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Itu, São Paulo

1843 establishments in BrazilItu, São PauloPopulated places established in 1610
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Itu is a historic municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba. The population was 175,568 as of 2020, in an area of 640.72 km2. The elevation is 583 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language, meaning big waterfall. Two rivers flow through Itu: Tietê and Jundiaí. Itu has five hospitals, eleven bank agencies and one shopping center, the Plaza Shopping Itu. Itu was founded in 1610 by bandeirante Domingos Fernandes. It became a parish in 1653. In 1657, it was elevated to a town and municipality. It became a part of Brazil in 1822. It became a city in 1843.

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Itu, São Paulo
Avenida Belo Horizonte, Itu Bairro Brasil (Itu)

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N -23.264166666667 ° E -47.299166666667 °
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Centro Histórico da Cidade de Itu

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13304-305 Itu, Bairro Brasil (Itu)
São Paulo, Brazil
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Municipal Zoological Park Quinzinho de Barros
Municipal Zoological Park Quinzinho de Barros

The Municipal Zoological Park "Quinzinho de Barros" (the City Zoo of Sorocaba) is a 15-hectare (37-acre) zoo located in the municipality of Sorocaba, state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is a member of the Society of Brazilian Zoos (SZB), and is considered Brazil's second zoo in terms of species. The zoo lies in the Vila Hortência district, in the eastern area of the town of Sorocaba and covers an area of approximately 15 ha (37 acres). It includes a strip of transitional Atlantic Forest in its secondary stage, a lake, as well as the Historical Museum of Sorocaba. According to a survey carried out in 1992 by the Society of Brazilian Zoos, it sheltered 1,487 specimens of 353 different species of mammals, birds and reptiles at that time. 70% belonged to the Brazilian fauna; among these, 36 species were threatened by extinction. Classified as "A", the highest rank granted by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA), the zoo is a reference in Latin America in terms of leisure, research, preservation, and environmental education. It attracted over one million visitors in 2007, including pupils from 81 different towns of the state of São Paulo. Activities developed by the Zoo have been sponsored and recognized by several national and international institutions, like the Smithsonian Institution, the World Wide Fund for Nature, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, among others.

Sorocaba Metropolitan Cathedral
Sorocaba Metropolitan Cathedral

The Sorocaba Metropolitan Cathedral or Metropolitan Cathedral of "Nossa Senhora da Ponte", home of Archdiocese of Sorocaba, located in the Plaza Coronel Fernando Prestes in downtown area of the city of Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil. It was built over 200 years ago. The cathedral is derived from the mother church of the second city, founded in 1771 when he arrived in Portugal the image Nossa Senhora da Ponte, which currently is at the main altar in style Baroque, 1771 . The first church was the Church of Sant'anna, current Monastery of São Bento (Sorocaba). This curious invocation of "Nossa Senhora" (Our Lady), common in Portugal, is unique in Brazil. The first mass in the matrix "Nossa Senhora da Ponte" colonial was held in 1783. The current church building is the result of a reshuffle carried out from the end of 19th century. In 1924 the cathedral was consecrated as a matrix for Duarte Leopoldo e Silva, Archbishop of São Paulo. The first bishop was Dom Jose Carlos Aguirre, the Bishop Aguirre. It has remarkable architecture and beautiful artistic details. The interior paintings by Ernesto Tomazzini (1930) and Bruno Giusti (1949). The giant bell was installed in its tower, was cast in Sorocaba (1940), by brothers Samassa, who used 50 kg of gold in order to sound quality. At the top of the cathedral is the Archdiocesan Museum of Sacred Art of Sorocaba that will soon operate in the big house on the Square of São Bento, also in downtown of Sorocaba.