Araras

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Araras
Municipality
City of Araras
Fountain in Barão de Araras Square with the 100th Anniversary City Monument at the back
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Cidade das árvores
Location of Araras
Araras Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°21′26″S 47°23′04″W / 22.35722°S 47.38444°W / -22.35722; -47.38444
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Mesoregion	Piracicaba
Microregion	Limeira
Founded	August 15, 1862
Government
• Mayor	Pedro Eliseu Filho (PL)
Area [1]
• Total	644.831 km2 (248.971 sq mi)
Elevation	629 m (2,064 ft)
Population  (2022[2])
• Total	130,866
• Density	200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Demonym	Ararense
Time zone	UTC-3 (Brasilia Official Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (Brazilian Daylight Saving Time)
Postal Code	13600-000
Area code	(+55) 19
Website	www.araras.sp.gov.br

Araras (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈɾaɾɐs]) is a municipality located in the interior of State of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 135,506 as of the 2020 IBGE estimate.

Araras means macaws.

"The city of Araras has its first records in the 18th century, starting on May 19, 1865, when Bento Lacerda Guimarães (Barão de Araras) and José de Lacerda Guimarães (Barão de Ary) considered the founders of Araras, doaram lands For the construction of the Church of Our Lady of Patrocínio, the patron saint of the city, the origin of the name Araras, and as a consequence of the countless Araras that inhabited the Ribeirão das Furnas, was raised to Vila pela on March 24, 1871. Law nº29, initiating the construction of the municipality. Due to the political emancipation of Araras, on March 24th was marked as the date of the city's anniversary."

In 2012 Araras completed 150 years of foundation and 145 years of political-administrative emancipation in relation to the municipality of Limeira. Commemorating the dates, on March 25, 2012, the Orquestra Sinfônica de Ribeirão Preto appeared in the city. The event brought together more than 7 thousand people at Praça Barão de Araras and Largo da Basílica.^[3]

União São João Esporte Clube, founded in 1981, is the most successful football club of the city.^[7]

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.^[8] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).^[9]

Christianity is present in the city as follows:

The Catholic church in the municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira.^[10]

The most diverse evangelical beliefs are present in the city, mainly Pentecostal, including the Assemblies of God in Brazil (the largest evangelical church in the country),^[11][12] Christian Congregation in Brazil,^[13] among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.

• Velloso, football player
• Sorato, football player
• Luisa Baptista, triathlete

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