Santo André, São Paulo
Santo André (Portuguese pronunciation: , Saunt Andras) is a Brazilian municipality locatit in the Metropolitan Region o São Paulo, includin a group o municipalities kent as Greater ABC Region.
Its population in 2009 wis 673,396. It occupees an aurie o 175 square kilometers, resultin in a population density o 3,816.52 inhabitants per km ².
Santo André | |
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Municipality | |
| The Municipality o Santo André | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
| Motto(s): Paulistarum Terra Mater (Laitin: Mitherland o Paulistians) | |
 Location o Santo André | |
| Coordinates: 23°39′26″S 46°32′00″W / 23.65722°S 46.53333°W | |
| Kintra |  Brazil |
| Region | Sootheast |
| State |  São Paulo |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Aidan Ravin (PTB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 175 km2 (68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 667,891 |
| • Density | 3816.52/km2 (9,884.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BDT) |
| Postal Code | 09000-000 |
| Area code(s) | +55 11 |
| Website | Santo André, São Paulo |
46°32′00″W / 23.65722°S 46.53333°W
History
The settlement, which became a toun in 1553, wi the name o Santo André da Borda do Campo, experienced rapid growth beginnin in the 1930s. It wis oreeginally namit São Bernardo acause the municipality destrict heidquarters wur in São Bernardo do Campo, nou a ceety nearbi. In 1938, the name wis chyngit tae Santo André, as the destrict govrenment wis transferred tae Santo André. Industries include chemical engineering, textiles, ile, metal products, metallurgy an printit matter. It is an industrial ceety, but mair nor 60% o Santo André's total aurie are protectit bi environmental watter laws.
In 1867, a railway namit the São Paulo Railway Co. or the Estrada de Ferro Santos-Jundiaí, made it easier tae be reached. In 1954, it became the seat o the Roman Catholic Diocese o Santo André.
In 2002 the ceety shot tae naitional prominence wi the assassination o servin mayor Celso Daniel, whose case remains unsolvit.
Destricts
- Distrito Sede - Santo André
- Paranapiacaba
- Distrito de Utinga - Santo André
- Distrito de Capuava - Santo André
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Sports
Soccer
- Soccer Team - Esporte Clube Santo André, the fitbaa (soccer) team o the ceety.
- Ceety Stadium - Estádio Bruno José Daniel - Capacity: 15.157
- (Pelé) scored his first professional goal iver at Sport Clube Corinthians Paulista in Santo André Stadium
Volleybaw
- Men's Volleyball Team - Pirelli Volleyball Club - Men's World Club Champion in 1984. Later, the team haed its name chyngit tae Shopping ABC - Santo André due tae a new sponsorship contract signed wi Shopping ABC, ane o the biggest maws in the ceety.
Basketbaw
- Men's Basketbaw Team - Pinheiros Santo André - Plays Paulista League o Basketbaw
Other sports
- Boxing - Hosts national olympic team at Pedro Dell'Antonia Gymnasium facilities.
International relations
Twin touns — sister ceeties
Santo André haes ceety partnerships wi the follaein ceeties:
Battle Creek, Michigan, Unitit States
Chengde, the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
Pilsen, Czech Republic
Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
Takasaki, Japan
Famous Fowk frae Santo André
- Edson Cordeiro
- Sandro Dias
- Danilo Gentili
- Diego Hypólito
- Daniele Hypólito
- Marcelo Takashima
- Angélica Ksyvickis
- Alexandre Lima de Araújo
- Lucélia Santos
- Milena Toscano
References
Freemit airtins
- (in Portuguese) Santo André Ceety Haw
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