Bragança Paulista

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Município da Estância Climática de Bragança Paulista
"Cidade Poesia"
"Capital Nacional da Linguiça"
Bragança Paulista
Bragança Paulista: Lagoa Taboão
Bragança Paulista: Lagoa Taboão
Bragança Paulista (Brazil)
Bragança Paulista
Bragança Paulista
Coordinates 22 ° 57 ′  S , 46 ° 33 ′  W Coordinates: 22 ° 57 ′  S , 46 ° 33 ′  W
location
Symbols
coat of arms
coat of arms
flag
flag
Motto
"Ad Altiora"
For Higher
founding 1856
Basic data
Country Brazil
State São Paulo
height 817 m
climate tropical mountain climate, Cwb
surface 512.6 km²
Residents 146,744 (2010)
density 286.3  Ew. / km²
estimate 166,753 (July 1, 2018)
Parish code IBGE : 3507605
Time zone UTC −3
Website www.braganca.sp.gov.br (Brazilian Portuguese)
politics
City Prefect Jesus Abi Chedid (2017-2020)
Political party DEM
Culture
Patron saint Nossa Senhora da Conceição
economy
GDP 4,907,901  thousand R $
30,547 R $ per person 
(2015)
HDI 0.776 (2010)

Bragança Paulista , officially Portuguese Município da Estância Climática de Bragança Paulista , is a city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo , about 70 kilometers north of the capital São Paulo .

The municipality, which was founded in 1856, had an estimated 166,753 inhabitants on July 1, 2018 on an area of ​​514 km², which results in a population density of 280 people per square kilometer. Bragança Paulista has had the status of a climatic health resort, an Estância climática , since 1964 . The community only gave itself the nickname Paulista in 1944 to differentiate itself from a community of the same name in the state of Pará .

The highest point in the municipality is the Pico do Lopo with 1700 meters. Bragança Paulista has a tropical mountain climate with an average temperature of 22 ° C. The average annual rainfall is 1600 mm.

The city's entertainment district is located on Lago Taboão , a lake in the middle of the city. Bragança Paulista is also known for its sausages.

The city's football club, CA Bragantino , became the national champions of São Paulo in 1990 and Brazil runners-up in 1991.

Diocese

The diocese of Bragança Paulista was founded on July 24, 1925 by Pope Pius XI. built. The episcopal church is the Nossa Senhora da Conceição Cathedral, completed in 1977 , which replaced a previous building from 1765 that had been modified several times.

Sons and daughters

Web links

Commons : Bragança Paulista  - collection of images, videos and audio files

proof

  1. ^ IGBE : Bragança Paulista - Panorama. Retrieved September 29, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  2. a b Estimativas da população residente no Brasil e unidades da federação com data de referência em 1 ° de julho de 2018. (PDF; 2.6 MB) In: ibge.gov.br. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), 2018, accessed September 29, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  3. IBGE : Bragança Paulista - História. In: gov.br. Retrieved September 29, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  4. ^ Diocese of Bragança Paulista - Sé Catedral. Retrieved August 5, 2017 (Brazilian Portuguese).