Jundiaí is a

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in the state of

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, in the Southeast Region of

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, located north of

. The population of the city is 443,221, with an area of 431.20 km². The elevation is 761 m. The

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of the city is U$16.6 billion (R$36.6 billion). The budget for 2013 is U$787 million (R$1.63 billion), according to the official data of the City Hall.

History and geography

The locally most-accepted history of the first non-native American colonizers of the locale were Rafael de Oliveira and Petronilha Rodrigues Antunes who fled São Paulo for political reasons and who in 1615 then founded what became known as the Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Desterro ("The Parish of Our Lady of the Landless"). The municipality was officially founded on December 14, 1655, when it was elevated to the category of village. Its first urbanization was carried out in 1657. Jundiaí has borders with

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Formerly spelled Jundiahy, the name of the town comes from the

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, '' jundiá'' means "fish with barbs" (the ''Rhamdia quelen'' species) and ''í'' means river. Loosely translated, it means "Catfish River." The city received massive numbers of Italian immigrants in the late 19th century and early 20th century, making most of the city's inhabitants of Italian descent, which constitutes about 75% of the city's population. Amongst other immigrant groups, there are: Portuguese, Spanish, German and small amounts of Hungarian and Slavic peoples. Recently, Jundiaí has enjoyed a steep population growth, in large part fueled by a shift of residents from the

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of São Paulo, seeking better living conditions.

Agriculture

The region burst onto the national stage with the production of grapes, especially with the "pink" variety of the Niagara grape. To stimulate the production of grapes, with the support of the Associação Agrícola de Jundiaí e Prefeitura (Agriculture Association of Jundiaí and Town Hall), in 1934 Antenor Soares Gandra created the Festa da Uva (Grape Festival), not to be confused with a festival of the same name in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. Since 1964 the Festa da Uva is celebrated every even-numbered year, alternating with the Festa do Morango (Strawberry Festival) in the park Parque Comendador Antonio Carbonari but most known as the Parque da Uva (Grape Park). The first Festa do Morango was in 1965 in the Poste neighborhood of the city. Later, because of the increase in agriculture participants and of the public interest, the event was transferred to the Parque Comendador Antonio Carbonari.

Tourism

The Serra do Japi (Japi mountain range), situated southeast of the city, is a

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that has a natural reserve with one of the largest forested areas in the state of São Paulo, with beautiful landscapes and many opportunities for ecotourism, large hotel-farms and extreme sports. The Jundiahy section is a historical area amongst the rivers Jundiai, Guapeva and Mato. It is an affluent neighborhood with fancy houses, gardens and a traditional small community business.

Sports

Paulista is the city's

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club. The team, which plays at Jayme Cintra Stadium, was the champion of

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2005 (Cup of Brazil).

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).

Transportation

The Jundiaí Airport serves the city and region for small airplanes. Jundiaí has a connection in the Jundiaí station with

Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos The Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) () is one of the rapid transit companies serving the city of São Paulo, alongside the São Paulo Metro, Via Quatro and Via Mobilidade, all four forming the largest metropolitan rail transpo ...

(CPTM). It has a system of public transportation that costs R$5,00 (USD 0,97) for a one way ticket, as of 2023. Most of the buses have wheelchair lifts and a few have monitors that broadcast videos about the city and education. The lines are all connected by ''terminais'' (terminals), what makes the users' transportation faster and cheaper since there is free circulation in the terminals to the ''linhas alimentadoras'' (feeding lines), which carry the passengers from the terminals to their respective destination

Regular users can register and use a yellow, reloadable electronic card. Students can register for a blue card that charges only half price for each ticket. The elderly or disabled can register for a grey or green card which allows free admittance.

Twin towns and sister cities

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, Japan :

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, Italy : Trenton, USA

Notable people

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(1975), footballer. * Grafite (1979), footballer. * Ana Carolina Reston Macan (1985–2006), -model. * Antônio de Queirós Teles, barão de Jundiaí (1789–1870), politician. * Antônio de Queirós Teles, conde do Parnaíba (1831–1888), politician, and president of São Paulo Province (1886–1887). * Dalmo Gaspar * Décio Pignatari (1927-2012), writer and poet. * Doni (1979), footballer. * Duília de Mello (1963), astronomer. *

Eloísa Mafalda Mafalda Theotto (September 18, 1924 – May 16, 2018), known professionally as Eloísa Mafalda, was a Brazilian actress.

(1924), actress. * Fabio Zanon (1966), musician. * José do Patrocínio Oliveira (Zé Carioca), (1904-1987), musician and voice actor. * Nenê (1981), footballer. * Reginaldo (1983-), footballer.

Climate

References

External links

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Official web page of City Hall
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Official web page of Town Hall
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