Taubaté is a medium-sized city in the state of

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, in southeastern

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History

Taubaté was part of the ancient Tupinambá Territory, along the Paraíba do Sul River. The Tupinambá Territory in the 16th century, stretched from the Juqueriquerê River on the shores of Caraguatatuba to the Cape of Saint Thomas (Cabo de São Tomé) in the

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. The first village was created in 1640 being proclaimed as an autonomous locality on December 5, 1645, by a pioneer named Jacques Felix. It was the first location in the

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region to obtain autonomy. The locality got its current city status in 1842, by which time it was a coffee production center. It hosted Taubaté's Agreement in 1906. In 1908 the city was made the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Taubaté. In 1900 it was the largest city in the interior of

. The county name comes from the

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and means village (taba) high (ybaté).

Geography

Location

Its strategic location between the two most important Brazilian cities (

away, and

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away), connected to both by the Presidente Dutra Highway, between high, cold mountains and the

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has helped the development of the city. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 317,915 (2020 est.) in an area of .Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
/ref> The city has become an industrial center, seating branches of several companies, including

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, LG,

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, among many others. A traditional city in São Paulo state, it played an important role in the historical and economic development of the country. In the gold cycle was radiating center of bandeirismo discovering gold in Minas Gerais, founding several cities. In the Second Empire, during the coffee boom of the Paraíba Valley, has emerged as the largest municipality in the state production area, hosting the Taubaté Convention in 1906. The municipality contains part of the

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, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the

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river.

Climate

The climate is classified as a

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, under the

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with the average annual temperature around , with a maximum of and a minimum of , with average humidity of 60% and the annual rainfalls of , the extremes temperatures recorded on the city are and , there is also an unofficial record of .

Demographics

Male: 120.288; Female: 123.819; Urban: 229.810; Rural: 14.297 (Source: Censo 2000 -

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)

Education and literature

Taubaté is also a university city. The University of Taubaté, UNITAU, is a municipal institution of higher learning run by the state, but also by the private initiative. UNITAU is not free. It has schools of

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, and

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, and a Department of Architecture.

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, an important

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writer of

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, was born in Taubaté Unsurprisingly, in 06/01/10 Taubaté was granted, by the Chamber of Deputies, the title of National Capital of Children's literature. Amácio Mazzaropi, a pioneer in the movie industry was the son of Italian immigrants.

Sports

Esporte Clube Taubaté Esporte Clube Taubaté, commonly referred to as Taubaté, is a professional association football club based in Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competes in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football le ...

is a

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club based in the city. The main competition played by the club is the

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, the second level of the

state professional football championship.

Quality of life

Taubaté has been ranked by the UNDP (

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) the 21st out of 645 cities in the state in terms of quality of life (such as safety, public schools, medical and dental care, public transport, low air pollution, sewers and piped water reaching all houses).

Twin towns – sister cities

Taubaté is twinned with: * Yonezawa,

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References

External links

Official website

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taubate Municipalities in Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte Populated places established in 1645 1645 establishments in the Portuguese Empire