Casa Branca (Portuguese for "White House") is a municipality in the state of

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

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. The population is 30,520 (2020 est.) in an area of 864 km². It was founded in 1841. Its nickname is "the Jabuticaba capita

It is known for the

jabuticaba A jaboticaba (), spelled jabuticaba in Portuguese, is a round, edible fruit produced by a jaboticaba tree (''Plinia cauliflora''), also known as Brazilian grapetree. The purplish-black, white-pulped fruit grows directly on the Trunk (botany), tru ...

festival held in September, when people can purchase a variety of goods made from the fruit

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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).

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Municipalities in São Paulo (state) Populated places established in 1841 1841 establishments in Brazil {{MesoregionCampinas-geo-stub

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