| Official Name: | Paraguaçu Paulista |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
| Coordinates: | -22.4197°N -50.5797°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: | Assis |
| Subdivision Type4: | Microregion |
| Subdivision Name4: | Assis |
| Subdivision Type5: | Metrop. region |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Antônio Takashi Sasada (Antian) (2021 – 2024) |
| Elevation M: | 506 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1001.3 |
| Population Total: | 45,945 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 [2] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | BRT |
| Utc Offset1: | -3 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 19700-000 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +55 18 |
Paraguaçu Paulista is a municipality in south-west of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Microregion of Assis, situated in the middle Paranapanema Valley.[3] The population is 45,945 (2020 est.) in an area of 1001.3 km2.[4] It's the second largest population of microregion and the 3rd of mesoregion, and is 422 km away from the capital, São Paulo.[5]
Paraguaçu was created as a district of the (then) municipality of Conceição de Monte Alegre in 1923. It became a separate municipality in 1924. Its name was changed to Paraguaçu Paulista in 1948.[6] [7]
The municipality is subdivided into the following districts:[8]
In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[9] 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).[10]
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 Assis.[11]
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),[12] [13] Christian Congregation in Brazil,[14] among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.