Piedade, São Paulo

Piedade
Municipality
Flag of Piedade
Coat of arms of Piedade
Location in São Paulo state
Location in São Paulo state
Piedade is located in Brazil
Piedade
Piedade
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°42′43″S 47°25′40″W / 23.71194°S 47.42778°W / -23.71194; -47.42778
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast Brazil
StateSão Paulo
Metropolitan RegionSorocaba
Area
 • Total
746.87 km2 (288.37 sq mi)
Elevation
781 m (2,562 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
55,542
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Piedade is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba.[2] The population is 55,542 (2020 est.) in an area of 746.87 km2 (288.37 sq mi).[3] The elevation is 781 m (2,562 ft).

The municipality contains part of the 26,250 hectares (64,900 acres) Jurupará State Park, created in 1992.[4]

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In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[5] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.[6]

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[6]

Neighboring Cities

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References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Governo do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar nº 1.241, de 8 de maio de 2014". Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  4. ^ Leonel, Cristiane; Passold, Anna Julia; Pasquini, Bruna Bianca (8 July 2010), Parque Estadual do Jurupará Plano de Manejo - Resumo Executivo (PDF) (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Ekos Brasil, Fundação Florestal, archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-06, retrieved 2017-02-05
  5. ^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  6. ^ a b "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-05-27.