Ferraz de Vasconcelos

Place in Southeast, Brazil

Flag

Coat of arms

Nickname:

Terra da Uva (Land Grape)

Motto:

Labor Omnia Vincit

Location of Ferraz de Vasconcelos

23°32′28″S 46°22′08″W / 23.54111°S 46.36889°W / -23.54111; -46.36889Country

BrazilRegionSoutheastStateSão PauloGovernment

• MayorPriscila GambaleArea

• Total29.56 km² (11.41 sq mi)Elevation

759 m (2,490 ft)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total196,500 • Density6,600/km² (17,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)HDI (2000)0,772 – mediumWebsiteFerraz de Vasconcelos

Ferraz de Vasconcelos is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.^[2] The population is 196,500 (2020 est.) in an area of 29.56 km².^[3]

History

Ferraz de Vasconcelos is one of the cities of São Paulo founded by immigrants.

Ferraz de Vasconcelos was founded by two Italian immigrants, Helmuth Hans Hermann and Henry Louis Baxmann Kaesemodel.

Polo Italy Grape production in Brazil, the city is a pioneer in the cultivation of fruit. The first seedlings reach the hands of Italian immigrants who fixate on site. With the coming of Japanese agriculture becomes the main economic source. Today, the town hall and public buildings of the city are baptized Palace of Grape Italy.

Geography

Location

Ferraz de Vasconcelos is situated in the eastern region of Greater São Paulo. Altitude: 759 meters above sea level. Limits are Poa and Suzano east, São Paulo west, Mauá southwest Ribeirão Pires and south Itaquaquecetuba north .

Notable people

Damiris Dantas do Amaral, Brazilian basketball player
Edmilson Carlos Abel, Brazilian footballer

External links

Official Page of Ferraz de Vasconcelos
EncontraFerrazdeVasconcelos - Find everything about Ferraz de Vasconcelos city

State of São Paulo, Brazil

Government	Governors Senators
Transport	Highway system List of highways
Education	Universities

Sports

Auto racing	Interlagos Circuit Ayrton Senna
Football	FPF Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Série A2 Série A3 Segunda Divisão Copa Paulista Corinthians Guarani Palmeiras Ponte Preta Portuguesa Red Bull Bragantino Santos São Paulo São Caetano Santo André

Cities of São Paulo by population

Capital	São Paulo
1,000,000+	Campinas Guarulhos
500,000+	Osasco Ribeirão Preto Santo André São Bernardo do Campo São José dos Campos Sorocaba
200,000+	Americana Araraquara Barueri Bauru Carapicuíba Cotia Diadema Embu das Artes Franca Guarujá Hortolândia Indaiatuba Itapevi Itaquaquecetuba Jacareí Jundiaí Limeira Marília Mauá Mogi das Cruzes Piracicaba Praia Grande Presidente Prudente Santos São Carlos São José do Rio Preto São Vicente Sumaré Suzano Taboão da Serra Taubaté
100,000+	Araçatuba Araras Assis Atibaia Barretos Birigui Botucatu Bragança Paulista Catanduva Cubatão Ferraz de Vasconcelos Francisco Morato Franco da Rocha Guaratinguetá Itapecerica da Serra Itapetininga Itu Jandira Jaú Mogi Guaçu Ourinhos Paulínia Pindamonhangaba Poá Ribeirão Pires Rio Claro Salto Santa Bárbara d'Oeste Santana de Parnaíba São Caetano do Sul Sertãozinho Tatuí Valinhos Várzea Paulista Votorantim

Mesoregion

Metropolitana de São Paulo
Franco da Rocha	Caieiras Francisco Morato Franco da Rocha Mairiporã
Guarulhos	Arujá Guarulhos Santa Isabel
Itapecerica da Serra	Cotia Embu das Artes Embu-Guaçu Itapecerica da Serra Juquitiba São Lourenço da Serra Taboão da Serra Vargem Grande Paulista
Mogi das Cruzes	Biritiba-Mirim Ferraz de Vasconcelos Guararema Itaquaquecetuba Mogi das Cruzes Poá Salesópolis Suzano
Osasco	Barueri Cajamar Carapicuíba Itapevi Jandira Osasco Pirapora do Bom Jesus Santana de Parnaíba
Santos	Bertioga Cubatão Guarujá Praia Grande Santos São Vicente
São Paulo	Diadema Mauá Ribeirão Pires Rio Grande da Serra Santo André São Bernardo do Campo São Caetano do Sul São Paulo