Osasco () is a

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in the state of

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, located in the Greater São Paulo area and ranking fifth in population among São Paulo municipalities. According to the

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2015, Osasco currently has the ninth highest gross domestic product in Brazil, and the second largest in the state of São Paulo. The population is 699,944 (2020 est.) in an area of . It is among the world's more densely populated cities, similar in density to

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and

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. It is considered the major urban centre of the western portion of Greater São Paulo. It was a district of the city of

until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality of its own.IBGE
, history The city motto is ''Urbs labor'', a

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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 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 province of Turin, Italy. Immigrants from Italy, Spain,

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, Germany,

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, 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. In 1968, the Cobrasma factory went on strike. A shopping plaza exploded in 1996. A blimp crashed in 2024.

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 Bradesco, the third largest bank in Brazil. Currently there are a number of large companies with a presence in the city, such as Natura,

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and many others. Osasco is the ninth most productive city in the countryin

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terms.

Main companies

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* Adamas S/A Papéis e Papeloes Especiais * Ambev * ArvinMeritor * Associação Comercial e Empresarial de Osasco (ACEO) * Avon * Bradesco *

* Chevron *

* Danfoss do Brasil * Ebicen * Group Extrema * Hot Stock * Havan * Intermarine * IFood * Makro * Mercado Car * Mercado Livre * Metrópoles home e club * Natura * Nova Osasco Esquadrias *

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Desentupidora HP
* Pão de Açúcar * Pedágio Sem Parar * Rede TV *

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* SBT * Unibanco – CPD *

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Market city

* Market city of Osasco

Shopping Malls

* Shopping União de Osasco * Osasco Plaza Shopping * Super Shopping Osasco * Shopping Galeria * Fantasy Shopping

Banks

* Banco do Brasil * Banco Safra * Bradesco *

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* Itaú * Santander * Unibanco

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

Osasco has an average elevation of and an area of . Its borders São Paulo to the north, east, and south, Cotia to the southwest, Carapicuíba and Barueri to the west, and Santana de Parnaíba 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 . The month of July the coldest, with an average temprature of , and February is the warmest, averaging . The annual rainfall is around .

Hydrography

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

Demography

*Total: 652,593 inhabitants in 2000. ** Urban: 652,593 ** Rural: 0 * Demographic density 10,055 per km² (26,042 per sq mi): *

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before age 1 year: 15.62 per 1,000 *

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(years): 71.35 *

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(children per women): 1.94 *

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: 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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''Source: IBAM''

Ethnicity

''Source: 2022 census''

Religion

''Source:

2000 ''

Main neighbourhoods

* Adalgisa * Aliança * Ayrosa * Baronesa * Bela Vista * Bonança * Bonfim * Bussocaba City * Castelo Branco *

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* Cidade das Flores * Cidade de Deus * Cipava * Cipava II * City Bussocaba * Conceição * Conjunto Metalúrgicos * Continental * Distrito Industrial Altino * Distrito Industrial Anhanguera * Distrito Industrial Autonomistas * Distrito Industrial Centro * Distrito Industrial Mazzei * Distrito Industrial Remédios * Helena Maria * IAPI * Jaguaribe * 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 * km 18 * Munhoz Júnior * Novo Osasco * Padroeira II * Paiva Ramos * Parque Cachoeirinha * Parque Palmares * Pestana * Portal D'Oeste * Presidente Altino * Quitaúna * Raposo Tavares * Remédios * Recanto das Rosas *

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* Santa Fé * Santa Maria * Santo Antônio * São Pedro * Setor Militar * Três Montanhas * Umuarama * Vila Campesina * Vila Menck * Vila Militar * 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: * Rodovia Castelo Branco ( SP-280), * Rodovia Anhangüera ( SP-330), * Rodoanel Mário Covas ( SP-21) and *

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( SP-270).

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 Campo de Marte Airport, 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

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(SBT), channel 04 VHF (São Paulo); * Nova Geração de Televisão (NGT), channel 48 UHF; * TV Shop Tour channel 46 UHF; * TV Osasco, channel 22 UHF; * Net Serviços de Comunicação 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

* Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (Escola Senai 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 * São Paulo State Technological College ( FATEC) * Universidade Federal de São Paulo

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: * AACD 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

Notable people

* Abner Teixeira, boxer, Olympic medallist * Adenízia da Silva, volleyball player, Olympic champion * André Lima Pedro, football player * Antony, football player * Bruno Caboclo (born 1995), basketball player * Cristiano Lima da Silva, football player * Ederson Moraes, football player * Eduardo Marques de Jesus Passos, football player * Gabriel Bortoleto, racing driver * Igor Nascimento Soares, football player * Jair da Costa, football player * Júlio Cocielo, Youtuber * Júlio Santos, football player * Karla Rosa da Silva, pole vaulter, South American champion * Kléber Giacomance de Souza Freitas, football player * Paulinho Kobayashi, football player * Rodrygo, football player * Vágner Benazzi, football player

Twin towns – sister cities

Osasco is twinned with: *

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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.