- São Luíz do Paraitinga
São Luiz do Paraitinga (first part, Portuguese for Saint Louis, last part Tupi "clear water") is a municipality "(
município )" in the eastern part of the state of São Paulo inBrazil . The population in2004 was 10,689, the density was 17.28/km² and the area is 618.62 km². The elevation is 730 m. This place name Paraitinga comes from theTupi language (Parahytinga) meaning clearwater ).The superhighway linking the cities of
São Paulo andRio de Janeiro is near this municipality. The southern part of the municipality are heavily forested and are part of theSerra do Mar mountain range. The rest of the area are farmlands and the northern part are hilly and mountainous.History
The city was founded in
1769 and became a municipality in1773 . It became a city in1875 . The city became a touristic area by the municipality (State Law # 11,197 of July 5, 2002).Persons
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Oswaldo Cruz
*Aziz Ab'Saber External links
* http://www.saoluizdoparaitinga.sp.gov.br
* http://www.paraitinga.com.br
* [http://www.citybrazil.com.br/sp/sluisparaitinga/ citybrazil.com.br]
* [http://www.explorevale.com.br/cidades/saoluisdoparaitinga/index.htm São Luiz do Paraitinga on Explorevale]
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