Osasco () is a municipality in São Paulo State, Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. According to the

IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; IBGE) is the agency responsible for official collection of statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information ...

2015, Osasco currently has the 9th highest gross domestic product in Brazil, and the 2nd largest in the State of São Paulo. The population is 699,944 (2020 est.) in an area of 64.95 km². It is among the world's more dense cities, similar in density to Tokyo and New York City. It's considered the major urban centre of the Western portion of the Greater São Paulo. It used to be a district of São Paulo City until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality of its own.IBGE
history The city motto is "Urbs labor", a Latin phrase that means "City work".

History

Pre-Columbian era

The region that is now Osasco was inhabited by indigenous Tupi-Guaraní people.

Colonial Brazil

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lived in the region that is now Osasco, then called "Vila de Quitaúna". The famous "bandeirante"

António Raposo Tavares António Raposo Tavares ''o Velho'' ( Portuguese: ''the old one'') (1598–1658) was a Portuguese colonial bandeirante who explored mainland eastern South America and claimed it for Portugal, extending the territory of the colony beyond the lim ...

lived there.

Early modern period

Osasco was founded in the 19th century by Italian immigrant Antônio Giuseppe Agù (currently the name of one of the main streets in Osasco). He came from commune Osasco in the

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, Italy. Immigrants from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Armenia, Lebanon, Israel and Japan came to Osasco during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, and their descendants form the bulk of Osasco's population.

Independence

Osasco became autonomous from the city of São Paulo on February 19, 1962.

Some widely known events after the autonomy

Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud no aeroplano São Paulo, 1910

* Strike of the Cobrasma factory (1968) * Explosion of the

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(1996). * The first Latin American flight was in Osasco, in 1910, by

Economy

Osasco was an industrial city but there was industrial decentralization to other regions and today the city is moving toward the retail and service industries. Osasco is the location of the headquarters of

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, the third largest bank in Brazil. Currently there are a number of large companies with a presence in the city, such as Natura, Coca-Cola, Carrefour, Wal-Mart,

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and many others. Osasco is the ninth richest city in the country. GDP of Osasco: R$ 58,566,199,000

Main companies

* ABB Group *

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* Ambev *

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* Associação Comercial e Empresarial de Osasco (ACEO) * Avon *

* Carrefour * Chevron * Coca-Cola *

* Danfoss do Brasil * Ebicen * Group Extrema *

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* Havan *

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* Ifood * Makro *

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* Metrópoles home e club * Natura * Nova Osasco Esquadrias *

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Desentupidora HP
*

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* Pedágio Sem Parar *

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* Rockwell International * Sam's Club *

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– CPD * Uber * Wal-Mart

Market city

* Market city of Osasco

Shopping Malls

* Shopping União de Osasco *

* Super Shopping Osasco * Shopping Galeria * Fantasy Shopping

Banks

* Banco do Brasil *

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* Itaú *

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Sport

Sports clubs

* Finasa Volleyball * Grêmio Esportivo Osasco Football * Sollys/Osasco * Associação Cristã de Moços/ACM * SESI Osasco * Clube Floresta * Clube dos Subtenentes e Sargentos do II Exército

Sports competitions

*Racing of Saint Antônio *University games *Racing and walk – Marketing Sports *Osasco went prime city make Circuito Running for Nature, racing and walk (SportsFuse).

Geography

Is an average elevation of 792 meters and 65 km² of area. Its boundaries are São Paulo to the north, east and south, Cotia to the southwest, Carapicuíba and Barueri to the west and

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to the northwest.

Climate

As in almost all the metropolitan area of São Paulo, the climate is

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, specifically humid subtropical. The average annual temperature is around 18 °C, being the month of July the coldest (average 12 °C) and warmest February (average 30 °C). The annual rainfall is around 1400 mm.

Geopolitics

Osasco ranks 5th among São Paulo municipalities by population, with 666,740 residents as of 2010. The city also plays an important role in the state's industry, education and media, hosting prominent schools, universities and TV stations.

Demography

*Total: 652.593 inhabitants, 2000. ** Urban: 652.593 ** Rural: 0 * Demographic density (hab./km²): 10,055 *

Child mortality Child mortality is the mortality of children under the age of five. The child mortality rate, also under-five mortality rate, refers to the probability of dying between birth and exactly five years of age expressed per 1,000 live births. It en ...

until 1 year (in 1000): 15.62 * Life expectancy (years): 71.35 * Fertility (children per women): 1.94 * Literacy: 94.24% * HDI : 0.818 ** HDI-M Income: 0.769 ** HDI-M Longevity: 0.772 ** HDI-M Education: 0.913 (Source: IPEA data)

Changing demographics of the city of Osasco
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Ethnicity

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Hydrography

* Baronesa Stream * Bussocaba Stream *

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* Continental Stream * Areia Stream * Chico Mendes Lake * Três Montanhas Lake * João Alves Ribeira * Red Ribeira * Tietê River

Main Neighbourhoods

* Adalgisa *

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* Ayrosa * Baronesa *

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* Bonança * Bonfim * Bussocaba City * Castelo Branco * Centro * Cidade das Flores * Cidade de Deus * Cipava * Cipava II *

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* Conceição * Conjunto Metalúrgicos * Continental *

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* Distrito Industrial Anhanguera * Distrito Industrial Autonomistas * Distrito Industrial Centro * Distrito Industrial Mazzei * Distrito Industrial Remédios * Helena Maria * IAPI *

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* Jardim Açucará * Jardim Agua Boa * Jardim das Bandeiras * Jardim D'Abril * Jardim D'Avila * Jardim das Flores * Jardim Elvira * Jardim Guadalupe * Jardim Iguaçu * Jardim Ipê * Jardim Joelma * Jardim Mutinga * Jardim Oriental * Jardim Piratininga * Jardim Platina * Jardim Roberto * Jardim Veloso * Jardim São Victor *

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* Munhoz Júnior * Novo Osasco * Padroeira II *

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* Parque Cachoeirinha * Parque Palmares * Pestana * Portal D'Oeste * Presidente Altino * Quitaúna *

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* Recanto das Rosas * Rochdale * Santa Fé * Santa Maria * Santo Antônio * São Pedro * Setor Militar * Três Montanhas *

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* Vila Campesina *

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* Vila Osasco * Vila São José * Vila Yara * Vila Yolanda

Transportation

Due to its proximity to São Paulo, it is largely served by the CPTM commuter rail service, as well as many roads, providing a seamless connection into the state capital.

Main Streets

* Avenida dos Autonomistas * Viaduto Reinaldo de Oliveira *Avenida Maria Campos *Avenida Bussocaba/Avenida Prefeito Hirant Sanazar * Viaduto Presidente Tancredo Neves *Avenida Presidente Médici *Avenida Getúlio Vargas *Avenida Visconde de Nova Granada/Avenida Sport Club Corinthians Paulista *Avenida Santo Antônio *Avenida Antônio Carlos Costa *Rua da Estação *Avenida Pedro Pinho *Avenida João de Andrade *Avenida Sarah Veloso *Complexo Viário Fuad Auada *Avenida Hilário Pereira de Souza *Avenida Franz Voegelli *Avenida Benedito Alves Turíbio *Avenida Giuseppe Sacco *Avenida Padre Vicente Mellilo/Avenida Prestes Maia * Avenida Novo Osasco

Train

It is linked by CPTM rapid transit to São Paulo by the 8 and 9 train lines.

Roads

Roads of Osasco: *

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( SP-280), *

Rodovia Anhangüera The Rodovia Anhanguera (official designation SP-330) (In English: Anhanguera Highway) is a highway in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is one of the country's busiest transportation corridors. A 2005 survey conducted amongst Brazilian truck d ...

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SP-330 The Rodovia Anhanguera (official designation SP-330) (In English: Anhanguera Highway) is a highway in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is one of the country's busiest transportation corridors. A 2005 survey conducted amongst Brazilian truck d ...

), * Rodoanel Mário Covas ( SP-21) and * Rodovia Raposo Tavares (

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Airports of São Paulo

São Paulo has two main airports: *The São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (IATA: GRU) for the international flights *The Congonhas-São Paulo Airport (IATA: CGH) for domestic and regional flights. Another airport, the

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, serves light aircraft and helicopters.

Bus Companies

* Viação Osasco * Auto Viação Urubupungá

Bus station

* Terminus Amador Aguiar (Vila Yara) * Terminus Largo de Osasco * Bus station of Osasco

Media

Newspaper

* Diário da Região; * Visão Oeste; * Página Zero; * Correio Paulista; * Jornal do Trem;

Newsweb

* Portal PlanetaOsasco.com; * Webdiário;

Radio

* Nova Difusora 1540 AM e; * Rádio Iguatemi AM. * Radio Terra FM. * Osascoradioweb

Channels

* Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT), channel 04 VHF (São Paulo); *

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(NGT), channel 48 UHF; * TV Shop Tour channel 46 UHF; * TV Osasco, channel 22 UHF; *

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e; * RedeTV, channel 09 VHF (São Paulo).

Government

Executive

;Mayors of Osasco * Hirant Sanazar (1962–1967) * Guaçu Piteri (1967–1970) * José Liberatti (1970–1973) * Francisco Rossi (1º Mandate: 1973–1977) * Guaçu Piteri (1977–1982) * Humberto Parro (1983–1988) * Francisco Rossi (2º Mandate: 1989–1992) * Celso Giglio (1º Mandate: 1993–1996) * Silas Bortolosso (1997–2000) * Celso Giglio (2º Mandate: 2001–2004) * Emidio Pereira de Souza (1º Mandate: 2005–2008) * Emidio Pereira de Souza (2º Mandate: 2009–2012) * Antônio Jorge Pereira Lapas (2013–2016) * Rogério Lins (2017-Today)

Education

Colleges and universities

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Nadir Dias de Figueredo)CFP 1.19 * Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial ( SENAC) *Faculdade de Ciências da Fundação Instituto Tecnológico de Osasco (Fac-FITO) *Fundação Instituto Tecnológico de Osasco (FITO) *Faculdade Integração Zona Oeste (Fizo)- Anhanguera *Centro Universitário FIEO – UNIFIEO *Faculdade Fernão Dias *Faculdade FIPEN *

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( FATEC ) *

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Culture

Libraries

* Biblioteca Municipal Monteiro Lobato *Biblioteca Heitor Sinegalia *Biblioteca Manoel Fiorita *Library of Centro Universitário FIEO *Library of Faculdade de Ciências da FITO

Theatres

* Teatro Municipal de Osasco * Espaço Grande Otello *Teatro do Sesi

Spaces of culture

*Centro de Eventos Pedro Bortolosso

Museums

* Museu Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud

Schools of education in culture

*Escola de Artes César Antonio Salvi

House of events the culture

*Casa de Angola *Casa do Violeiro do Brasil

Leisure and natural environment

*Parque Ecológico Nelson Vilha Dias *Parque Municipal Dionísio Alvares Mateos * Parque Municipal Chico Mendes *Parque Clóvis Assaf *Park of Lazer Antônio Temporim *Parque Ecológico Jardim Piratininga

Health

Hospitals: *

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Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente *Hospital Cruzeiro do Sul *Hospital e Maternidade Amador Aguiar *Hospital e Maternidade João Paulo II *Hospital Montreal S/A *Hospital Municipal Antônio Gíglio *Hospital Dr. Vivaldo Martins Simões ( Regional ) *Hospital e Maternidade Sino Brasileiro

Osasquenses

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, trade unionist * Adriana Nascimento, actress * André Lima Pedro, football player * Antonio Agù, founder *

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, football player *

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, basketball player * Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva, football player * Cristiano Lima da Silva, football player *

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, football player * Eduardo Marques de Jesus Passos, football player * Guitom Santa Cruz, musician * Hirant Sanazar, politician *

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, football player * Jair da Costa, football player *

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, businessman * Júlio Cocielo, famous Youtuber *

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, football player * Júlio Terceiro, football player *

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, football player *

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, journalist *

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, football player * Silas Bortolosso, politician *

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, sociologist * Sônia Lima, actress *

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, football player *

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, legendary prosecutor * Zezeh Barbosa, actress * Natalia Nascimento, youth ambassador *

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Twin towns – sister cities

Osasco is twinned with: * Gyumri, Shirak Province, Armenia * Jining,

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* Osasco, Piedmont, Italy * Tsu, Mie,

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* Viana, Luanda Province, Angola * Xuzhou, Jiangsu,

Bibliography

* SANAZAR, Hirant. ''Osasco – Sua história, sua gente'': Osasco, ed. do author, 2003. * FAVARÃO, Mazé (apres.). ''Osasco conta sua história através dos bairros'': Osasco, Secretaria de Educação, 2007. * METROVICHE, Eduardo (org.). ''Osasco – Um século de fotografia'': Osasco, Maxprint Editora, 2007.

History

Pre-Columbian era

Colonial Brazil

Early modern period

Independence

Some widely known events after the autonomy

Economy

Main companies

Market city

Shopping Malls

Banks

Sport

Sports clubs

Sports competitions

Geography

Climate

Geopolitics

Demography

Ethnicity

Religion

Hydrography

Main Neighbourhoods

Transportation

Main Streets

Train

Roads

Airports of São Paulo

Bus Companies

Bus station

Media

Newspaper

Newsweb

Radio

Channels

Government

Executive

Education

Colleges and universities

Culture

Libraries

Theatres

Spaces of culture

Museums

Schools of education in culture

House of events the culture

Leisure and natural environment

Health

Osasquenses

Twin towns – sister cities

See also

Bibliography

References

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