Marília () is a Brazilian

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in the midwestern region of the state of

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. Its distance from the state capital

is by highway, by railway and in a straight line. It is located at an altitude of 675 meters. The population is 240,590 (2020 est.) in an area of 1170 km². The municipality is emerging as an educational hub in São Paulo, with four public technical and higher education institutions ( Unesp, Famema, Univesp and Fatec) and private institutions such as Unimar, Faef, Univem and Anhanguera. In 2017, 74 undergraduate courses were offered, with administration and

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being the most offered. Marília has an average of one university student for every 18 inhabitants. The municipality also has the rural scientific research unit

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/APTA Regional de Marília).

History

In 1923, Antônio Pereira da Silva and his son José Pereira da Silva were the pioneers of the region, cleared land next to Feio and Peixe rivers. This land was named Alto Cafezal, or "High Coffee Plantation". A city of Araraquara region deputy at the time, Bento de Abreu Sampaio Vidal held in 1926 a parcel of their assets. In 1927, Colonel José Brás or Jose' da Silva Nogueira whose family origin in

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's '' Marília de Dirceu'', he chose the name Marília from the poetry book. The city of Marília was created with this name by State Law No. 2161 on December 22, 1926, but remained as a borough of Cafelândia. In 1928, Marília was raised to the status of municipality by State Law No. 2320 of December 24. Its anniversary is celebrated on April 4, 1929. At first, the economy of Marília was based on the cultivation of

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, being replaced by

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. The financial success originated from this latter crop led to the installation of the first two industries in the city (two cottonseed oil) in the mid-1930s. With the expansion of the industrialization in São Paulo state, rail and highways were also built, thereby linking Marilia to various regions of the state of São Paulo and northern

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. In the 1940s the city established itself as a development of the West

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, when there was a large and growing urban population. In the 1970s, there was a new industrial cycle in the city with the installation of new industries, specially food processing and welding. With the subsequent installation of several university courses, Marília attracted more people to the region, which accelerated the development of the city as a commercial & industrial hub. Marília today has approximately 50 food industries in the area and it is known as the "National Capital of Food Processing."

Demography

Data of Census of 2000: Total population: Metro: 189,719 Rural: 7623 Men: 96,502 Women: 100,840 Population density (inhabitants / km ²): 186.42 (2007) Infant mortality up to 1 year (per thousand): 15.57 Life expectancy (years): 74.37 Total Fertility rate: 2.21 Literacy rate: 95.35% Human Development Index (HDI): 0.821 HDI-R Income: 0.885 HDI-L Longevity: 0.822 HDI-E Education: 0.962

Government

The current mayor is

Vinícius Camarinha Vinícius Almeida Camarinha (born 6 November 1979) is a Brazilian politician. He has served as mayor of Marília since 2025, having previously served from 2013 to 2016. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo The Legislat ...

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elected on 2025, whose mandate is valid until 2028. The government receives little state funding due to high tax returns from the local tax income.

Education

The city has several courses distributed in their colleges and universities. There are three universities: two private ( Unimar and UNIVEM) and one public ( UNESP) and three colleges, among them the school of medicine ( Faculdade de Medicina de Marília).

Transport

Marilia has one airport for regional and domestic flights named Frank Miloye Milenkowichi Airport. The city is crossed by 3 highways: the SP-294, the SP-333 and Rodovia Transbrasiliana (Transbrazilian Highway). As most cities in the region, Marilia no longer has passenger railway service. One of Brazil's largest airlines, TAM, got its start as Táxi Aéreo Marília here in 1961.

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by

Companhia Telefônica Brasileira Companhia Telefônica Brasileira (CTB) was a Brazilian fixed-line telephone company that provided services to the states of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (state), São Paulo, as well as Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo thr ...

until 1973, when it began to be 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).

Religion

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is present in the city as follows:

Catholic Church

The Catholic church in the municipality is part of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Marília The Roman Catholic Diocese of Marília () is a diocese located in the city of Marília in the ecclesiastical province of Botucatu in Brazil. History * February 16, 1952: Established as Diocese of Marília from the Diocese of Lins Bishops * Bis ...

Protestant Church

The most diverse evangelical beliefs are present in the city, mainly

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, including the Assemblies of God in Brazil (the largest evangelical church in the country),

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, among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.

Interesting facts

*Ethnic Background: Marilia's population is mainly formed by descendants of Luso-African Brazilians, Portuguese, Japanese, Italians, Germans and Spaniards. *The first Brazilian olympic medalist was from Marilia. Tetsuo Okamoto won a bronze medal in

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in 1952, swimming 1500 m freestyle. *The Southern Hemisphere's largest airline,

TAM Brazilian Airlines LATAM Airlines Brasil, formerly TAM Linhas Aéreas, is the Brazilian brand of LATAM Airlines Group operating international and domestic flights from hubs in Brasília, Fortaleza, and São Paulo. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of ...

, was founded in Marilia. *

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was founded by Amador Aguiar on March 10, 1943, in Marilia, and it is the second largest private bank in Brazil today. *A pre-historic crocodile, '' Mariliasuchus amarali,'' was found in Marilia and its name was a tribute to the city. * On 5 October 1971, approximately at 5:00 pm, fell onto the city of Marília the last

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registered in the state of São Paulo: the Marília Meteorite. Seven fragments totaling about 2.5 kg were found, and the Marília Meteorite was subsequently classified as a chondrite H4.

Twin towns and sister cities

Marília currently has three sister cities:Prefeitura de Marília: Marília e Izumisano se tornam cidades-irmãs
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* Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima,

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Notable people

* Tetsuo Okamoto- swimmer, first brazilian to win an Olympic medal in swimming *

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- pole vaulter, Olympic champion * Augusto Dutra - pole vaulter * Lucas Lima - football player *

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- football player * Isabella Menin - model and

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Jorge Antonio Putinatti Jorge Antônio Putinatti, or better known as Jorginho Putinatti (born 23 August 1959 in Marília, Brazil) is a Brazilian former Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career At club level, Jorginho started his career ...

- football player * Jurandir de Freitas- football player *

Yoshiharu Kohayakawa Yoshiharu Kohayakawa (Japanese: 小早川美晴; born 1963) is a Japanese-Brazilian mathematician working on discrete mathematics and probability theory.Marília's City Hall webpage

Marília's Municipality's Chamber
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