Santana de Parnaíba is a city and municipality in the state of
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
in Brazil. It is part of the
Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 142,301 (2020 est.) in an area of . It was founded in 1625 near the
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 ...
by
Susana Dias, an important
Bandeirante (Brazilian ''pioneers'') wife. It was the birthplace of prominent Bandeirante
Domingos Jorge Velho
Domingos Jorge Velho (c. 1641–1705) was a Portuguese bandeirante. He was born in Santana de Parnaíba, captaincy of São Paulo, to Francisco Jorge Velho and Francisca Gonçalves de Camargo. He was responsible for the repression of severa ...
, and of
Warwick Estevam Kerr.
The word ''Parnaíba'' means ''rocky river''.
The municipality contains and administers the
Tamboré Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit.
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).
See also
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List of municipalities in São Paulo
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of São Paulo (SP), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil
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References
Municipalities in São Paulo (state)
Populated places established in 1625
1625 establishments in the Portuguese Empire
Santana de Parnaíba
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