Jaú is a municipality in the center of the state of

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, in

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. The population is 151,881 (2020 est.) in an area of .Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
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is . The city takes its name from the native fish species '' jau''.

History

The history of the city goes back to 1853, when a group of people decided to settle and found a

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. Not until 1889, however, did it achieve the status of town. Its most widely known inhabitant is

João Ribeiro de Barros João Ribeiro de Barros (4 April 1900 – 20 July 1947) was the first aviator of the three Americas to make an air crossing from Europe to America, on April 28, 1927, crossing the Atlantic Ocean with the Savoia-Marchetti S.55 hydroplane ...

, the first man to travel from

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by plane, in 1927, 23 days before

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's flight.

Economy

Jaú is located in a

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weather region, known for its very

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lands, which were once called "terra roxa" (purple land). The city is known as the national capital of female

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, which are exported to the whole world.

Sports

Esporte Clube XV de Novembro is a traditional sport club of the town, founded in 1924. The club plays its home matches at Estádio Zezinho Magalhães. Jaú is also the birthplace of freestyle swimmer

Renata Burgos Renata de Oliveira Burgos (born January 3, 1982 in Jaú, São Paulo) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She represented her native country in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, finishing 12th ...

, who represented Brazil at the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jau 1889 establishments in Brazil Populated places established in 1889