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Bananal, São Paulo
Município da Estância Turística de Bananal is a city in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 10,993 (2020 est.) in an area of . Geography It borders three cities of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro state (Barra Mansa to the north, Rio Claro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Claro to the east and Angra dos Reis to the south), as well as São José do Barreiro and Arapeí (both in São Paulo) to the west. It is the easternmost municipality in Sâo Paulo state. It features a Railway Station Bananal, historical railway station imported from Belgium in 1888 and the Pharmácia Popular museum. The municipality contains part of the Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river. It also contains the Bananal Ecological Station, created in 1987. Media In telecommunications, the city was served b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Brazil
The municipalities of Brazil () are administrative divisions of the states of Brazil, Brazilian states. Brazil currently has 5,571 municipalities, which, given the 2019 population estimate of 210,147,125, makes an average municipality population of 37,728 inhabitants. The average state in Brazil has 214 municipalities. Roraima is the least subdivided state, with 15 municipalities, while Minas Gerais is the most, with 853. Northern states are divided into small numbers of large municipalities (e.g. Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas is divided into only 62 municipalities), and therefore they cover large areas incorporating several separated towns or villages that do not necessarily conform to one single conurbation. Southern and eastern states on the other hand, are divided into many small municipalities (e.g. Minas Gerais), and therefore large urban areas usually extend over several municipalities which form one single conurbation. The Federal District (Brazil), Federal Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Claro, Rio De Janeiro
Rio Claro () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 18,605 (2020) and its area is 841 km2.IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (; IBGE) is the agency responsible for official collection of statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil. IBGE performs a decennial national cen ... /ref> See also * São João Marcos References Municipalities in Rio de Janeiro (state) {{RiodeJaneiro-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities In São Paulo
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of São Paulo (SP), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... São Paulo is divided into 645 municipalities, which, since 2017, have been grouped into 11 intermediate and 53 immediate regions. List See also * Geography of Brazil * List of cities in Brazil * List of municipalities in São Paulo by HDI References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of municipalities in Sao Paulo Sao Paulo * Municipalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivo (telecommunications Company)
Vivo ( Portuguese for 'Live', as in Live Broadcasting, or 'Alive'), known as Vivo Brazil, is a brand of Telefônica Brasil, a subsidiary of Telefónica and the largest telecommunications company in Brazil. It is headquartered in the Brooklin Novo neighborhood of São Paulo. History The company was originally formed as part of Telebrás, the state-owned telecom monopoly at the time. In 1998, Telebrás was demerged and privatized. Telefónica bought Telesp, the São Paulo division, and rebranded it to Telefónica. On 15 April 2012, all Telefónica services were rebranded again to Vivo, using the same strategy of unifying all its services in a unique brand, like Movistar (Hispanic America and Spain) and O2 (rest of Europe). Merged companies The following operators merged to form Vivo: ''Owned by Telefónica'' *Telefónica Celular (Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Rio Grande do Sul) *Telebahia Celular ( Bahia) *Telergipe Celular ( Sergipe) * Telesp Landline (São Paulo) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bananal Ecological Station
The Bananal Ecological Station () is an Ecological station in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Location The Bananal Ecological Station is in the municipality of Bananal, São Paulo. It has an area of . It is in a region of the Serra da Bocaina with sharp relief. Altitudes range from . It is part of the Bocaina Mosaic, created in 2006. Visitors must obtain permission from the station's management, who will assign an employee as a guide. There is a short trail to the last fall of the Sete Quedas waterfalls, a scenic attraction. Environment The climate is humid subtropical, with three dry months in the year. Average annual rainfall is . Average annual temperature is . Maximum average temperature in and minimum average temperature is . The ecological station contains remnants of Atlantic Forest. Vegetation includes cloud forest and dense montane and submontane rainforest. Two new species of bromeliad have only been found in the station, '' Neoregelia pontuali'' and '' Wittrock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraíba Do Sul
The Paraíba do Sul (), or simply Paraíba, is a river in southeast Brazil. It flows west to northeast from its farthest source at the source of the river Paraitinga to the sea near Campos dos Goytacazes. The river receives its name when it meets the river Paraibuna at the Paraibuna dam. Its main tributaries are the rivers Jaguari, Buquira, Paraibuna, Preto, Pomba and Muriaé. These last two are the longest and join the main river and from the mouth respectively . The valley of the Paraíba do Sul ranges from the latitudes 20°26' and 23°39'S and the longitudes of 41° and 46°30'W and covers an area of about distributed over three states. The main economic activities are industry and cattle raising. Navigation Presently only two parts of the river can be navigated: * The lower section, between the mouth and São Fidélis, about 90 km. It has a declivity of 22 cm/km. There is incipient navigation carried out by small boats that transport mainly constru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mananciais Do Rio Paraíba Do Sul Environmental Protection Area
The Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area () is an environmental protection area in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Location The Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area has an area of about . In São Paulo it covers parts of the municipalities of Areias, Arujá, Bananal, Cachoeira Paulista, Cruzeiro, Guaratinguetá, Guarulhos, Igaratá, Jacareí, Jambeiro, Lavrinhas, Monteiro Lobato, Natividade da Serra, Paraibuna, Piquete, Queluz, Redenção da Serra, Santa Branca, Santa Isabel, Silveiras, São José do Barreiro, São José dos Campos and Taubaté. Altitudes range from . Temperatures range from with an average of . The APA contains the Paraibuna, Santa Branca and Rio Jaguari reservoirs. It covers parts of the basins of the Paraitinga and Paraibuna rivers, tributaries of the Paraíba do Sul, as well as the basins of the Jaguari, Buquira, Una, Bocaina and Bananal rivers. Environment The vegetation is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pharmácia Popular
Pharmácia Popular (''People's Pharmacy'', English literal) was a pharmacy museum located in town of Bananal in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It was considered the oldest pharmacy in Brazil, founded in 1830 under the name ''Imperial Pharmacy'', and was in operation until the death of its owner, Mr. Plínio Graça, on June 30, 2011.Nota de falecimento: morre Plínio Graça Centro Brasileiro de Arqueologia (in Portuguese)Pharmácia Popular Site Cidades Históricas Brasileiras (in Portuguese) History Inaugurated in 1830 with the name of ''Pharmácia Imperial'' by the French Tourin Domingos Mos ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Station Bananal
The Railway Station Bananal building is located in the historical and tourist city of Bananal in São Paulo State, Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... Built in 1888, it is the only specimen of steel construction in the Americas that was imported from Belgium. Roteiros Caminhos da Corte -junho de 2012- References Transport in São Paulo (state) Railway stations in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arapeí
Arapeí is a Brazilian municipality of the eastern part of the state of São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 2,460 (2020 est.) in an area of 156.90 km². Its bordering cities are Resende and Barra Mansa (both in the state of Rio de Janeiro) in the north, Bananal in the southeast and São José do Barreiro in the west. Demographics 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). See also * List of municipalities in São Paulo This is a list of the municipalities in the state of São Paulo (SP), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
