Bilac Explained

Official Name:Bilac
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-21.4033°N -50.4706°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Brazil
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Southeast
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:São Paulo
Subdivision Type3:Mesoregion
Subdivision Type4:Microregion
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Total Km2:158
Population Total:8,117
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Area code

Bilac is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 8,117 (2020 est.) in an area of 158 km².[2] The elevation is 431 m.[3]

History

Bilac's old town and the district of the city arose from Penápolis piece of land belonged to Brazil Plantation Trade Union and today is a small city in São Paulo State, which is located in the northwest of the state.

In 1917 the blend of land attracted many families who settled in the town, which received the designation of Stream of the Colony (Córrego da Colônia), by engineers of the time. The company promoted Brazil Plantation Trade Union, in 1927, blending of their land, attracting several settlers, among them, Fernando Rodrigues, Francisco Lopes Rodrigues, Jose Goncalves and Hicoiti Yoshiy that with their families, have settled in the region, calling it "stream of the colony (Córrego da Colônia)".

Later, the Vila Conceição Company, consisting of Osvaldo Martins, Sakae Sato, Shoe Anzai and Toshio Yoshiy, bought land and then proceeded to blend the earth, then when the first house was built of timber belonging to Mr John Nery, followed by several other buildings and attracting more people moving the economy and bringing the progress for the region.[4]

On February 10, 1923 the City Council voted to lift Birigui of the village to the condition of town, giving it the name of "Vila Nossa Senhora da Conceição", in honor of a local patron. The progress of the town once was felt, with the facility in 1928, the public cemetery and in 1930, the district police.

After 10 years, on 18 August 1933 is high for the District of Peace with “Nipolândia” name, in homage to the great Japanese colony in the region. However, the current name (Bilac) came under Decree No. 9775 of November 30, 1928 in order to honor the great poet brother, Olavo Brás Martins dos Guimarães Bilac. Six years later, on November 30, 1944, by Decree - Law No. 14,334, the District of Bilac was elevated to the category of city, installed on January 1, 1945, with the Districts of Peace of Bilac and Piacatu.[5]

And then built the Gabriel Monteiro on 24 December 1948. Piacatu was dismembered of Bilac in 1953, becoming municipality.

April 18, 1925 - when it was done deed of donation for the heritage. It celebrates the anniversary of the city on April 18.

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[6] 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).[7]

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/bilac/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. http://cod.ibge.gov.br/318 Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. Web site: Creation of Municipality. The Municipality of Bilac. 30 June 2013.
  4. Web site: Macdonald. Ian. Bilac, Sao Paulo State (Brazil). Flags of the World. June 29, 2013.
  5. Web site: Municípios Paulistas. 2024-06-26. www.al.sp.gov.br. Portuguese.
  6. Web site: Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973. 2024-06-04. www.imprensaoficial.com.br. Portuguese.
  7. Web site: Our History - Telefônica RI. 2024-06-04. Telefônica.