Franco da Rocha is a municipality in the state of

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. It is part of the

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. The population is 156,492 (2020 est.) in an area of 132.78 km².Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
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Line 7 (Ruby). The municipality contains the Juqueri State Park, created in 1993. In February 2016, the municipality signed a Friendship Declaration with

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, the capital of the partially independent

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EncontraFrancodaRocha - Por toda la ciudad de Franco da Rocha
Municipalities in São Paulo (state) {{SaoPauloState-geo-stub