Osasco () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the state of

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, located in the

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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"

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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,

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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

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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 Natura &Co Holding S.A. is a Brazilian global personal care cosmetics group headquartered in São Paulo. The Natura & Co Group currently includes Natura Cosméticos and Avon Products. The Group is present in 73 countries across all continents ex ...

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Wal-Mart Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States and 23 other ...

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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 *

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* Danfoss do Brasil * Ebicen * Group Extrema * Hot Stock * Havan *

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Makro Makro is a Netherlands, Dutch international brand of warehouse clubs, also called Cash and carry (wholesale), cash and carry stores. Makro was founded by SHV Holdings, a Dutch conglomerate based in Utrecht in partnership with German company ...

* Mercado Car * Mercado Livre * Metrópoles home e club *

* Nova Osasco Esquadrias *

Osram OSRAM Licht AG is a German company that makes electric lights, headquartered in Munich and Premstätten (Austria). OSRAM positions itself as a high-tech photonics company that is increasingly focusing on sensor technology, visualization and trea ...

Desentupidora HP
*

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* Pedágio Sem Parar * Rede TV *

Rockwell International Rockwell International was a major American manufacturing conglomerate (company), conglomerate. It was involved in aircraft, the space industry, defense and commercial electronics, components in the automotive industry, printing presses, avioni ...

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* SBT *

Unibanco Unibanco S.A. was a Brazilian bank which operated from 1924 to 2009, when it was merged into Banco Itaú. The name stood for ''União de Bancos Brasileiros'' ("Union of Brazilian Banks"). Foundation In 1924 João Moreira Salles established the ...

– 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 do Brasil S.A. (, ) is a Brazilian financial services company headquartered in Brasília, Brazil. The oldest bank in Brazil, and among the oldest banks in continuous operation in the world, it was founded by John VI, King of Portugal, on ...

Banco Safra Banco Safra is a Brazilian financial services company headquartered in São Paulo. It is the seventh largest banking institution in Brazil and the nineteenth largest in Latin America. It provides services in investment banking, private banking, ...

Caixa Econômica Federal The Caixa Econômica Federal (, ''Federal Savings Bank''), also referred to as Caixa or CEF, is a state-owned Brazilian financial services company headquartered in Brasília, Brazil. It is the fourth largest banking institution in Brazil, as ...

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* Itaú * Santander *

Sport

Sports clubs

* Finasa Volleyball *

Grêmio Esportivo Osasco Grêmio Esportivo Osasco, commonly referred to as Grêmio Osasco, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Osasco, São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, the fourth tier of the São Paul ...

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,

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to the southwest,

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and

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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

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. 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 The Tietê River ( ) is a Brazilian river in the state of São Paulo. The first known use of the name Tietê was on a map published in 1748 by d’Anville. The name means "truthful river", or "truthful waters”, in Tupi. The Tietê River i ...

Demography

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

Child mortality Child mortality is the death 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 encompa ...

before age 1 year: 15.62 per 1,000 *

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(years): 71.35 *

Fertility Fertility in colloquial terms refers the ability to have offspring. In demographic contexts, fertility refers to the actual production of offspring, rather than the physical capability to reproduce, which is termed fecundity. The fertility rate ...

(children per women): 1.94 *

Literacy Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

: 94.24% *

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: 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 *

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* Ayrosa * Baronesa *

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* Bonança * Bonfim * Bussocaba City * Castelo Branco *

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* Cidade das Flores * Cidade de Deus * Cipava * Cipava II * City Bussocaba * Conceição * Conjunto Metalúrgicos *

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

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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 * km 18 * Munhoz Júnior * Novo Osasco * Padroeira II * Paiva Ramos * Parque Cachoeirinha * Parque Palmares * Pestana * Portal D'Oeste * Presidente Altino * Quitaúna *

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* Recanto das Rosas *

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* Santa Fé * Santa Maria * Santo Antônio * São Pedro * Setor Militar * Três Montanhas *

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* 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 The Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) () is one of the rapid transit companies serving the city of São Paulo, alongside the São Paulo Metro, Via Quatro and Via Mobilidade, all four forming the largest metropolitan rail transpo ...

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

rapid transit to São Paulo by the 8 and 9 train lines.

Roads

Roads of Osasco: *

Rodovia Castelo Branco The Rodovia Presidente Castelo Branco (SP-280) is a tollway in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It was first opened on Saturday, 10 November 1968, by, then, the Governor of the state of São Paulo, Abreu Sodré. The tollway name was given in me ...

(

SP-280 The Rodovia Presidente Castelo Branco (SP-280) is a tollway in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It was first opened on Saturday, 10 November 1968, by, then, the Governor of the state of São Paulo, Abreu Sodré. The tollway name was given in me ...

), * Rodovia Anhangüera ( SP-330), *

Rodoanel Mário Covas Rodoanel Mário Covas (official designation SP-021) is the planned (and partially built) beltway of the Greater São Paulo, Brazil. Upon its completion, it will have a length of , with a radius of approximately from the geographical center of ...

( SP-21) and *

Rodovia Raposo Tavares Rodovia Raposo Tavares (official designation SP-270) is the longest highway in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil, with 654 km. It was opened in 1937. The highway starts in the city of São Paulo and continues westward, s ...

(

SP-270 Rodovia Raposo Tavares (official designation SP-270) is the longest highway in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with 654 km. It was opened in 1937. The highway starts in the city of São Paulo and continues westward, serving the main citi ...

Airports of São Paulo

São Paulo has two main airports: *The

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(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 Campo de Marte Airport is the first airport built in São Paulo, Brazil, opened in 1929. It is named after Champ de Mars, in Paris, which in turn got its name from Campus Martius, in Rome. The airport is operated by Pax Aeroportos. History C ...

, 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 The Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (; SBT ; "Brazilian Television System") is a Brazilian free-to-air television network founded on Wednesday, 19 August 1981, by the businessman and television personality Silvio Santos. The company was estab ...

(SBT), channel 04 VHF (São Paulo); *

Nova Geração de Televisão NGT ( - English language, English New Generation of Television) is a Brazilian television network. The station came about through the acquisition of two educational television concessions by businessman Marco Antônio Bernardes Costa; one in t ...

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

Net Serviços de Comunicação NET was a Brazilian telecommunications company that offered services such as cable television, broadband internet and telephony. The company's NET TV service (cable TV) had around 5.4 million subscribers as of Q2 2012. NET also operated the broa ...

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 SENAI, or ' (), is a network of secondary level professional schools established and maintained by the Brazilian Confederation of Industry (a patronal syndicate). SENAI is one of the most important institutions in the country providing formal tr ...

(Escola

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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: * 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 Abner Teixeira da Silva Júnior (born 10 September 1996) is a Brazilian boxing, boxer. He was a bronze medalist in the Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's heavyweight, men's heavyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Amateur caree ...

, boxer, Olympic medallist *

Adenízia da Silva Adenízia Aparecida Ferreira da Silva (; born December 18, 1986) is a Brazilian volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Pallavolo Scandicci. Career She started playing at 11 with the Clube Filadélfia. At the age of 13, she joined h ...

, 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 Gabriel Lourenzo Bortoleto Oliveira (; born 14 October 2004) is a Brazilian racing driver who competes in Formula One for Sauber. Born and raised in Osasco, Bortoleto began competitive kart racing aged seven, winning multiple national titles a ...

, racing driver * Igor Nascimento Soares, football player * Jair da Costa, football player * Júlio Cocielo, Youtuber *

Júlio Santos Júlio César dos Santos, or simply Júlio Santos (born 12 December 1981), is a Brazilian former professional who played as a centre-back. Career Júlio Santos was born in Osasco. He signed for Tours FC on 20 June 2008. in in for TP Mazembe, ...

, football player * Karla Rosa da Silva, pole vaulter, South American champion *

Kléber Giacomance de Souza Freitas Kléber may refer to: * French cruiser ''Kléber'', French armored cruiser active from 1904 to 1917 * Kléber (Paris Métro), Paris Métro station * ''Kléber'' (train), former express train in France * Lycée Kléber, secondary school in Strasb ...

, football player *

Paulinho Kobayashi Paulo Ricardo Kobayashi (born 9 January 1970), known as Paulinho Kobayashi, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a forward. Kobayashi began his career with Associação Desportiva São Caetano. He played for Portugu ...

, football player *

Rodrygo Rodrygo Silva de Goes (; born 9 January 2001), better known as Rodrygo, is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), right winger or Forward (association football), forward for La Lig ...

, football player *

Vágner Benazzi Vágner Benazzi de Andrade (17 July 1954 – 22 May 2023) was a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a right-back. During his tenure as a coach, he gained recognition as the "''Rei do Acesso''" (King of Promotio ...

, football player

Twin towns – sister cities

Osasco is twinned with: *

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Osasco Osasco () is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo area and ranking fifth in population among São Paulo municipalities. According to the IBGE 2015, Osasco currently has the ninth highest gross do ...

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* Tsu, Mie,

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* Viana,

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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.

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