Pompeia, São Paulo Explained

Official Name:Pompeia
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-22.1086°N -50.1717°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 Party:PTB
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Tina Januário
Elevation M:597
Area Total Km2:784
Population Total:22,172
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-03:00
Timezone1 Dst:BRST
Utc Offset1 Dst:-02:00
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Area code

Pompeia (before AO 1990: Pompéia) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 22,172 (2020) within an area of 784 km2.[2] In 2000, its Human Development Index was 0.816.

History

The region of Pompeia was originally inhabited by Kaingang natives, called Coroados ("Crowned") by the Portuguese colonizers. The first settlers arrived in 1852, when the Imperial Government granted João Antonio de Moraes, Francisco de Paula Morais and Francisco Rodrigues de Campos occupancy over the lands in the surroundings of Rio do Peixe and Aguapeí River (São Paulo).

In 1919, Júlio da Costa Barros purchased a share of Guataporanga farm for agricultural purposes. In the following three years, the first Coffea plantations started to grow. Later on, abiding by a condition from Guataporanga Farm's landowner, Barros founded Vila de Novo Cravinhos, name given after Cravinhos, where the first customers of theirs came from. The clear-cutting nearby started along with the construction of former Noroeste do Brasil Railroad in order to link the cities of Bauru (São Paulo) and Corumbá (Mato Grosso do Sul).

Jacutinga Farm was the first to arise in the environs. Its landowner Rodolfo Lara Campos acquired it in order to grown Coffea large-scale profit crops and started the deforestation of the region where later the city of Pompeia would be established. In 1928, Rodolfo and Luiz Miranda planned the foundation of a city and commanded the cutting of a 250 hectare area, which was named Patrimônio de Otomânia ("Otomânia's Patrimony) and after being divided into lots the first of those began to be sold. A few years later, Patrimônio was officially renamed Pompeia after senator Rodolfo Miranda's wife, Aretuza Pompeia.

The municipality was created by state law in 1938.[3]

As several cities of the state of São Paulo, Pompeia was majorly populated by Portuguese, Italian and Japanese immigrants. The latter's culture even nowadays is still remarkable in traditional festivities and the architectural design of the city, e.g. many bus stops have roofs with eaves curved.

Demographics

Education

Pompeia has become a reference in Education within the state of São Paulo and also in nationwide indicators.[4] It was listed as one of the 500 cities that offer more educational opportunitites in Brazil.[5] Since 2013, Shunji Nishimura Foundation of Technology has collaborated with Faculdade de Tecnologia offering graduation courses of Mechanization of Precision Agriculture and Big Data in Agribusiness, which has contributed to transform the city into a new hub for higher education.

Máquinas Agrícolas Jacto

In 1948, the Jacto Group[6] was founded in the city by Japanese immigrant Shunji Nishimura, who arrived in Brazil in 1932. Graduated at, Nishimura and his family developed agricultural fixing equipment which gradatively gained more popularity among farmers and agricultural families in the countryside of not only São Paulo but also other states of Brazil.

The company has been one of the top earners of the city and a major revenue stream of the Midwestern state of São Paulo. The Nishimura family was also responsible for the Shunji Nishimura Foundation of Technology, created to provide farmers testing services to determine soil fertility and analyze plant tissues, as well as working on continuous technological improvement in rural areas.

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[7] 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).[8]

Religion

See also: Religion in Brazil, Protestantism in Brazil and Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. Christianity is present in the city as follows:

Catholic Church

The Catholic church in the municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marília.[9]

Protestant Church

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),[10] [11] Christian Congregation in Brazil,[12] among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/pompeia/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. http://cod.ibge.gov.br/3H3 Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. Web site: Municípios Paulistas. 2024-06-26. www.al.sp.gov.br. Portuguese.
  4. Web site: IOEB - Índice de Oportunidades da Educação Brasileira - Pompeia (SP). Interativa. Supra Comunicação. www.ioeb.org.br. 2018-09-08.
  5. Web site: As 500 melhores cidades brasileiras em Educação EXAME. exame.abril.com.br. pt-BR. 2018-09-08.
  6. Web site: Jacto. Jacto. en. 2018-09-08.
  7. Web site: Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973. 2024-05-27. www.imprensaoficial.com.br. Portuguese.
  8. Web site: Our History - Telefônica RI. 2024-05-27. Telefônica.
  9. Web site: São Paulo (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. 2024-06-23. www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  10. Web site: Campos Eclesiásticos. 2018-12-10. 2024-06-23. CONFRADESP. Portuguese.
  11. Web site: Arquivos: Locais. 2024-06-23. Assembleia de Deus Belém – Sede. Portuguese.
  12. Web site: Localidade - Congregação Cristã no Brasil. 2024-06-23. congregacaocristanobrasil.org.br. Portuguese.