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São Manuel

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Country
  
Brazil

State
  
São Paulo

Local time
  
Tuesday 4:01 AM

Region
  
Southeast Region

Time zone
  
BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

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Weather
  
18°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 93% Humidity

University
  
São Manuel Higher Education Municipal Institute

São Manuel is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 40,367 (2015 est.) in an area of 651 km². The elevation is 709 m.

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History

On April 19th, 1850, lieutenant Manoel Gomes de Faria, Dona Delfina Carolina Gomes, Antonio Joaquim Mendes, and Sinhorinha Rosa da Conceição, sponsored the foundation of Sao Manuel at Água Clara. On February 2, 1871, the location of the city was changed to Bairro do Paraízo, or the Tavares. The Chapel of St. Benedict was built and blessed in 1874. The date of foundation for the city is recorded as June 17, 1870.

People from São Manuel

  • Alice Sommerlath (1906-1997), mother of Queen Silvia of Sweden.
  • Karina Bacchi (born in 1976), actress.
  • Emilio Surita (born in 1961), humorist.
  • Teresa Surita (born in 1956), politician.

    • References

    São Manuel Wikipedia
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