Osasco
Municipality of Osasco
Downtown
Downtown
Flag of Osasco
Official seal of Osasco
Nickname(s): 
Hot Dog Capital of Brazil,[1] "work city"
Motto: 
Urbs labor
Location in São Paulo
Location in São Paulo
Osasco is located in Brazil
Osasco
Osasco
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°31′58″S 46°47′31″W / 23.53278°S 46.79194°W / -23.53278; -46.79194
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State
São Paulo
Metropolitan RegionMetropolitan Region of São Paulo
FoundedFebruary 19, 1962
Government
  MayorRogério Lins (Podemos)
Area
  Municipality64.935 km2 (25.072 sq mi)
  Metro
3,645 km2 (1,407 sq mi)
Elevation
555–780 m (740–1,009 ft)
Population
 (2020)[2]
  Municipality699,944
  Density11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (Brasilia Official Time)
Postal Code
16000-000
Area code+55 11
HDI (2010)0.776[3]high
Website

Osasco (Portuguese pronunciation: [oˈzasku]) is a municipality in São Paulo State, Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo[4] and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. According to the IBGE 2015, Osasco currently has the 9th highest gross domestic product in Brazil, and the 2nd largest in the State of São Paulo. The population is 699,944 (2020 est.) in an area of 64.95 km2.[5] It is among the world's more dense cities, similar in density to Tokyo and New York City. It's considered the major urban centre of the Western portion of the Greater São Paulo. It used to be a district of São Paulo City until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality of its own.[6] The city motto is "Urbs labor", a Latin phrase that means "City work".

History

Pre-Columbian era

The region that is now Osasco was inhabited by indigenous Tupi-Guaraní people.

Colonial Brazil

Bandeirantes lived in the region that is now Osasco, then called "Vila de Quitaúna". The famous "bandeirante" António Raposo Tavares lived there.

Early modern period

Osasco was founded in the 19th century by Italian immigrant Antônio Giuseppe Agù (currently the name of one of the main streets in Osasco). He came from commune Osasco in the province of Turin, Italy.

Immigrants from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Armenia, Lebanon, Israel and Japan came to Osasco during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, and their descendants form the bulk of Osasco's population.

Independence

Osasco became autonomous from the city of São Paulo on February 19, 1962.[6]

Some widely known events after the autonomy

Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud in the first flight of Latin America, in Osasco
  • Strike of the Cobrasma factory (1968)
  • Explosion of the Osasco Plaza Shopping (1996).
  • The first Latin American flight was in Osasco, in 1910, by Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud[7]

Economy

Osasco was an industrial city but there was industrial decentralization to other regions and today the city is moving toward the retail and service industries. Osasco is the location of the headquarters of Bradesco, the third largest bank in Brazil. Currently there are a number of large companies with a presence in the city, such as Natura, Coca-Cola, Carrefour, Wal-Mart, Colgate-Palmolive and many others. Osasco is the ninth most productive city in the countryin GDP per capita terms .[8]

Main companies

Market city

  • Market city of Osasco

Shopping Malls

  • Shopping União de Osasco
  • Osasco Plaza Shopping
  • Super Shopping Osasco
  • Shopping Galeria
  • Fantasy Shopping

Banks

Sport

Sports clubs

Sports competitions

  • Racing of Saint Antônio
  • University games
  • Racing and walk – Marketing Sports
  • Osasco went prime city make Circuito Running for Nature, racing and walk (SportsFuse).

Geography

Is an average elevation of 792 meters and 65 km2 of area. [9] Its boundaries are São Paulo to the north, east and south, Cotia to the southwest, Carapicuíba and Barueri to the west and Santana de Parnaíba to the northwest.

Climate

As in almost all the metropolitan area of São Paulo, the climate is subtropical, specifically humid subtropical. The average annual temperature is around 18 °C, being the month of July the coldest (average 12 °C) and warmest February (average 30 °C). The annual rainfall is around 1400 mm.[10]

Climate data for Osasco (1962–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.2
(93.6)
34.6
(94.3)
33.6
(92.5)
31.3
(88.3)
29.8
(85.6)
28.9
(84.0)
29.3
(84.7)
33
(91)
37.4
(99.3)
34.4
(93.9)
35.2
(95.4)
35.7
(96.3)
37.4
(99.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3)
28
(82)
27.3
(81.1)
25.1
(77.2)
23
(73)
21.7
(71.1)
21.8
(71.2)
23.3
(73.9)
23.9
(75.0)
24.7
(76.5)
25.9
(78.6)
26.3
(79.3)
24.5
(76.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0)
22.4
(72.3)
21.7
(71.1)
19.8
(67.6)
17.6
(63.7)
16.4
(61.5)
15.8
(60.4)
17.1
(62.8)
17.8
(64.0)
19
(66)
20.3
(68.5)
21.2
(70.2)
18.5
(65.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7)
18.8
(65.8)
18.2
(64.8)
16.3
(61.3)
13.9
(57.0)
12.3
(54.1)
11.7
(53.1)
12.8
(55.0)
13.9
(57.0)
15.3
(59.5)
16.5
(61.7)
17.8
(64.0)
14.5
(58.1)
Record low °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4)
11.2
(52.2)
10.9
(51.6)
6
(43)
5.2
(41.4)
0.9
(33.6)
0.2
(32.4)
−2.2
(28.0)
2.1
(35.8)
4.2
(39.6)
6.9
(44.4)
7.3
(45.1)
−2.2
(28.0)
Average precipitation cm (inches) 24
(9.4)
25
(9.8)
16
(6.3)
8
(3.1)
7
(2.8)
6
(2.4)
4
(1.6)
3
(1.2)
7
(2.8)
13
(5.1)
14
(5.5)
19
(7.5)
146
(57)
Source: INMET – Clima[11]

Hydrography

  • Baronesa Stream
  • Bussocaba Stream
  • Divisa Stream
  • Continental Stream
  • Areia Stream
  • Chico Mendes Lake
  • Três Montanhas Lake
  • João Alves Ribeira
  • Red Ribeira
  • Tietê River

Demography

(Source: IPEA data)

Changing demographics of the city of Osasco

Source: IBAM

Ethnicity

Ethnic groups Percent
White 66.3%
Black 4.5%
Pardo (Brown) 27.5%
Asian 0.8%
Amerindian 0.2%

Source: IBGE

Religion

Religion Percentage Number
Catholic 64.75% 422.553
Protestant 20.54% 134.042
No religion 9.33% 60.886
Kardecist 0.90% 5.873
Buddhist 0.23% 1.500
Jewish 0.04% 261

Source: IBGE 2000

Main Neighbourhoods

  • Adalgisa
  • Aliança
  • Ayrosa
  • Baronesa
  • Bela Vista
  • Bonança
  • Bonfim
  • Bussocaba City
  • Castelo Branco
  • Centro
  • Cidade das Flores
  • Cidade de Deus
  • Cipava
  • Cipava II
  • City Bussocaba
  • Conceição
  • Conjunto Metalúrgicos
  • Continental
  • Distrito Industrial Altino
  • Distrito Industrial Anhanguera
  • Distrito Industrial Autonomistas
  • Distrito Industrial Centro
  • Distrito Industrial Mazzei
  • Distrito Industrial Remédios
  • Helena Maria
  • IAPI
  • Jaguaribe
  • Jardim Açucará
  • Jardim Agua Boa
  • Jardim das Bandeiras
  • Jardim D'Abril
  • Jardim D'Avila
  • Jardim das Flores
  • Jardim Elvira
  • Jardim Guadalupe
  • Jardim Iguaçu
  • Jardim Ipê
  • Jardim Joelma
  • Jardim Mutinga
  • Jardim Oriental
  • Jardim Piratininga
  • Jardim Platina
  • Jardim Roberto
  • Jardim Veloso
  • Jardim São Victor
  • km 18
  • Munhoz Júnior
  • Novo Osasco
  • Padroeira II
  • Paiva Ramos
  • Parque Cachoeirinha
  • Parque Palmares
  • Pestana
  • Portal D'Oeste
  • Presidente Altino
  • Quitaúna
  • Raposo Tavares
  • Remédios
  • Recanto das Rosas
  • Rochdale
  • Santa Fé
  • Santa Maria
  • Santo Antônio
  • São Pedro
  • Setor Militar
  • Três Montanhas
  • Umuarama
  • Vila Campesina
  • Vila Menck
  • Vila Militar
  • Vila Osasco
  • Vila São José
  • Vila Yara
  • Vila Yolanda

Transportation

Osasco train

Due to its proximity to São Paulo, it is largely served by the CPTM commuter rail service, as well as many roads, providing a seamless connection into the state capital.

Main Streets

Viaduto Reinaldo de Oliveira
Arco de Osasco, the city's landmark, in Christmas.
  • Avenida dos Autonomistas
  • Viaduto Reinaldo de Oliveira
  • Avenida Maria Campos
  • Avenida Bussocaba/Avenida Prefeito Hirant Sanazar
  • Viaduto Presidente Tancredo Neves
  • Avenida Presidente Médici
  • Avenida Getúlio Vargas
  • Avenida Visconde de Nova Granada/Avenida Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
  • Avenida Santo Antônio
  • Avenida Antônio Carlos Costa
  • Rua da Estação
  • Avenida Pedro Pinho
  • Avenida João de Andrade
  • Avenida Sarah Veloso
  • Complexo Viário Fuad Auada
  • Avenida Hilário Pereira de Souza
  • Avenida Franz Voegelli
  • Avenida Benedito Alves Turíbio
  • Avenida Giuseppe Sacco
  • Avenida Padre Vicente Mellilo/Avenida Prestes Maia
  • Avenida Novo Osasco

Train

It is linked by CPTM rapid transit to São Paulo by the 8 and 9[12] train lines.

Roads

Roads of Osasco:

Airports of São Paulo

Congonhas Airport
Campo de Marte Airport
Cumbica Airport

São Paulo has two main airports:

Bus Companies

  • Viação Osasco
  • Auto Viação Urubupungá

Bus station

  • Terminus Amador Aguiar (Vila Yara)
  • Terminus Largo de Osasco
  • Bus station of Osasco

Media

Newspaper

  • Diário da Região;
  • Visão Oeste;
  • Página Zero;
  • Correio Paulista;
  • Jornal do Trem;

Newsweb

  • Portal PlanetaOsasco.com;[13]
  • Webdiário;

Radio

  • Nova Difusora 1540 AM e;
  • Rádio Iguatemi AM.
  • Radio Terra FM.
  • Osascoradioweb

Channels

Government

Executive

Mayors of Osasco
  • Hirant Sanazar (1962–1967)
  • Guaçu Piteri (1967–1970)
  • José Liberatti (1970–1973)
  • Francisco Rossi (1º Mandate: 1973–1977)
  • Guaçu Piteri (1977–1982)
  • Humberto Parro (1983–1988)
  • Francisco Rossi (2º Mandate: 1989–1992)
  • Celso Giglio (1º Mandate: 1993–1996)
  • Silas Bortolosso (1997–2000)
  • Celso Giglio (2º Mandate: 2001–2004)
  • Emidio Pereira de Souza (1º Mandate: 2005–2008)
  • Emidio Pereira de Souza (2º Mandate: 2009–2012)
  • Antônio Jorge Pereira Lapas (2013–2016)
  • Rogério Lins (2017-Today)

Education

Colleges and universities

Culture

Libraries

  • Biblioteca Municipal Monteiro Lobato
  • Biblioteca Heitor Sinegalia
  • Biblioteca Manoel Fiorita
  • Library of Centro Universitário FIEO
  • Library of Faculdade de Ciências da FITO

Theatres

  • Teatro Municipal de Osasco
  • Espaço Grande Otello
  • Teatro do Sesi

Spaces of culture

  • Centro de Eventos Pedro Bortolosso

Museums

  • Museu Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud

Schools of education in culture

  • Escola de Artes César Antonio Salvi

House of events the culture

  • Casa de Angola
  • Casa do Violeiro do Brasil

Leisure and natural environment

  • Parque Ecológico Nelson Vilha Dias
  • Parque Municipal Dionísio Alvares Mateos
  • Parque Municipal Chico Mendes
  • Parque Clóvis Assaf
  • Park of Lazer Antônio Temporim
  • Parque Ecológico Jardim Piratininga

Health

Hospitals:

  • AACD Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente
  • Hospital Cruzeiro do Sul
  • Hospital e Maternidade Amador Aguiar
  • Hospital e Maternidade João Paulo II
  • Hospital Montreal S/A
  • Hospital Municipal Antônio Gíglio
  • Hospital Dr. Vivaldo Martins Simões ( Regional )
  • Hospital e Maternidade Sino Brasileiro

Notable people

Adenízia da Silva, volleyball player

Twin towns – sister cities

Osasco is twinned with:[17]

See also

Bibliography

  • SANAZAR, Hirant. Osasco – Sua história, sua gente: Osasco, ed. do author, 2003.
  • FAVARÃO, Mazé (apres.). Osasco conta sua história através dos bairros: Osasco, Secretaria de Educação, 2007.
  • METROVICHE, Eduardo (org.). Osasco – Um século de fotografia: Osasco, Maxprint Editora, 2007.

References

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  2. IBGE 2020
  3. "Ranking | Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil". Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  4. Divisão Territorial do Brasil
  5. "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2019. 2018 Estimates of Population
  6. 1 2 IBGE, history
  7. "::: Câmara Municipal de Osasco ::: Estado de São Paulo". www.camaraosasco.sp.gov.br. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  8. "IBGE". ibge.gov.br.
  9. "IBGE". ibge.gov.br.
  10. Osasco – SP. Osascenter
  11. "INMET – Climatologia – Gráficos Climatológicos". Archived from the original on February 9, 2010.
  12. "CPTM lines". CPTM (Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos). Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
  13. "Portal Planeta Osasco".
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. "FITO BR – Em Construção". Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
  16. "Centro Universitário FIEO".
  17. "Cidades Irmãs". osasco.sp.gov.br (in Portuguese). Osasco. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
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