Pirituba is a district in the

subprefecture of Pirituba-Jaraguá The Subprefecture of Pirituba-Jaraguá is one of 32 subprefectures of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It comprises three districts: Pirituba, São Domingos, and Jaraguá.São Paulo, Brazil SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of Yu ...

. It is located in the northwestern side of the city. A person who lives in Pirituba is often called ''"piritubano"''. It is located near roads such as Marginal Tietê,

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and

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. It borders the districts of Lapa, São Domingos,

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and Jaraguá. Pirituba's name origin is the juxtaposition of the

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words ''piri'' (Southern cattail, a marshland plant of the

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genus) and ''tuba'' ("many").

History

In the 19th century, the lands where Pirituba now lies were occupied by coffee farms ( Portuguese: ''fazenda''), such as Fazenda Barreto (owned by Luiz Pereira Barreto), Fazenda Anastacio (owned by Anastacio de Freitas Trancoso and later by

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), and Fazenda Jaraguá. In 1885, the

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opened a train station in Pirituba as part of the

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line. When the owner of the Fazenda Barreto died in 1922, the land was split between his heirs. In the same year the farm's first share was settled, and in 1926 the second share was settled. Those two settlements, together with the initial nucleus established by the train station, become the district's core for development.

Sports

Pirituba has a strong tradition in sports. One of the first rugby teams of Brazil is from Pirituba, and it has one of the biggest baseball fields in the country. There is a strong pedigree of football players and the sport is very popular in the area. Famous

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footballer,

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grew up in the area.

Attractions in Pirituba

* Casa de Nassau - Dutch immigrants' club * Casarão do Anastácio - Fazenda Anastácio's farmhouse * Parque Cidade de Toronto (Toronto City Park) - opened on July 1, 1992, in a partnership with the Canadian cityLanglois, Jill. ''Southern Exposure''. The Grid. October 18th, 2011. http://www.eyeweekly.com/?p=23530 . Retrieved in October 20th, 2012 *

Pico do Jaraguá Pico do Jaraguá (Jaraguá Peak) is the highest mountain in the Brazilian city of São Paulo, at 1135 metres above sea level, located at the Serra da Cantareira. Jaraguá means Lord of the Valley in Tupian languages, Tupi. History In 1580, Af ...

References

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