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For other uses, see Osasco (disambiguation).
Osasco — Municipality — The Municipality of
OsascoRoman Catholic Diocese of Osasco; Osasco; Museu Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud; Teatro Municipal de Osasco; Monument labor; Reinaldo of Oliveira Viaduct; Osasco panorama.
Flag
SealNickname(s): Oz Motto: "Urbs labor" (Latin)
"Work city"
Location in Brazil
OsascoCoordinates: 23°31′58″S 46°47′58″W / 23.53278°S 46.79944°WCoordinates: 23°31′58″S 46°47′58″W / 23.53278°S 46.79944°W Country 
BrazilRegion Southeast State 
São PauloFounded February 19, 1962 Government - Mayor Emidio Pereira de Souza (PT) Area - Municipality 65 km2 (25.1 sq mi) - Metro 7,943.818 km2 (3,067.1 sq mi) Elevation 760 m (2,493 ft) Population (2008)[1] - Municipality 718,643 - Density 10,981.2/km2 (28,441.2/sq mi) - Metro 19,889,559 Demonym osasquense Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3) - Summer (DST) UTC-2 (UTC-2) Postal Code (CEP) 06000-000 Area code(s) +55 11 HDI (2000) 0,818–high[2] Website Osasco, São Paulo Osasco (Portuguese pronunciation: [oˈzasku]) is a municipality and city in São Paulo State, Brazil, is located in the Greater São Paulo[3] and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. The current mayor is Emidio Pereira de Souza (PT). The population in 2008 is 713,066, the density is 10,970/km² and the total area is 65 km². It is among the world 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. In 1989 the city became the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Osasco.
Contents
History
Pre-Columbian era
The region that is now Osasco was inhabited by indigenous Tupi-Guarani peoples.
Colonial Brazil
Bandeirantes lived in the region that is now Osasco, then called "vila de Quitaúna". The famous "bandeirante" Antonio Raposo Tavares lived there.
Early modern period
Osasco Station in 1910
Antônio Giuseppe Agù
Sensaud de Lavaud in his Fixed-wing aircraft in Osasco.Osasco was founded, in 19th century, by the Italian immigrant Antonio Agù (currently the name of one of the main streets in Osasco). He came from the commune Osasco in the province of Turin.To Help of the Baron Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud. Osasco is said to be the place of the first heavier-than-air flight in Latin America. Immigrants from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Ireland, Armenia (Trade), Lebanon (Trade), Israel (Trade) and Japan (Rural) came to Osasco in the period.
Independence
Osasco became autonomous from the city of São Paulo on February 19, 1962.
Some widely known events after the autonomy
Strike of the Cobrasma factory (1968), explosion of the Osasco Plaza Shopping (1996).
Economy
View of downtown OsascoOsasco was an industrial city, but there was industrial decentralization to other regions and today the city is moving toward the shopping and services. Osasco is headquarters of Bradesco the third largest bank in Brazil. Currently there are large companies with a presence as Natura, Coca-Cola, Carrefour, Wal-Mart, Colgate-Palmolive and many others. Osasco is the tenth richest city in the country. GPD of Osasco: R$ 30 024 366,200 mil.[4]
Companies principals
- ArvinMeritor
- Metrópoles home e club
- Avon
- Pedágio Sem Parar
- Bradesco
- ABB
- Osram
- SBT
- Rede TV
- Wal-Mart
- Carrefour
- Pão de Açúcar
- Natura
- Nova Osasco Esquadrias
- Adamas
- Makro
- Colgate-Palmolive
- Group Extrema
- Sam's Club
- Unibanco - CPD
- Intermarine
- Ebicen
- Coca-Cola
- Associação Comercial e Empresarial de Osasco (ACEO)
Market city
Market city of Osasco- Market city of Osasco
Shopping Malls
Super Shopping Osasco
Shopping União de Osasco
Osasco Plaza Shopping- Shopping União de Osasco
- Osasco Plaza Shopping
- Super Shopping Osasco
- Americanas Shopping
- Shopping Galeria
- Fantasy Shopping
Agency Bank
Caixa Bank- Bradesco
- Banco do Brasil
- Caixa Econômica Federal
- Nossa Caixa
- Santander
- Real
- HSBC
- Unibanco
- Itaú
- Citibank
- Banco Safra
- Banco Panamericano
Osasco City
Sport
Sports club
- Finasa Volleyball
- Grêmio Esportivo OsascoFootball
- Sollys/Osasco
- Associação Cristã de Moços/ACM
- SESI Jardim Piratininga
- Clube Floresta
- Clube dos Subtenentes e Sargentos do II Exército
Competition in sports
- Racing of Saint Antônio
- University games
- Racing and walk - Marketing Sports
- Osasco went prime city make Circuito Running for Nature, racing and walk (SportsFuse).
Geography
Is an average elevation of 792 meters and 65 km² of area. [5] 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.
Center of OsascoClimate
As in almost all the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo, the climate is subtropical, specifically humid subtropical. Little hot summer and rainy mild winter and categories. 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.[6]
Osasco Climate chart (explanation) J F M A M J J A S O N D 248271823227181602718822516592313552212432211412312692414127251513026161372617Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D 9.881649.181646.381643.277612.373552.272541.772521.673542.77557577595.179615.47963Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches Climate data for Osasco (1962 - 1990) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 34.2
(93.6)34.6
(94.3)33.6
(92.5)31.3
(88.3)29.8
(85.6)28.9
(84.0)29.3
(84.7)33
(91)37.4
(99.3)34.4
(93.9)35.2
(95.4)35.7
(96.3)37.4
(99.3)Average high °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3)28
(82)27.3
(81.1)25.1
(77.2)23
(73)21.7
(71.1)21.8
(71.2)23.3
(73.9)23.9
(75.0)24.7
(76.5)25.9
(78.6)26.3
(79.3)24.5 Daily mean °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0)22.4
(72.3)21.7
(71.1)19.8
(67.6)17.6
(63.7)16.4
(61.5)15.8
(60.4)17.1
(62.8)17.8
(64.0)19
(66)20.3
(68.5)21.2
(70.2)18.5 Average low °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7)18.8
(65.8)18.2
(64.8)16.3
(61.3)13.9
(57.0)12.3
(54.1)11.7
(53.1)12.8
(55.0)13.9
(57.0)15.3
(59.5)16.5
(61.7)17.8
(64.0)14.5 Record low °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4)11.2
(52.2)10.9
(51.6)6
(43)5.2
(41.4)0.9
(33.6)0.2
(32.4)−2.2
(28.0)2.1
(35.8)4.2
(39.6)6.9
(44.4)7.3
(45.1)−2.2
(28.0)Precipitation cm (inches) 24
(9.4)25
(9.8)16
(6.3)8
(3.1)7
(2.8)6
(2.4)4
(1.6)3
(1.2)7
(2.8)13
(5.1)14
(5.5)19
(7.5)146
(57.5)Source: INMET - Clima[7] Geopolitics
Osasco ranks 5th among São Paulo municipalities by population, with 718,643 residents as of 2008. The city also plays an important role in the state's industry, education and media, hosting prominent schools, universities and TV stations.
Panorama of Osasco.Demography
Elevation demography in Osasco- Total: 652.593 inhabitants, 2000.
- Urban: 652.593
- Rural: 0
- Demographic density (hab./km²): 10.055,36
- Child mortality until 1 year (in 1000): 15,62
- Life expectancy (years): 71,35
- Fertility (children per women): 1,94
- Literacy: 94,24%
- HDI : 0,818
- HDI-M Income: 0,769
- HDI-M Longevity: 0,772
- HDI-M Education: 0,913
(Source: IPEA data)
Changing demographics of the city of Osasco
Source: IBAM
Ethnicity
Ethnic groups Percent White 66.3% Black 4.5% Pardo (Brown) 27.5% Asian 0.8% Amerindian 0.2% Source: IBGE
Religion
Main article: Religion in BrazilReligion Percentage Number Catholic 64,75% 422.553 Protestant 20.54% 134.042 No religion 9.33% 60.886 Kadercist 0.90% 5.873 Buddhist 0,23% 1.500 Jewish 0,04% 261 Source: IBGE 2000
Hidrography
Bussocaba Stream- Baronesa Stream
- Bussocaba Stream
- Divisa Stream
- Continetal Stream
- Areia Stream
- Chico Mendes Lake
- Três Montanhas Lake
- João Alves Ribeira
- Red Ribeira
- Tietê River
Neighbourhood
Osasco, south vista. Neighbourhoods of Bela Vista and Vila Yara rear
Cidade de Deus Neighbourhood
Umuarama Neighbourhood
Bela Vista Neighbourhood
Centre Neighbourhood
Vila Yara Neighbourhood
Industrial Altino Neighbourhood- Adalgisa
- Aliança
- Ayrosa
- Baronesa
- Bela Vista
- Bonança
- Bonfim
- Bussocaba City
- Castelo Branco
- Centro
- Cidade das Flores
- Cidade de Deus
- Cipava
- Cipava II
- City Bussocaba
- Conceição
- Conjunto Metalúrgicos
- Continental
- Distrito Industrial Altino
- Distrito Industrial Anhanguera
- Distrito Industrial Autonomistas
- Distrito Industrial Centro
- Distrito Industrial Mazzei
- Distrito Industrial Remédios
- Helena Maria
- IAPI
- Jaguaribe
- Jardim Açucará
- Jardim Agua Boa
- Jardim das Bandeiras
- Jardim D'Abril
- Jardim D'Avila
- Jardim das Flores
- Jardim Elvira
- Jardim Guadalupe
- Jardim Iguaçu
- Jardim Ipê
- Jardim Joelma
- Jardim Mutinga
- Jardim Oriental
- Jardim Piratininga
- Jardim Platina
- Jardim Roberto
- Jardim Veloso
- Jardim São Victor
- km 18
- Munhoz Júnior
- Novo Osasco
- Padroeira II
- Paiva Ramos
- Parque Cachoeirinha
- Parque Palmares
- Pestana
- Portal D'Oeste
- Presidente Altino
- Quitaúna
- Raposo Tavares
- Remédios
- Recanto das Rosas
- Rochdale
- Santa Fé
- Santa Maria
- Santo Antônio
- São Pedro
- Setor Militar
- Três Montanhas
- Umuarama
- Vila Campesina
- Vila Menck
- Vila Militar
- Vila Osasco
- Vila São José
- Vila Yara
- Vila Yolanda
Trasportation
Osasco train
Osasco due to its proximity to Sao Paulo, has a transit similar to the state capital, that is one of the more you carry the world. In the city can be found means of road and rail.Principals Avenues
- Avenue dos Autonomistas
Avenue dos Autonomistas - Reinaldo of Oliveira viaduct
Reinaldo of Oliveira viaduct - Avenue Maria Campos
- Avenue Bussocaba/Avenue Prefeito Hirant Sanazar
- Presidente Tancredo Neves viaduct
- Avenue Presidente Médici
- Avenue Getúlio Vargas
- Avenue Visconde de Nova Granada/Avenue Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
- Avenue Santo Antônio
- Avenue Antônio Carlos Costa
- Street of Estação
- Avenue Pedro Pinho
- Avenue João de Andrade
- Avenue Sarah Veloso
- Complex Viári Fuad Auada
- Avenue Hilário Pereira de Souza
- Avenue Franz Voegelli
- Avenue Benedito Alves Turíbio
- Avenue Giuseppe Sacco
- Avenue Padre Vicente Mellilo/Avenue Prestes Maia
- Avenue Novo Osasco
Train
It is linked by CPTM rapid transit to São Paulo by the 8 and 9 [8] train lines.
Roads
Road Castelo Branco in OsascoRoads of Osasco:
- Rodovia Castelo Branco (SP-280),
- Rodovia Anhangüera (SP-330),
- Rodoanel Mário Covas (SP-21) and
- Rodovia Raposo Tavares (SP-270).
Airports of São Paulo
Congonhas Airport
Campo de Marte Airport
Cumbica AirportSão Paulo has two main airports:
- The São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (IATA: GRU) for the international flights
- The Congonhas-São Paulo Airport (IATA: CGH) for domestic and regional flights. Another airport, the Campo de Marte Airport, serves light aircraft and helicopters.
Companies of bus
- Viação Osasco
- Auto Viação Urubupungá
Bus station
- Terminus Amador Aguiar (Vila Yara)
- Terminus Largo de Osasco
- Bus station of Osasco
Media
Newspaper
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- Diário da Região;
- Visão Oeste;
- Página Zero;
- Correio Paulista;
- Jornal do Trem;
Newsweb
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- Portal PlanetaOsasco.com;
- Webdiário;
Radio
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- Nova Difusora 1540 AM e;
- Rádio Iguatemi AM.
- Radio Terra FM.
Channel
SBT-
- Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT), channel 04 VHF (São Paulo);
- Nova Geração de Televisão (NGT), channel 48 UHF;
- TV Shop Tour channel 46 UHF;
- TV Osasco, channel 22 UHF;
- Net Serviços de Comunicação e;
- RedeTV, channel 09 VHF (São Paulo).
Government
Executive
Osasco haved the mayors:
- Hirant Sanazar (1962–1967)
- Guaçu Piteri (1967–1970)
- José Liberatti (1970–1973)
- Francisco Rossi (1º Mandate: 1973-1977)
- Guaçu Piteri (1977–1982)
- Humberto Parro (1983–1988)
- Francisco Rossi (2º Mandate: 1989-1992)
- Celso Giglio (1º Mandate: 1993-1996)
- Silas Bortolosso (1997–2000)
- Celso Giglio (2º Mandate: 2001-2004)
- Emidio Pereira de Souza (1º Mandate: 2005 até 2008)
- Emidio Pereira de Souza (2º Mandate: 2009 até hoje)
Educational
UNIFIEO
Faculdade Anhanguera
FAC-FITO
UNIBAN
UNIFESP
Fundação Bradesco
College Marechal BittencoutColleges and universities
- Escola Técnica Estadual (ETEC de Osasco)
- Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (Escola Senai Nadir Dias de Figueredo)CFP 1.19
- Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial (SENAC)
- Faculdade de Ciências da Fundação Instituto Tecnológico de Osasco (Fac-FITO)
- Fundação Instituto Tecnológico de Osasco (FITO)
- Faculdade Integração Zona Oeste (Fizo)- Anhanguera
- Universidade Bandeirante de São Paulo
- Centro Universitário FIEO - UNIFIEO
- Faculdade Fernão Dias
- Faculdade FIPEN
- São Paulo State Technological College ( FATEC )
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo
- Juventude Cívica de Osasco (JUCO)
- Colégio Integrado de Osasco - Objetivo
- Centro Educacional Universal Star - Céus
- Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (INEP)
- Colégio Anglo
- Colégio Adventista de Vila Yara
- Colégio Aplicação
- Colégio Albert Einstein
- Colégio Cecília Meireles
- Colégio CEP - Augusto Laranja
- Colégio Cunha Carvalho
- Colégio COC Vila Yara
- Colégio e Cursino Desafio
- Colégio Fernão Dias Paes
- Colégio Família Stella
- Colégio Nossa Senhora Da Misericódia
- Colégio Haya
- Colégio Padre Anchieta
- Colégio Presbiteriano
- Colégio Prisma
- Centro Educacional Prestes Maia
- Colégio Papa Mike
- Colégio Seta
- ETB Transforma ( escola técnica )
- Escola Estadual Antônio Raposo Tavares - CENEART
- Escola Estadual Glória Azedia Bonetti
- Escola Estadual Profª Heloisa de Assumpção
- Escola Estadual Lucy Anna Carrozo Latorre
- Escola Estadual Major Telmo Coelho Filho
- Escola Estadual Prof. José Maria Rodrigues Leite
- Escola Estadual Prof. Anézio Cabral
- Escola Estadual Prof. Armando Gaban
- Escola Estadual Alice Velho Teixeira
- Escola Estadual José Liberatti
- Escola Estadual Doutor Antônio Braz Gambarini
- Escola Estadual Marechal Bittencourth
- Escola Estadual Vicente Peixoto
- Escola Estadual Walter Negrelli
- Escola Técnica de Osasco (ETEC)
- Fundação Bradesco (Cidade de Deus)
- Fundação Instituto Tecnológico de Osasco ([FITO])
- Insituto Educacional Ebenézer
- Instituto São Pio X
- Colégio SESI 046
- Colégio SESI 064
- Sesi Jd Roberto 425
Culture
Teatro Municipal de Osasco
Centro de Eventos Pedro Bortolosso
Espaço Cultural Grande Otello
Biblioteca Municipal Monteiro Lobato
Casa do Violeiro de BrasilLibraries
- Biblioteca Municipal Monteiro Lobato
- Biblioteca Heitor Sinegalia
- Biblioteca Manoel Fiorita
- Library of Centro Universitário FIEO
- Library of Faculdade de Ciências da FITO
Theatres
- Teatro Municipal de Osasco
- Espaço Grande Otello
- Teatro do Sesi
Spaces of culture
- Centro de Eventos Pedro Bortolosso
Museums
- Museu Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud
Scholls of educational in culture
- Escola de Artes César Antonio Salvi
House of events the culture
- Casa de Angola
- Casa do Violeiro do Brasil
Leisure and natural environment
Chico Mendes Park- Parque Ecológico Nelson Vilha Dias
- Parque Municipal Dionísio Alvares Mateos
- Parque Municipal Chico Mendes
- Parque Clóvis Assaf
- Park of Lazer Antônio Temporim
- Parque Ecológico Jardim Piratininga
Health
AACDHospitals:
- AACD Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente
- Hospital Cruzeiro do Sul
- Hospital e Maternidade Amador Aguiar
- Hospital e Maternidade João Paulo II
- Hospital Montreal S/A
- Hospital Municipal Antônio Gíglio
- Hospital Dr. Vivaldo Martins Simões ( Regional )
- Hospital e Maternidade Sino Brasileiro
Notable Osasquenses
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva, football player- Adriana Nascimento, actress
- André Lima Pedro, football player
- Antonio Agù, founder
- Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva, football player
- Cristiano Lima da Silva, football player
- Eduardo Marques de Jesus Passos, football player
- Guitom Santa Cruz, musician
- Hirant Sanazar, politician
- Igor Nascimento Soares, football player
- Jair da Costa, football player
- José Bonifácio de Oliveira Sobrinho, businessman
- Júlio Santos, football player
- Júlio Terceiro, football player
- Kléber Giacomance de Souza Freitas, football player
- Manoel Leão, journalist
- Paulinho Kobayashi, football player
- Silas Bortolosso, poltician
- Silvio Pereira, sociologist
- Sônia Lima, actress
- Vágner Benazzi, football player
- Zezeh Barbosa, actress
Sister cities
Bibliography
- SANAZAR, Hirant. Osasco - Sua história, sua gente: Osasco, ed. do author, 2003.
- FAVARÃO, Mazé (apres.). Osasco conta sua história através dos bairros: Osasco, Secretaria de Educação, 2007.
- METROVICHE, Eduardo (org.). Osasco - Um século de fotografia: Osasco, Maxprint Editora, 2007.
See also
References
- ^ "Estimativas - Contagem da População 2008". IBGE. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/contagem2008/popmunic2009layoutTCU14112008.xls. Retrieved 2008-07-11.[dead link]
- ^ "Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano — Municipal, 1991 e 2000". Pnud.org.br. 2000. http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/IDH-M%2091%2000%20Ranking%20decrescente%20(pelos%20dados%20de%202000).htm. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
- ^ Divisão Territorial do Brasil
- ^ Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2004-2008
- ^ Área territorial oficial
- ^ Tempo Agora
- ^ "INMET - Climatologia - Gráficos Climatológicos". http://www.inmet.gov.br/html/clima.php.
- ^ "CPTM lines". CPTM (Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos). http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/e_redecptm/rede/default.asp. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
External links
Osasco travel guide from Wikitravel
- (Portuguese) Official City Hall Site
- (Portuguese) Câmara Osasco citty
- Osasco, Brazil
- (Portuguese) Hymn of Osasco in portuguese
- Osasco in WikiMapia
- Osasco in Wikitravel
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