Queluz is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the state of
São Paulo
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in
Brazil
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. It is part of the
Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
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Areas and governance (secular and ecclesiastical)
* Metropolitan archdiocese, the jurisdiction of a metropolitan archbishop
** Metropolitan bishop or archbishop, leader of an ecclesiastical "mother see"
* Metropolitan ar ...
.
Geography
The municipality contains part of the
, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the
Paraíba do Sul
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river.
The northeast boundary is shared with two other states,
Minas Gerais
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to the north and
Rio de Janeiro
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to the east.
Climate
The climate of Queluz is tropical, the year-round average low temperature is 16 degrees Celsius, and the average high temperature is 26 degrees Celsius.
History
The city came from a village of
Puri
Puri, also known as Jagannath Puri, () is a coastal city and a Nagar Palika, municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, south of the state ca ...
Indians in the year of 1800. The village grew up around a chapel built by Indians and slaves under the leadership of father Francisco das Chagas Lima, who was sent to evangelize the Puri people, where he stands today is the Mother Church. The city was incorporated in 1876. The patron saint of Queluz is St. John the Baptist, and the name Queluz is a tribute to the Imperial Family, sharing the name of the town where
D. Pedro I was born.
Coffee culture
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is important to the municipality, as farms still exist in the surrounding countryside of
Sertão
The ''sertão'' (, plural ''sertões'') is the " hinterland" or " backcountry" of Brazil. The word refers both to one of the four sub-regions of the Northeast Region of Brazil or the hinterlands of the country in general (similar to the specific ...
,
São José,
Restauração,
Bela Aurora,
Regato,
Cascata, etc.
In 2020, the population was estimated as 13,606 people living in an area of .
Population history
Economy
The economic development of the municipality is related to farming and the production of toys from wood, leather, and embroidery. The
secondary sector
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have contributed significantly to the region's economic development. The presence in the region of Brazil's main steel producer, the
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) is advantageous to industry in the region, such as the Volkswagen truck factory in Resende, 32 km from Queluz, and the Peugeot factory in Resende. Industries established in Queluz are exempt from municipal taxes for ten years; the council also supports negotiations with state and federal governments to reduce other taxes. To encourage the development of new industries, the mayor can donate land with infrastructure already available.
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).
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070929011606/http://www.queluz.tur.br/
*
Queluz on citybrazil.com.br*
Municipal anthem of Queluz
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Municipalities in Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Populated places established in 1876
1876 establishments in Brazil