Porto Feliz

Municipality in Southeast Brazil, Brazil

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Location in São Paulo state

23°12′53″S 47°31′26″W / 23.21472°S 47.52389°W / -23.21472; -47.52389Country

BrazilRegionSoutheast BrazilStateSão PauloMetropolitan RegionSorocabaFoundedOctober 13, 1797Government

• PrefeitoAntonio Cassio Habice Prado (PTB)Area

• Total556.69 km² (214.94 sq mi)Elevation

523 m (1,716 ft)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total53,402 • Density96/km² (250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Websitewww.portofeliz.sp.gov.br

Porto Feliz (Portuguese: Happy Haven) is a municipality in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba.^[2] The population is 53,402 (2020 est.) in an area of 556.69 km².^[3] The elevation is 523 m. The largest factory in the city called a Porto Feliz S/A is responsible for the demand for corrugated cardboard packaging of the entire state and all Brazil. The mother of Queen Silvia of Sweden, Alice Soares de Toledo, was born in this city.

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ "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)
^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística