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Country
Brazil
Area
65 km2
Region
Southeast
Mayor
(PT)
Population
666,740 (2010)
State
Sao Paulo
Founded
February 19, 1962
Map of Osasco
Osasco ([oˈzasku]) is a municipality in São Paulo State, Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo 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 696,382 (2016 est.) in an area of 64.95 km². 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. The city motto is "Urbs labor", Latin phrase that means "City work".
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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 the Italian immigrant Antônio Giuseppe Agù (currently the name of one of the main streets in Osasco). He came from the commune Osasco in the province of Turin.To Help of the Baron Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud. Osasco is said to be the place of the first heavier-than-air flight in Latin America. Immigrants from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Ireland, Armenia (Trade), Lebanon (Trade), Israel (Trade) and Japan (Rural) came to Osasco in the period.
Independence
Osasco became autonomous from the city of São Paulo on February 19, 1962.
Some widely known events after the autonomy
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
Economy
Osasco was an industrial city, but there was industrial decentralization to other regions and today the city is moving toward the shopping and services. Osasco is headquarters of Bradesco the third largest bank in Brazil. Currently there are large companies with a presence as Natura, Coca-Cola, Carrefour, Wal-Mart, Colgate-Palmolive and many others. Osasco is the ninth richest city in the country. GDP of Osasco: R$ 58,566,199,000
Main Companies
ABB Group
Adamas
ArvinMeritor
Associação Comercial e Empresarial de Osasco (ACEO)
Avon
Bradesco
Carrefour
Chevron
Coca-Cola
Colgate-Palmolive
Danfoss do Brasil
Ebicen
Group Extrema
Hot Stock
Intermarine
Makro
Metrópoles home e club
Natura
Nova Osasco Esquadrias
Osram
Pão de Açúcar
Pedágio Sem Parar
Rede TV
Rockwell International
Sam's Club
SBT
Unibanco – CPD
Wal-Mart
Market city
Market city of Osasco
Shopping Malls
Shopping União de Osasco
Osasco Plaza Shopping
Super Shopping Osasco
Shopping Galeria
Fantasy Shopping
Banks
Banco do Brasil
Banco Safra
Bradesco
Caixa Econômica Federal
Citibank
HSBC
Itaú
Santander
Unibanco
Sports clubs
Finasa Volleyball
Grêmio Esportivo Osasco Football
Sollys/Osasco
Associação Cristã de Moços/ACM
SESI Jardim Piratininga
Clube Floresta
Clube dos Subtenentes e Sargentos do II Exército
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. 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.
Geopolitics
Osasco ranks 5th among São Paulo municipalities by population, with 666,740 residents as of 2010. The city also plays an important role in the state's industry, education and media, hosting prominent schools, universities and TV stations.
Demography
Total: 652.593 inhabitants, 2000.
Urban: 652.593
Rural: 0
Demographic density (hab./km²): 10,055
Child mortality until 1 year (in 1000): 15.62
Life expectancy (years): 71.35
Fertility (children per women): 1.94
Literacy: 94.24%
HDI : 0.818
HDI-M Income: 0.769
HDI-M Longevity: 0.772
HDI-M Education: 0.913
(Source: IPEA data)
Source: IBAM
Ethnicity
Source: IBGE
Religion
Source: IBGE 2000
Hidrography
Baronesa Stream
Bussocaba Stream
Divisa Stream
Continental Stream
Areia Stream
Chico Mendes Lake
Três Montanhas Lake
João Alves Ribeira
Red Ribeira
Tietê River
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 due to its proximity to São Paulo, has a transit similar to the state capital, that is one of the more you carry the world. In the city can be found means of road and rail.
Main Streets
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 train lines.
Roads
Roads of Osasco:
Rodovia Castelo Branco (SP-280),
Rodovia Anhangüera (SP-330),
Rodoanel Mário Covas (SP-21) and
Rodovia Raposo Tavares (SP-270).
Airports of São Paulo
São Paulo has two main airports:
The São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (IATA: GRU) for the international flights
The Congonhas-São Paulo Airport (IATA: CGH) for domestic and regional flights. Another airport, the Campo de Marte Airport, serves light aircraft and helicopters.
Companies of bus
Viação Osasco
Auto Viação Urubupungá
Bus station
Terminus Amador Aguiar (Vila Yara)
Terminus Largo de Osasco
Bus station of Osasco
Newspaper
Diário da Região;
Visão Oeste;
Página Zero;
Correio Paulista;
Jornal do Trem;
Newsweb
Portal PlanetaOsasco.com;
Webdiário;
Radio
Nova Difusora 1540 AM e;
Rádio Iguatemi AM.
Radio Terra FM.
Osascoradioweb
Channel
Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT), channel 04 VHF (São Paulo);
Nova Geração de Televisão (NGT), channel 48 UHF;
TV Shop Tour channel 46 UHF;
TV Osasco, channel 22 UHF;
Net Serviços de Comunicação e;
RedeTV, channel 09 VHF (São Paulo).
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-Today)
Colleges and universities
Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (Escola Senai Nadir Dias de Figueredo)CFP 1.19
Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial (SENAC)
Faculdade de Ciências da Fundação Instituto Tecnológico de Osasco (Fac-FITO)
Fundação Instituto Tecnológico de Osasco (FITO)
Faculdade Integração Zona Oeste (Fizo)- Anhanguera
Centro Universitário FIEO – UNIFIEO
Faculdade Fernão Dias
Faculdade FIPEN
São Paulo State Technological College ( FATEC )
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
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 Osasquenses
Adriana Nascimento, actress
André Lima Pedro, football player
Antonio Agù, founder
Bruno Caboclo, basketball player
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva, football player
Cristiano Lima da Silva, football player
Eduardo Marques de Jesus Passos, football player
Eduardo Rodrigues, TV Encyclopedia/Gentleman/Squared Gol preparator
Fábio de Toledo Pereira, notable computer scientist
Guitom Santa Cruz, musician
Hirant Sanazar, politician
Igor Nascimento Soares, football player
Jair da Costa, football player
José Bonifácio de Oliveira Sobrinho, businessman
Júlio Santos, football player
Júlio Terceiro, football player
Kléber Giacomance de Souza Freitas, football player
