Araras () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

located in the interior of

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. The population is 135,506 as of the 2020

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estimate.

Etymology

Araras means

macaw Macaws are a group of New World parrots that are long-tailed and often colorful. They are popular in aviculture or as companion parrots, although there are conservation concerns about several species in the wild. Biology Of the many differe ...

Sports

União São João Esporte Clube União São João Esporte Clube, or simply União São João is a Brazilian football club based in Araras, São Paulo. The team competes in Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, the fourth tier of the São Paulo state football league. History ...

, founded in 1981, is the most successful

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club of the city.

Notable residents

Alice Piffer Canabrava Alice Piffer Canabrava (Araras, SP, Brazil, October 22, 1911 – São Paulo, SP, Brazil, February 2003) was a Brazilian economic historian Economic history is the academic learning of economies or economic events of the past. Research is co ...

, economic historian *

Thiago Andrade Thiago Eduardo de Andrade (born 31 October 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club New York City FC. Career Born in Araras, Andrade began his career at Fluminense before moving to Portu ...

, Soccer Player

References

Populated places established in 1862 1862 establishments in Brazil {{SaoPauloState-geo-stub