Taubaté is a medium-sized city in the state of
São Paulo
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, in southeastern
Brazil
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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
State of Rio de Janeiro
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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
Vale do Paraíba
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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
São Paulo
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.
The county name comes from the
Guarani language
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and means village (taba) high (ybaté).
Geography
Location
Its strategic location between the two most important Brazilian cities (
São Paulo
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away, and
Rio de Janeiro
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away), connected to both by the
Presidente Dutra Highway, between high, cold mountains and the
Atlantic Ocean
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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 Volkswagen
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, Alstom
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, LG, Embraer
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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 , created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul
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river.
Climate
The climate is classified as a humid subtropical climate
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, under the Köppen climate classification
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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 - IBGE
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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 medicine
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, law
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, dentistry
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, engineering
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, and Business Management
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Overview
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, and a Department of Architecture.
Monteiro Lobato
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, an important Portuguese-language
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writer of children's literature
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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
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is a football
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club based in the city. The main competition played by the club is the Campeonato Paulista Série A2
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Clubs
2025 Série A2
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, the second level of the São Paulo
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state professional football championship.
Quality of life
Taubaté has been ranked by the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme
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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, Japan
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* Wolfsburg
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Wolfsburg is famous as the locat ...
, Germany
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* Tupungato Department
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, Argentina
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See also
* List of municipalities in São Paulo
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References
External links
Official website
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Municipalities in Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Populated places established in 1645
1645 establishments in the Portuguese Empire