Guaíra, São Paulo

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

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Location in São Paulo state

20°19′6″S 48°18′38″W / 20.31833°S 48.31056°W / -20.31833; -48.31056CountryBrazilRegionSoutheastStateSão PauloMesoregionRibeirão PretoGovernment

• MayorSérgio de Mello (PT)Area

• Total1,258 km² (486 sq mi)Elevation

517 m (1,696 ft)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total41,040 • Density33/km² (84/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Postal code

14790-000

Area code(+55) 17Websitewww.guaira.sp.gov.br

Guaíra is a municipality in São Paulo state in Brazil. The population is 41,040 (2020 est.) in an area of 1258 km².^[2]

History

In the northeastern region of São Paulo, between the Rio Grande, Pardo River and the Sapucaí River, in what was then called Nuporanga, Antônio Marques Garcia founded a town in the called "Corredeira," along the path to Santa dos Olhos D'Água (which is today known as Ipuã). A plot of land which was acquired November 12, 1901 for "Six-hundred thousand réis" was enlarged with lands donated by Joaquim Garcia Franco and Maria Sabino Alves Franco, resulting in a significantly sized area focused around a small settlement called "Corredeira of São Sebastião" in homage to the patron saint, later renamed "Corredeira do Bom Jardim" or simply "Corredeira."

It was named a "Distrito de Paz," (that is, was assigned a Justice of the Peace) with the name of Guaíra, by State Law n. 1144 on November 16, 1908, and a municipality by State Law n. 2328 on December 27, 1928. Installation as a municipality took place on May 18, 1929, and installation as a comarca on May 18, 1955. "Guaíra" is a toponym which can be translated as "running water."

Patron Saint: Saint Sebastian

Geography

Guaíra is located at an altitude of 517 metres (1,696 ft).

Topography: flat
Rainfall: yearly average of 1,550 mm
Winds predominantly from the Northwest
Temperature:
- Maximum: 38 degrees Celsius
- Minimum: 6 degrees Celsius
- Median: 25 degrees Celsius