world's more densely populated cities, similar in density to Tokyo and New York City. It is considered the major urban centre of the western portion of Greater São Paulo. It was a district of the city of São Paulo until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality of its own. The city motto is Urbs labor, a Latin phrase that means "City work."

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" António Raposo Tavares lived there.

Early modern period

Osasco was founded in the 19th century by Italian immigrant Antônio Giuseppe Agù (currently the name of one of the main streets in Osasco). He came from commune Osasco in the province of Turin, Italy.

Immigrants from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Armenia, Lebanon, Palestine and Japan came to Osasco during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, and their descendants form the bulk of Osasco's population.

Independence

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

In 1968, the Cobrasma factory went on strike.

Economy

Osasco was an industrial city but there was industrial decentralization to other regions and today the city is moving toward the retail and service industries. Osasco is the location of the headquarters of Bradesco, the third largest bank in Brazil. Currently there are a number of large companies with a presence in the city, such as Natura, Coca-Cola, Carrefour, Wal-Mart, Colgate-Palmolive and many others. Osasco is the ninth most productive city in the countryin GDP per capita terms.

Main companies

  • ABB Group
  • Adamas S/A Papéis e Papeloes Especiais
  • Ambev
  • ArvinMeritor
  • Associação Comercial e Empresarial de Osasco (ACEO)
  • Avon
  • Bradesco
  • Carrefour
  • Chevron
  • Coca-Cola
  • Colgate-Palmolive
  • Danfoss do Brasil
  • Ebicen
  • Group Extrema
  • Hot Stock
  • Havan
  • Intermarine
  • IFood
  • Makro
  • Mercado Car
  • Mercado Livre
  • Metrópoles home e club
  • Natura
  • Nova Osasco Esquadrias
  • Osram
  • Desentupidora HP
  • Pão de Açúcar
  • Pedágio Sem Parar
  • Rede TV
  • Rockwell International
  • Sam's Club
  • SBT
  • Unibanco – CPD
  • Uber
  • Wal-Mart

Market city

  • Market city of Osasco

Shopping Malls

  • Shopping União de Osasco
  • Osasco Plaza Shopping
  • Super Shopping Osasco
  • Shopping Galeria
  • Shopping continental

Banks

  • Banco do Brasil
  • Banco Safra
  • Bradesco
  • Caixa Econômica Federal
  • Citibank
  • HSBC
  • Itaú
  • Santander
  • Unibanco

Sport

Sports clubs

  • Finasa Volleyball
  • Grêmio Esportivo Osasco Football
  • Sollys/Osasco
  • Associação Cristã de Moços/ACM
  • SESI Osasco
  • Clube Floresta
  • Clube dos Subtenentes e Sargentos do II Exército

Sports competitions

  • Racing of Saint Antônio
  • University games
  • Racing and walk – Marketing Sports
  • Osasco went prime city make Circuito Running for Nature, racing and walk (SportsFuse).

Geography

Osasco has an average elevation of 792 m and an area of 64.95 km2. Its borders 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.

Climate

As in almost all the metropolitan area of São Paulo, the climate is subtropical, specifically humid subtropical. The average annual temperature is around 18 C. The month of July the coldest, with an average temperature of 12 C, and February is the warmest, averaging 30 C. The annual rainfall is around 1400 mm. |Jan record high C = 34.2 |Feb record high C = 34.6 |Mar record high C = 33.6 |Apr record high C = 31.3 |May record high C = 29.8 |Jun record high C = 28.9 |Jul record high C = 29.3 |Aug record high C = 33 |Sep record high C = 37.4 |Oct record high C = 34.4 |Nov record high C = 35.2 |Dec record high C = 35.7 |year record high C = 37.4 |Jan record low C = 10.2 |Feb record low C = 11.2 |Mar record low C = 10.9 |Apr record low C = 6 |May record low C = 5.2 |Jun record low C = 0.9 |Jul record low C = 0.2 |Aug record low C = -2.2 |Sep record low C = 2.1 |Oct record low C = 4.2 |Nov record low C = 6.9 |Dec record low C = 7.3 |year record low C = -2.2 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100209183653/http://www.inmet.gov.br/html/clima.php |archive-date = February 9, 2010

Hydrography

  • Baronesa Stream
  • Bussocaba Stream
  • Divisa Stream
  • Continental Stream
  • Areia Stream
  • Chico Mendes Lake
  • Três Montanhas Lake
  • João Alves Ribeira
  • Red Ribeira
  • Tietê River

Demography

  • Total: 652,593 inhabitants in 2000.
    • Urban: 652,593
    • Rural: 0
  • Demographic density 10,055 per km2 (26,042 per sq mi):
  • Child mortality before age 1 year: 15.62 per 1,000
  • Life expectancy (years): 71.35
  • Fertility (children per women): 1.94
  • Literacy: 94.24%
  • HDI : 0.818
    • HDI-M Income: 0.769
    • HDI-M Longevity: 0.772
    • HDI-M Education: 0.913 (Source: IPEA data) Changing demographics of the city of Osasco

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Source: IBAM

Ethnicity

Ethnicity20102022%% 2010%% 2022
White391,365377,36158.69%51.79%
Brown226,748275,09834.00%37.75%
Black40,88869,4586.13%9.53%
Asian6,9035,8401.03%0.80%
Indigenous5375390.08%0.07%

Religion

Main article: Religion in Brazil

Not Stated0.23%1,376

Source: 2022 census

Main neighbourhoods

  • Adalgisa
  • Aliança
  • Ayrosa
  • Baronesa
  • Bela Vista
  • Bonança
  • Bonfim
  • Bussocaba City
  • Castelo Branco
  • Centro
  • Cidade das Flores
  • Cidade de Deus
  • Cipava
  • Cipava II
  • City Bussocaba
  • Conceição
  • Conjunto Metalúrgicos
  • Continental
  • Distrito Industrial Altino
  • Distrito Industrial Anhanguera
  • Distrito Industrial Autonomistas
  • Distrito Industrial Centro
  • Distrito Industrial Mazzei
  • Distrito Industrial Remédios
  • Helena Maria
  • IAPI
  • Jaguaribe
  • Jardim Açucará
  • Jardim Agua Boa
  • Jardim das Bandeiras
  • Jardim D'Abril
  • Jardim D'Avila
  • Jardim das Flores
  • Jardim Elvira
  • Jardim Guadalupe
  • Jardim Iguaçu
  • Jardim Ipê
  • Jardim Joelma
  • Jardim Mutinga
  • Jardim Oriental
  • Jardim Piratininga
  • Jardim Platina
  • Jardim Roberto
  • Jardim Veloso
  • Jardim São Victor
  • km 18
  • Munhoz Júnior
  • Novo Osasco
  • Padroeira II
  • Paiva Ramos
  • Parque Cachoeirinha
  • Parque Palmares
  • Pestana
  • Portal D'Oeste
  • Presidente Altino
  • Quitaúna
  • Raposo Tavares
  • Remédios
  • Recanto das Rosas
  • Rochdale
  • Santa Fé
  • Santa Maria
  • Santo Antônio
  • São Pedro
  • Setor Militar
  • Três Montanhas
  • Umuarama
  • Vila Campesina
  • Vila Menck
  • Vila Militar
  • Vila Osasco
  • Vila São José
  • Vila Yara
  • Vila Yolanda

Transportation

Osasco train

Due to its proximity to São Paulo, it is largely served by the CPTM commuter rail service, as well as many roads, providing a seamless connection into the state capital.

Main Streets

Viaduto Reinaldo de Oliveira
Arco de Osasco, the city's landmark, in Christmas.
  • Avenida dos Autonomistas
  • Viaduto Reinaldo de Oliveira
  • Avenida Maria Campos
  • Avenida Bussocaba/Avenida Prefeito Hirant Sanazar
  • Viaduto Presidente Tancredo Neves
  • Avenida Presidente Médici
  • Avenida Getúlio Vargas
  • Avenida Visconde de Nova Granada/Avenida Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
  • Avenida Santo Antônio
  • Avenida Antônio Carlos Costa
  • Rua da Estação
  • Avenida Pedro Pinho
  • Avenida João de Andrade
  • Avenida Sarah Veloso
  • Complexo Viário Fuad Auada
  • Avenida Hilário Pereira de Souza
  • Avenida Franz Voegelli
  • Avenida Benedito Alves Turíbio
  • Avenida Giuseppe Sacco
  • Avenida Padre Vicente Mellilo/Avenida Prestes Maia
  • Avenida Novo Osasco

Train

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

Roads

Roads of Osasco:

  • Rodovia Castelo Branco (SP-280),
  • Rodovia Anhangüera (SP-330),
  • Rodoanel Mário Covas (SP-21) and
  • Rodovia Raposo Tavares (SP-270).

Airports of São Paulo

Congonhas Airport
Campo de Marte Airport
Cumbica Airport

São Paulo has two main airports:

  • The São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (IATA: GRU) for the international flights
  • The Congonhas-São Paulo Airport (IATA: CGH) for domestic and regional flights. Another airport, the Campo de Marte Airport, serves light aircraft and helicopters.

Government

Executive

;Mayors of Osasco

  • Hirant Sanazar (1962–1967)
  • Guaçu Piteri (1967–1970)
  • José Liberatti (1970–1973)
  • Francisco Rossi (1º Mandate: 1973–1977)
  • Guaçu Piteri (1977–1982)
  • Humberto Parro (1983–1988)
  • Francisco Rossi (2º Mandate: 1989–1992)
  • Celso Giglio (1º Mandate: 1993–1996)
  • Silas Bortolosso (1997–2000)
  • Celso Giglio (2º Mandate: 2001–2004)
  • Emidio Pereira de Souza (1º Mandate: 2005–2008)
  • Emidio Pereira de Souza (2º Mandate: 2009–2012)
  • Antônio Jorge Pereira Lapas (2013–2016)
  • Rogério Lins (2017-Today)

Education

Colleges and universities

  • Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (Escola Senai Nadir Dias de Figueredo)CFP 1.19
  • Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial (SENAC)
  • Faculdade de Ciências da Fundação Instituto Tecnológico de Osasco (Fac-FITO)
  • Fundação Instituto Tecnológico de Osasco (FITO)
  • Faculdade Integração Zona Oeste (Fizo)- Anhanguera
  • Centro Universitário FIEO – UNIFIEO
  • Faculdade Fernão Dias
  • Faculdade FIPEN
  • São Paulo State Technological College (FATEC)
  • Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Twin towns – sister cities

Osasco is twinned with:

  • Gyumri, Shirak Province, Armenia
  • Jining, Shandong, China
  • Osasco, Piedmont, Italy
  • Tsu, Mie, Japan
  • Viana, Luanda Province, Angola
  • Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

Bibliography

  • SANAZAR, Hirant. Osasco – Sua história, sua gente: Osasco, ed. do author, 2003.
  • FAVARÃO, Mazé (apres.). Osasco conta sua história através dos bairros: Osasco, Secretaria de Educação, 2007.
  • METROVICHE, Eduardo (org.). Osasco – Um século de fotografia: Osasco, Maxprint Editora, 2007.

References

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