The Subprefecture of Itaim Paulista is one of 32
subprefecture
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
There are twelve Counties of Albania, Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several Districts of Albania, district ...
s of the city of
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. It comprises two districts:
Itaim Paulista
Itaim Paulista is a district in the Subprefecture of Itaim Paulista, subprefecture of the same name in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The name ''Itaim'' comes from Tupi language, Tupi and means ''Little Stone''.
There is a large Pentecostalist Ev ...
and
Vila Curuçá.
It's the easternmost subprefecture. Its population consists largely of migrants from the north-east of Brazil, in particular from the states of
Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...
and
Pernambuco
Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...
. Earlier immigrants came from Italy, Japan and Hungary.
[http://www.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/cidade/secretarias/subprefeituras/itaim_paulista/historico/index.php?p=1571 Subprefecture of Itaim Paulista website]
References
Subprefectures of São Paulo
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