| Official Name: | Municipality of Descalvado |
| Descalvado | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
| Coordinates: | -21.9039°N -47.6028°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
| Subdivision Name3: | Araraquara |
| Subdivision Type4: | Microregion |
| Subdivision Name4: | São Carlos |
| Subdivision Type5: | Metrop. region |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Elevation M: | 679 |
| Area Total Km2: | 753.7 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 33,910 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | BRT |
| Utc Offset1: | -3 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 13690-000 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +55 19 |
| Blank Name: | HDI (2010) |
| Blank Info: | 0.760 – high[2] |
Descalvado is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 33,910 (2020 est.) in an area of 753.7 km².[3]
The city was founded firstly as a settlement in the 1830s and was one of the main coffee producer in São Paulo's golden coffee plantation years.
Descalvado's economy is farming based and sugar cane and poultry are its main products.
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.