Barueri ( or ) is a Brazilian

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in the State of

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located in the northwestern part of the

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. The population is 276,982 (2020 est.) in an area of .Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
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to the north,

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in the east,

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in the Southeast,

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to the south and southwest, and

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the west. The city is served by the trains of line 8 of the

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(literally ''São Paulo Metropolitan Railway Company''), (

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History

''Barueri'' means "Red flower that amazes" in a Tupi–Guarani language. According to historians, the history of Barueri dates back to November 11, 1560 with the establishment of ''Nossa Senhora Da Escada Chapel'' by jesuit missionary

José de Anchieta José de Anchieta y Díaz de Clavijo (Joseph of Anchieta) (19 March 1534 – 9 June 1597) was a Spanish Jesuit missionary to the Portuguese colony of Brazil in the second half of the 16th century. A highly influential figure in Brazil's h ...

and his further settlement. The hamlet grew to the point of the construction, in 1870 of the ''Sorocabana Railway'' that initiated its duties in 1875 turning Barueri into an important point of connection between

and

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. Still belonging to the city of

, Barueri was established as an independent city on December 24, 1948 due to its growth. In 1964, the city's territory shrank to two thirds of its original size when

emancipated from it.

Economy

Companies like Azul Brazilian Airlines,

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and others have their headquarters in Barueri.

Sports

The most notable

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club in the city is Grêmio Barueri, which plays at

Arena Barueri Arena Barueri is a multi-use stadium located in Barueri, São Paulo (state), São Paulo state, Brazil. It is used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and hosts the home matches of Oeste Futebol Clube, Oeste, and hosted the matches of Gr ...

, in 2009 played in the Brazilian top league. In February 2010 the team was moved to Presidente Prudente, a city that is located in western

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. After moving to Presidente Prudente the team's new home stadium was Estádio Eduardo José Farah, which has a maximum capacity of 44,414 people. Also in 2010, Campinas Futebol Clube, relocated to Barueri and became

Sport Club Barueri Sport Club Barueri, commonly known as Sport Barueri, is a currently inactive Brazilian football club based in Barueri, São Paulo. History The team was based in Campinas (of Campinas metropolitan area) as Campinas Futebol Clube. It found by Edm ...

. In 2017, Oeste FC also moved to Barueri. In 2006, some

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matches were hosted at the city's Barueri Arena, which is an indoor sporting arena.

References

External links

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Official City Website
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Encontra Barueri
{{Authority control Populated places established in 1560