| Araras | |
| Official Name: | City of Araras |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Nickname: | Cidade das árvores |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
| Coordinates: | -22.3572°N -47.3844°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | São Paulo |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
| Subdivision Name3: | Piracicaba |
| Subdivision Type4: | Microregion |
| Subdivision Name4: | Limeira |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | August 15, 1862 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Pedro Eliseu Filho (PL) |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 644.831 |
| Elevation M: | 629 |
| Population Total: | 130,866 |
| Population As Of: | 2022[2] |
| Hdi: | 0,808 - very high |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Ararense |
| Timezone: | Brasilia Official Time |
| Utc Offset: | -3 |
| Timezone Dst: | Brazilian Daylight Saving Time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | 13600-000 |
| Area Code: | (+55) 19 |
Araras (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality located in the interior of State of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 135,506 as of the 2020 IBGE estimate.
Araras means macaws.
União São João Esporte Clube, founded in 1981, is the most successful football club of the city.[3]
In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[4] 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).[5]
See also: Religion in Brazil, Protestantism in Brazil and Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. Christianity is present in the city as follows:
The Catholic church in the municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira.[6]
The most diverse evangelical beliefs are present in the city, mainly Pentecostal, including the Assemblies of God in Brazil (the largest evangelical church in the country),[7] [8] Christian Congregation in Brazil,[9] among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.