Osasco Explained

Osasco
Settlement Type:Municipality
Official Name:Municipality of Osasco
Nickname:Hot Dog Capital of Brazil,[1] "work city"
Motto:Urbs labor
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:Southeast
Subdivision Name2: São Paulo
Subdivision Type3:Metropolitan Region
Subdivision Name3:Metropolitan Region of São Paulo
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Rogério Lins (Podemos)
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:February 19, 1962
Area Total Km2:64.935
Area Metro Km2:3645
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:728,615
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[2]
Timezone:Brasilia Official Time
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-23.5328°N -46.7919°W
Elevation M:555–780
Elevation Ft:740–1009
Area Code:+55 11
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:16000-000
Blank Name Sec1:HDI (2010)
Blank Info Sec1:0.776[3] high
Website:http://www.osasco.sp.gov.br

Osasco (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality in São Paulo State, Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo[4] area and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. According to the IBGE 2015, Osasco currently has the 9th highest gross domestic product in Brazil, and the 2nd largest in the State of São Paulo. The population is 699,944 (2020 est.) in an area of 64.95 km2.[5] It is among the world's more dense cities, similar in density to Tokyo and New York City. It's considered the major urban centre of the Western portion of the Greater São Paulo. It used to be a district of São Paulo City until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality of its own.[6] The city motto is "Urbs labor", a Latin phrase that means "City work".

History

Pre-Columbian era

The region that is now Osasco was inhabited by indigenous Tupi-Guaraní people.

Colonial Brazil

Bandeirantes lived in the region that is now Osasco, then called "Vila de Quitaúna". The famous "bandeirante" António Raposo Tavares lived there.

Early modern period

Osasco was founded in the 19th century by Italian immigrant Antônio Giuseppe Agù (currently the name of one of the main streets in Osasco). He came from commune Osasco in the province of Turin, Italy.

Immigrants from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Armenia, Lebanon, Israel and Japan came to Osasco during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, and their descendants form the bulk of Osasco's population.

Independence

Osasco became autonomous from the city of São Paulo on February 19, 1962.[6]

Some widely known events after the autonomy

Economy

Osasco was an industrial city but there was industrial decentralization to other regions and today the city is moving toward the retail and service industries. Osasco is the location of the headquarters of Bradesco, the third largest bank in Brazil. Currently there are a number of large companies with a presence in the city, such as Natura, Coca-Cola, Carrefour, Wal-Mart, Colgate-Palmolive and many others. Osasco is the ninth most productive city in the countryin GDP per capita terms .[8]

Main companies

Market city

Shopping Malls

Banks

Sport

Sports clubs

Sports competitions

Geography

Is an average elevation of 792 meters and 65 km2 of area.[9] Its boundaries are São Paulo to the north, east and south, Cotia to the southwest, Carapicuíba and Barueri to the west and Santana de Parnaíba to the northwest.

Climate

As in almost all the metropolitan area of São Paulo, the climate is subtropical, specifically humid subtropical. The average annual temperature is around 18 °C, being the month of July the coldest (average 12 °C) and warmest February (average 30 °C). The annual rainfall is around 1400 mm.[10]

Hydrography

Demography

94.24%

(Source: IPEA data)

Changing demographics of the city of Osasco

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Source: IBAM

Ethnicity

Ethnic groupsPercent
White51.8%
Pardo (Brown)37.8%
Black9.5%
Asian0.8%
Amerindian0.1%
Source:2022 census[11]

Religion

See main article: article and Religion in Brazil.

ReligionPercentageNumber
Catholic64.75%422.553
Protestant20.54%134.042
No religion9.33%60.886
Kardecist0.90%5.873
Buddhist0.23%1.500
Jewish0.04%261
Source: IBGE 2000

Main Neighbourhoods

Transportation

Due to its proximity to São Paulo, it is largely served by the CPTM commuter rail service, as well as many roads, providing a seamless connection into the state capital.

Main Streets

Train

It is linked by CPTM rapid transit to São Paulo by the 8 and 9[12] train lines.

Roads

Roads of Osasco:

Airports of São Paulo

São Paulo has two main airports:

Bus Companies

Bus station

Media

Newspaper

Newsweb

Radio

Channels

Government

Executive

Mayors of Osasco

Education

Colleges and universities

Culture

Libraries

Theatres

Spaces of culture

Museums

Schools of education in culture

House of events the culture

Leisure and natural environment

Health

Hospitals:

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Brazil. Osasco is twinned with:[17]

See also

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Costa . Bruno . Por dentro da capital do cachorro-quente . Vice . February 2, 2022 . 2 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202184355/https://www.vice.com/pt/article/433znn/osasco-capital-do-cachorro-quente . live .
  2. Web site: IBGE 2020 . 25 January 2021 . 25 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725021353/https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/osasco/panorama . live .
  3. Web site: Ranking | Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil. July 31, 2019. July 8, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708214700/http://atlasbrasil.org.br/2013/pt/ranking. dead.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20200614144326/https://geoftp.ibge.gov.br/organizacao_do_territorio/estrutura_territorial/divisao_territorial/2008/dtb_2008.zip Divisão Territorial do Brasil
  5. Web site: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics . 2018 . 2018 Estimates of Population . March 6, 2019 . pt-BR . PDF . 25 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220725050822/http://ftp.ibge.gov.br/Estimativas_de_Populacao/Estimativas_2018/estimativa_dou_2018_20181019.pdf . live .
  6. http://cod.ibge.gov.br/WNQ IBGE
  7. Web site:

    Câmara Municipal de Osasco ::: Estado de São Paulo

    . www.camaraosasco.sp.gov.br. November 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202115944/http://www.camaraosasco.sp.gov.br/osasco/curiosidades/index2.htm. February 2, 2014. dead.
  8. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2004_2008/ "IBGE"
  9. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/geociencias/cartografia/default_territ_area.shtm "IBGE"
  10. https://osascenter.com.br/ Osasco – SP
  11. Web site: Censo 2022 - Panorama . 29 January 2024 . 28 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230628195406/https://censo2022.ibge.gov.br/panorama/ . live .
  12. Web site: CPTM lines. CPTM (Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos). December 12, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20130703131845/http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/E_REDECPTM/REDE/default.asp. July 3, 2013. dead.
  13. Web site: Portal Planeta Osasco. 27 December 2010. 5 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110105145355/http://www.planetaosasco.com/. live.
  14. Web site: Archived copy . December 27, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706155448/http://www.fito.br/facfito/index.htm . July 6, 2011 . dead .
  15. Web site: FITO BR – Em Construção. December 27, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101218122148/http://www.fito.br/. December 18, 2010. dead.
  16. Web site: Centro Universitário FIEO. 27 December 2010. 23 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110123210215/http://www.unifieo.br/. live.
  17. Web site: Cidades Irmãs. osasco.sp.gov.br. Osasco. pt. May 23, 2020. 16 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200216061849/http://www.osasco.sp.gov.br/depto-de-relacoes-internacionais-cidades-irmas. live.

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