Timeline of São Paulo explained

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

Prior to 20th century

• 1554 – Jesuit Pátio do Colégio founded in São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga.
• 1560 – Municipal Chamber of São Paulo founded.^[1]
• 1681 – Seat of Portuguese colonial Captaincy of São Vicente relocated to São Paulo from São Vicente.
• 1710 – São Paulo becomes capital of https://www.ufmg.br/rededemuseus/crch/toponimia/img/folder_Patrimonio_Toponimico_CRCH.pdf.
• 1720 – São Paulo becomes capital of Captaincy of São Paulo.
• 1745 – Catholic Diocese of São Paulo established.^[2]
• 1822 – São Paulo becomes part of the Empire of Brazil.^[3]
• 1827 – Faculdade de Direito do Largo de São Francisco, oldest Law School in Brazil, founded.
• 1831 – São Paulo Municipal Imperial Guard established.
• 1836 – Irmandade da Nossa Senhora dos Remedios (religious society) founded.
• 1854 – newspaper begins publication.^[4]
• 1858 – Cemitério da Consolação established.
• 1867 – São Paulo Railway begins operating.
• 1871 – American School founded.
• 1872 - Population: 31,385.
• 1875 – Provincia de S. Paulo newspaper begins publication.
• 1878 – German school founded.
• 1884 – Diário Popular newspaper begins publication.
• 1890
  • São Paulo Stock Exchange founded.
  • O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper in publication.
  • Population: 64,934.
• 1891 – Paulista Avenue inaugurated.
• 1893
  • Polytechnic School founded.
  • Population: 130,775.
• 1894 - founded.
• 1895 – Capela de Santa Cruz (church) built.
• 1897 – Paróquia São José do Belém (church) established.
• 1899 – Antônio da Silva Prado becomes first mayor.^[5]
• 1900
  • Municipal Works Department created.
  • Population: 239,620.
  • photo studio in business.^{[6] [7]}

20th century

1900s-1950s

• 1901 – Luz Station built.
• 1905 – founded.
• 1906
  • Conservatório Dramático e Musical de São Paulo founded.
  • (church) built.
• 1910 – Sport Club Corinthians Paulista formed.
• 1911 – Municipal Theatre opens.
• 1914 – Palestra Italia football club formed.
• 1915 – City zones created (central, urban, suburban, rural).
• 1916 – opens.
• 1917 – Labor strike.^[8]
• 1919 – Nacional Atlético Clube (football team) and Japan Club established.
• 1920
  • Carandiru Penitentiary built.
  • Population: 579,033.
• 1922
  • Brooklin Novo neighborhood established.
  • Modern Art Week occurs.^[9]
• 1924 – São Paulo Revolt of 1924.
• 1926 – Monument to the Independence of Brazil erected.
• 1928 – (residence) built.
• 1929 – built.https://web.archive.org/web/20141224161045/http://www.museujudaicosp.org.br/historico/?lang=en
• 1930
  • São Paulo Futebol Clube formed.^[10]
  • Avenues Plan (urban plan) presented.
• 1932 – 9 July: São Paulo Constitutional Revolution begins.^[11]
• 1933 – Mercado Municipal Paulistano built.
• 1934
  • University of São Paulo established.
  • Marco Zero milestone installed in Praça da Sé.
  • Colégio Bandeirantes de São Paulo (school) opens.
• 1936 – São Paulo–Congonhas Airport opens.
• 1938
  • Estádio Nicolau Alayon (stadium) opens.
  • Francisco Prestes Maia becomes mayor.
• 1939 – Paróquia Nossa Senhora de Lourdes (church) established.
• 1940
  • Japanese Chamber of Commerce established.^[12]
    • Population: 1,326,261.
• 1941 – Paulista Equestrian Society established.
• 1943 – opens.
• 1947
  • Rodovia Anchieta (highway) and São Paulo Museum of Art open.
  • Altino Arantes Building constructed.
• 1949 – Cemitério de Vila Formosa and Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz^[13] established.
• 1950
  • TV Tupi begins television broadcasting.^[14]
  • Population: 2,017,025.^[15]
• 1951 – São Paulo Art Biennial begins.^[16]
• 1954
  • São Paulo Cathedral consecrated.
  • Ibirapuera Park and Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (symphony) established.
• 1955 – Obelisk of São Paulo inaugurated.
• 1958 – São Paulo Zoo opens near city.

1960s-1990s

• 1960
  • Mirante do Vale built.
  • Population: 2,781,446.
  • Folha de S. Paulo newspaper in publication.
  • Favela diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus published.^[17]
• 1963
  • 1963 Pan American Games held in São Paulo.
  • Notícias Populares newspaper begins publication.^[18]
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, University of São Paulo established.
• 1965 – Edifício Itália built.
• 1966
  • Gazeta cinema opens.^[19]
  • Iguatemi Faria Lima shopping mall in business on Brigadeiro Faria Lima Avenue.
  • Jornal da Tarde newspaper begins publication.
• 1967 – Exame magazine headquartered in city.
• 1968
  • Plan for Integrated Development of São Paulo presented.
  • Veja magazine headquartered in city.
• 1969 – Palácio Anchieta (city hall) inaugurated.
• 1970
  • Marginal Pinheiros (highway) opens.
  • Centro Cultural da Penha and Minhocão elevated highway built.
  • São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound established.
  • Convention Center opens in Santana.
  • Population: 5,186,752 city; 5,869,966 urban agglomeration.^[20]
• 1971 – Hilton hotel in business.
• 1974
  • Line 1 (São Paulo Metro) begins operating.
  • Rodovia dos Imigrantes (highway) opens.
  • Paróquia Nossa Senhora do Bom Conselho (church) built.
  • Japanese archway erected in Liberdade.
• 1976 – Colégio Vértice (school) founded.
• 1977
  • São Paulo International Film Festival begins.
  • Jabaquara Intermunicipal Terminal opens.
• 1979
  • Line 3 (São Paulo Metro) begins operating.
  • Teatro Lira Paulistana inaugurated.
  • Bandeirantes landfill opens near city.
• 1980
  • Workers' Party headquartered in São Paulo.
  • Population: 8,493,226.
• 1982 – Tietê Bus Terminal opens.
• 1983 – April: Economic unrest.
• 1985 – Delegacias de Defense da Mulher (women's police station) established.
• 1987 – Braudel Institute of World Economics^[21] and Instituto Itaú Cultural established.
• 1989 – Latin America Memorial complex inaugurated.
• 1990 – Center for Education and Development of Health Care Workers of São Paulo established.
• 1991
  • Line 2 (São Paulo Metro) begins operating.
  • Anhembi Sambadrome opens.
  • Population: 9,626,894.
• 1992
  • October: Carandiru prison riot and crackdown.
  • São João landfill opens.
  • Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos established.
• 1993
  • (publisher) established.
  • Population: 9,842,059 (estimate).^[22]
• 1995
  • São Paulo Fashion Week begins.
  • Plaza Centenário hi-rise built.
• 1997
  • São Paulo Gay Pride Parade begins.
  • Celso Pitta becomes mayor.
• 1999
  • D.O.M. (restaurant) in business.
  • Credicard Hall and Sala São Paulo (concert hall) open.
• 2000
  • Torre Norte built.
  • Mayor Celso Pitta ousted, then reinstated.

21st century

2000s

• 2002
  • Line 5 (São Paulo Metro) begins operating.
  • Casa das Áfricas founded.http://www.casadasafricas.org.br/quem-somos/
• 2003 – Lapa Terminal opens.
• 2005 – E-Tower and Ibirapuera Auditorium built.
• 2006
  • May 2006 São Paulo violence.
  • Gilberto Kassab becomes mayor.
• 2007
  • Eldorado Business Tower built.
  • Population: 10,886,518.
  • 25 March: Ocupa Mauá begins in the former Hotel Santos Dumont.
• 2008
  • Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge opens.
  • Cidade Jardim shopping mall in business.
  • Itaú Unibanco (bank) headquartered in city.
• 2009 – November: Blackout.^[23]

2010s

• 2010
  • Line 4 (São Paulo Metro) begins operating.
  • (bike path) opens.
  • Trucks banned on Bandeirantes Avenue weekdays.
  • Population: 11,253,503 city; 19,889,559 in Greater São Paulo.^[24]
  • Area of city: 588 square miles.
• 2011 – Hi-rise Edifício São Vito demolished.
• 2012 – October: held.
• 2013
  • Fernando Haddad becomes mayor.
  • Company Business Towers built.
  • Protests against bus fare rises begin in the city.
• 2014
  • Line 15 (São Paulo Metro) begins operating.
  • Allianz Parque arena and Arena Corinthians open.
  • Temple of Solomon replica built.
• 2016 - 2 October: São Paulo mayoral election, 2016 held.
• 2018 - Edifício Wilton Paes de Almeida, an abandoned high-rise building home to squatters catches fire and collapses, killing at least one person.^[25]

See also

• São Paulo history
• History of São Paulo
• List of mayors of São Paulo

Other cities in Brazil:

• Timeline of Brasília
• Timeline of Curitiba
• Timeline of Fortaleza
• Timeline of Manaus
• Timeline of Recife
• Timeline of Rio de Janeiro
• Timeline of Salvador, Bahia

References

This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia.

Bibliography

Published in the 19th century

• • • • Book: Handbook of Brazil . Michael George Mulhall . E.T. Mulhall . Buenos Ayres . 1877 . San Paulo . 2027/mdp.39015014192523?urlappend=%3Bseq=242 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015014192523?urlappend=%3Bseq=242 . Michael George Mulhall .

Published in the 20th century

• • Book: 1928 . Collier's Encyclopedia . New York . P.F. Collier & Son . São Paulo . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015073301890?urlappend=%3Bseq=292 . Collier's Encyclopedia . 2027/mdp.39015073301890?urlappend=%3Bseq=292 .
  • Book: Catalog of the William B. Greenlee Collection of Portuguese History ... in the Newberry Library . . Chicago . 1953 . Hathi Trust . Local History, Brazil: São Paulo . 2027/mdp.39015023946240?urlappend=%3Bseq=208 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015023946240?urlappend=%3Bseq=208 .
• Richard M. Morse. From Community to Metropolis: A Biography of São Paulo, Brazil. (New York, 1974)
• Book: John D. Wirth and Robert Lee Jones. Manchester and São Paulo: Problems of Rapid Urban Growth. 1978. Stanford University Press. 978-0-8047-1005-3.
• Elizabeth Kuznesof. Household Economy and Urban Development, São Paulo, 1765 to 1836 (Boulder, CO: Westview, 1986)
• Women and Popular Urban Social Movements in São Paulo, Brazil . Yvonne Corcoran-Nantes . Bulletin of Latin American Research . 9 . 2 . 249–264 . 1990 . 3338472 . . 10.2307/3338472 .
• Book: George Reid Andrews . Blacks & Whites in São Paulo, Brazil, 1888-1988. registration . 1991. University of Wisconsin Press. 978-0-299-13104-3. .
• Book: Teresa Pires do Rio Caldeira . City of Walls: Crime, Segregation, and Citizenship in São Paulo . 2000. University of California Press. 978-0-520-22143-7. .

Published in the 21st century

• Web site: São Paulo . Understanding Slums: Case Studies for the Global Report 2003 . United Nations Human Settlements Programme and University College London . 2003 .
• Book: Josef Gugler. World Cities Beyond the West: Globalization, Development and Inequality. 2004. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-53685-1 . São Paulo: the political and socioeconomic transformations wrought by the new labour movement in the city and beyond . Maria Helena Moreira Alves . https://books.google.com/books?id=lw3iPzyfpdQC&pg=PA300 .
  • Book: Anne G. Hanley. Native Capital: Financial Institutions and Economic Development in São Paulo, Brazil, 1850-1920. 2005. Stanford University Press. 978-0-8047-5072-1.
• Book: Ray Hutchison. Encyclopedia of Urban Studies . 2009. Sage . 978-1-4522-6613-8 . São Paulo . https://books.google.com/books?id=kFt2AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA683 .
• Book: Cristina Peixoto-Mehrtens . Urban Space and National Identity in Early Twentieth Century São Paulo, Brazil . 2010. Palgrave Macmillan. 978-0-230-11403-6. .
• (also many papers about São Paulo at same website)
• Book: . Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste . 2012. Sage. 978-1-4522-6667-1 . São Paulo . https://books.google.com/books?id=KyRzAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA781 . .

External links

• Web site: São Paulo, Brazil . en, pt . Heritage of Portuguese Influence . . Lisbon .
• Map of São Paulo, 1982
• Items related to São Paulo, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 450 Anos da Câmara . pt . . 28 December 2014 . 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141224160045/http://www.camara.sp.gov.br/institucional/historia-da-camara/450-anos-da-camara/ . 24 December 2014 .
2. Web site: Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Brazil . Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese) . Norway . 30 August 2015 .
3. Book: James Stuart Olson. Robert Shadle. Historical Dictionary of European Imperialism . 1991. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-313-26257-9.
4. Web site: São Paulo (Brazil) -- Newspapers . . Chicago, USA . Global Resources Network . 28 December 2014 .
5. Web site: Historia da Câmara Municipal de São Paulo . pt . . 28 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141224160922/http://www.camara.sp.gov.br/institucional/historia-da-camara/ . 24 December 2014 .
6. Book: John Hannavy. Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography. 2008. Routledge. 978-1-135-87327-1.
7. Web site: Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural de Arte e Cultura Brasileira. pt. Itaú Cultural. São Paulo. 30 December 2014.
8. Book: Europa Publications. Political Chronology of the Americas. 2003. Routledge. 978-1-135-35653-8 . Brazil . https://books.google.com/books?id=XiOPAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA32 . 32+ .
9. Book: Richard Young. Odile Cisneros. Historical Dictionary of Latin American Literature and Theater. 2010. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-7498-5. Chronology. https://books.google.com/books?id=i0ZyleoLY5UC&pg=PR13. registration.
10. Book: Tom Dunmore. Historical Dictionary of Soccer. 2011. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-7188-5.
11. Book: José Maria Bello . James L. Taylor . A History of Modern Brazil, 1889-1964. 1966. Stanford University Press. 978-0-8047-0238-6 . Brief Chronology of Brazilian History . https://books.google.com/books?id=O26rAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR11 .
12. Web site: Historical Timeline of Japanese Brazilians . . Los Angeles . 28 December 2014 .
13. Book: Peter H. Rist. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. 2014. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 978-0-8108-8036-8.
14. Book: Vincent, Jon S.. Culture and Customs of Brazil. registration. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2003-01-01. 9780313304958. en.
15. Web site: Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants . Demographic Yearbook 1955 . . New York .
16. Web site: South America, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events . Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History . . New York . 28 December 2014 .
17. Book: Kirstin Olsen. Chronology of Women's History. 1994. Greenwood. 978-0-313-28803-6. registration.
18. Book: Europa World Year Book 2003. 2003. . 978-1-85743-227-5 . Brazil: Directory . https://books.google.com/books?id=XLvU9lroRuUC&pg=PA857 .
19. Web site: Movie Theaters in São Paulo, Brazil. CinemaTreasures.org. Cinema Treasures LLC. Los Angeles. 30 December 2014.
20. Book: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1970_round.htm . Demographic Yearbook 1975 . 1976 . United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office . New York . Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants . 253–279 .
21. Web site: Organizations . . Switzerland . . 28 December 2014 .
22. Book: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1990_round.htm . 1995 Demographic Yearbook . 1997 . United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division . New York . Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants . 262–321 .
23. News: Brazil Profile: Timeline . BBC News . BBC News . 23 August 2012 . 28 December 2014 .
24. Web site: 2010 census . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística . 2010 . 28 December 2014 .
25. News: Prengaman. Peter. DiLorenzo. Sarah. Sao Paulo high rise collapses after fire; at least 1 dead. 1 May 2018. Chicago Tribune. 1 May 2018.