Caçapava is a municipality in the state of
São Paulo
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in
Brazil
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. It is part of the
Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
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* Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories
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* Metropolitan county, a typ ...
.
Is between
São José dos Campos
São José dos Campos (, meaning Saint Joseph of the Fields) is a major city and the seat of the Municipalities of Brazil, municipality of the same name in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil. One of the leading industrial and res ...
24 km and
Taubaté
Taubaté is a medium-sized city in the State of São Paulo, in southeastern Brazil.
Location
Its strategic location between the two most important Brazilian cities (São Paulo away, and Rio de Janeiro away), connected to both by the Presiden ...
19 km.
The distance from Caçapava to
São Paulo
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is 109 km and from
Rio de Janeiro
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263 km.
Caçapava has a military unit known as 12ª Brigada de Infantaria Leve, which is part of the national army force and is constantly ready to take part in national and international missions. The city has also a reasonable industrial activity with important industries, like Nestlé and Pilkington, among others:
* ''ADEZAN Ind Com Embalagens e Serviços Ltda''
* ''ALAMBIQUE do Antenor''
* ''BLUETECH''
* ''BRASQUÍMICA Produtos Asfalticos Ltda''
* ''CABLETECH Ind. Com. de Condutores Elétricos''
* ''CEA – Centro Empresarial Aeroespacial''
* ''CEBRACE Cristal Plano Ltda''
* ''Cerâmica BRUMATTI Ltda''
* ''CORTESIA Serviços de Concretagem Ltda''
* ''CPW Brasil Ltda''
* ''DVR Power Centers''
* ''FERNANDO D. Perez Belart''
* ''FLC Ind e Com Plásticos Ltda''
* ''Graúna Usinagem''
* ''Grupo Antolim (Intertrim, Iramec, Trimtec)''
* ''HUBNER Sanfonas Industriais Ltda''
* ''INTRIERI Ind Com Ltda''
* ''IPA (TI Automotives)''
* ''ITALSPEED Automotive''
* ''LEAR do Brasil Ind e Com de Interiores Automotivos''
* ''Mecânica Caçapava Ltda''
* ''Metal G Industrial''
* ''MWL Brasil Rodas & Eixos Ltda''
* ''N. PADOVANI Gomes & Cia Ltda''
* ''OLGBER Especialidades Ltda''
* ''PENIDO Construtora''
* ''PREMOVALE''
* ''REPROCESSA Resíduos Industriais Ltda''
* ''ROSENBERGER Domex''
* ''SIMOLDES Plásticos Ind Ltda''
* ''SOTEF Soc. Técnica de Engenharia e Fundações Ltda''
* ''STAR RACER Brasil Ltda''
* ''TREVES DO BRASIL''
* ''TW Espumas Ltda''
* ''VALEPOSTE Ind Com Artefatos Cimento Ltda''
* ''VIAPOL Ltda''
* ''VORANA Usinagem e Com Ltda''
* ''WOW Ind Com Ltda''
* ''YUSHIRO do Brasil Ind Química Ltda''
It is expected that there will be an increase in the city's industrial activity after the completion of the local airport. The airport, named Aerovale by its developers, will be privately owned and operated and will function mainly as a business and cargo hub for the region.
Sister cities
Caçapava has only one Sister City, which is its namesake: Caçapava do Sul.
References
Municipalities in São Paulo (state)
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