Osasco

Osasco

Osasco
—  Municipality  —
The Municipality of
Osasco
Roman Catholic Diocese of Osasco; Osasco; Museu Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud; Teatro Municipal de Osasco; Monument labor; Reinaldo of Oliveira Viaduct; Osasco panorama.

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Nickname(s): Oz
Motto: "Urbs labor"  (Latin)
"Work city"
Osasco is located in Brazil
Osasco
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°31′58″S 46°47′58″W / 23.53278°S 46.79944°W / -23.53278; -46.79944Coordinates: 23°31′58″S 46°47′58″W / 23.53278°S 46.79944°W / -23.53278; -46.79944
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast
State  São Paulo
Founded February 19, 1962
Government
 - Mayor Emidio Pereira de Souza (PT)
Area
 - Municipality 65 km2 (25.1 sq mi)
 - Metro 7,943.818 km2 (3,067.1 sq mi)
Elevation 760 m (2,493 ft)
Population (2008)
 - Municipality 718,643
 - Density 10,981.2/km2 (28,441.2/sq mi)
 Metro 19,889,559
Demonym osasquense
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
 - Summer (DST) UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Postal Code (CEP) 06000-000
Area code(s) +55 11
HDI (2000) 0,818–high
Website Osasco, São Paulo

Osasco (Portuguese pronunciation: [oˈzasku]) is a municipality and city in São Paulo State, Brazil, is located in the Greater São Paulo and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. The current mayor is Emidio Pereira de Souza (PT). The population in 2008 is 713,066, the density is 10,970/km² and the total area is 65 km². It is among the world 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. In 1989 the city became the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Osasco.

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History

Pre-Columbian era

Osasco lived Indigenous peoples Tupi-Guarani.

Colonial Brazil

Bandeirantes lived in region of Osasco, in the epoch Quitaúna Ville. The famous Bandeirante Raposo Tavares lived in Osasco.

Early modern period

Osasco Station in 1910
Antônio Giuseppe Agù
Sensaud de Lavaud in his Fixed-wing aircraft in Osasco.

Osasco was founded, in 19th century, by the Italian Antonio Agú (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 Demitri Sensaud de Lavaud. The Osasco in the city was the prime place haved flight of the Latin American. Osasco haved immigration of Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Ireland, Armenia (Trade), Lebanon (Trade), Israel (Trade) and Japan (Rural).

Independence

Osasco separated from São Paulo city on February 19, 1962.

Events future of the independence

Strike of the Cobrasma (1968) and explosion of the Osasco Plaza Shopping (1996).

Economy

View of downtown Osasco

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 tenth richest city in the country. GPD of Osasco: R$ 30 024 366,200 mil.

Companies principals

ABB
AVON
  • ArvinMeritor
  • Metrópoles home e club
  • Avon
  • Pedágio Sem Parar
  • Bradesco
  • ABB
  • Osram
  • SBT
  • Rede TV
  • Wal-Mart
  • Carrefour
  • Pão de Açúcar
  • Natura
  • Nova Osasco Esquadrias
  • Adamas
  • Makro
  • Colgate-Palmolive
  • Group Extrema
  • Sam's Club
  • Unibanco - CPD
  • Intermarine
  • Ebicen
  • Coca-Cola
  • Associação Comercial e Empresarial de Osasco (ACEO)

Market city

Market city of Osasco
  • Market city of Osasco

Shopping Malls

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

Agency Bank

Caixa Bank
  • Bradesco
  • Banco do Brasil
  • Caixa Econômica Federal
  • Nossa Caixa
  • Santander
  • Real
  • HSBC
  • Unibanco
  • Itaú
  • Citibank
  • Banco Safra
  • Banco Panamericano
Osasco City

Sport

Sports club

  • Finasa Volleyball
  • Grêmio Esportivo OsascoFootball
  • Sollys/Osasco
  • Associação Cristã de Moços/ACM
  • SESI Jardim Piratininga
  • Clube Floresta
  • Clube dos Subtenentes e Sargentos do II Exército

Competition in sports

  • 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.

Center of Osasco

Climate

As in almost all the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo, the climate is subtropical, specifically humid subtropical. Little hot summer and rainy mild winter and categories. 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.

Osasco
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
 
 
248
 
27
18
 
 
232
 
27
18
 
 
160
 
27
18
 
 
82
 
25
16
 
 
59
 
23
13
 
 
55
 
22
12
 
 
43
 
22
11
 
 
41
 
23
12
 
 
69
 
24
14
 
 
127
 
25
15
 
 
130
 
26
16
 
 
137
 
26
17
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Imperial conversion
J F M A M J J A S O N D
 
 
9.8
 
81
64
 
 
9.1
 
81
64
 
 
6.3
 
81
64
 
 
3.2
 
77
61
 
 
2.3
 
73
55
 
 
2.2
 
72
54
 
 
1.7
 
72
52
 
 
1.6
 
73
54
 
 
2.7
 
75
57
 
 
5
 
77
59
 
 
5.1
 
79
61
 
 
5.4
 
79
63
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
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)
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)
Average high °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)
24.7
(76.5)
25.9
(78.6)
26.3
(79.3)
24.5
(76.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.2
(72)
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)
19
(66)
20.3
(68.5)
21.2
(70.2)
18.5
(65.3)
Average low °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7)
18.8
(65.8)
18.2
(64.8)
16.3
(61.3)
13.9
(57)
12.3
(54.1)
11.7
(53.1)
12.8
(55)
13.9
(57)
15.3
(59.5)
16.5
(61.7)
17.8
(64)
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)
2.1
(35.8)
4.2
(39.6)
6.9
(44.4)
7.3
(45.1)
-2.2
(28)
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
(57.5)
Source: INMET - Clima

Geopolitics

Osasco ranks 5th among São Paulo municipalities by population, with 718,643 residents as of 2008. The city also plays an important role in the state's industry, education and media, hosting prominent schools, universities and TV stations.

Panorama of Osasco.

Demography

Elevation demography in Osasco
  • Total: 652.593 inhabitants, 2000.
    • Urban: 652.593
    • Rural: 0
  • Demographic density (hab./km²): 10.055,36
  • 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)

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

Roman Catholic Diocese of Osasco
Religion Percentage Number
Catholic 64,75% 422.553
Protestant 20.54% 134.042
No religion 9.33% 60.886
Kadercist 0.90% 5.873
Buddhist 0,23% 1.500
Jewish 0,04% 261

Source: IBGE 2000

Hidrography

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

Neighbourhood

Osasco, south vista. Neighbourhoods of Bela Vista and Vila Yara rear
Cidade de Deus Neighbourhood
Umuarama Neighbourhood
Bela Vista Neighbourhood
Centre Neighbourhood
Vila Yara Neighbourhood
Industrial Altino Neighbourhood
  • 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

Trasportation

Osasco train


Osasco due to its proximity to Sao 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.

Principals Avenues

  • Avenue dos Autonomistas
    Avenue dos Autonomistas
  • Reinaldo of Oliveira viaduct
    Reinaldo of Oliveira viaduct
  • Avenue Maria Campos
  • Avenue Bussocaba/Avenue Prefeito Hirant Sanazar
  • Presidente Tancredo Neves viaduct
  • Avenue Presidente Médici
  • Avenue Getúlio Vargas
  • Avenue Visconde de Nova Granada/Avenue Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
  • Avenue Santo Antônio
  • Avenue Antônio Carlos Costa
  • Street of Estação
  • Avenue Pedro Pinho
  • Avenue João de Andrade
  • Avenue Sarah Veloso
  • Complex Viári Fuad Auada
  • Avenue Hilário Pereira de Souza
  • Avenue Franz Voegelli
  • Avenue Benedito Alves Turíbio
  • Avenue Giuseppe Sacco
  • Avenue Padre Vicente Mellilo/Avenue Prestes Maia
  • Avenue Novo Osasco

Train

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

Roads

Road Castelo Branco in Osasco

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

Congonhas Airport
Campo de Marte Airport
Cumbica Airport

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

Media

Newspaper

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

Newsweb

Radio

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

Channel

SBT
    • 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).

Government

Executive

Osasco haved the mayors:

  • 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 até 2008)
  • Emidio Pereira de Souza (2º Mandate: 2009 até hoje)

Educational

UNIFIEO
Faculdade Anhanguera
FAC-FITO
UNIBAN
UNIFESP
Fundação Bradesco
College Marechal Bittencout

Colleges and universities

  • Escola Técnica Estadual (ETEC de Osasco)
  • 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
  • Universidade Bandeirante de São Paulo
  • Centro Universitário FIEO - UNIFIEO
  • Faculdade Fernão Dias
  • Faculdade FIPEN
  • São Paulo State Technological College ( FATEC )
  • Universidade Federal de São Paulo
  • Juventude Cívica de Osasco (JUCO)
  • Colégio Integrado de Osasco - Objetivo
  • Centro Educacional Universal Star - Céus
  • Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (INEP)
  • Colégio Anglo
  • Colégio Adventista de Vila Yara
  • Colégio Aplicação
  • Colégio Albert Einstein
  • Colégio Cecília Meireles
  • Colégio CEP - Augusto Laranja
  • Colégio Cunha Carvalho
  • Colégio COC Vila Yara
  • Colégio e Cursino Desafio
  • Colégio Fernão Dias Paes
  • Colégio Família Stella
  • Colégio Nossa Senhora Da Misericódia
  • Colégio Haya
  • Colégio Padre Anchieta
  • Colégio Presbiteriano
  • Colégio Prisma
  • Centro Educacional Prestes Maia
  • Colégio Papa Mike
  • Colégio Seta
  • ETB Transforma ( escola técnica )
  • Escola Estadual Antônio Raposo Tavares - CENEART
  • Escola Estadual Glória Azedia Bonetti
  • Escola Estadual Profª Heloisa de Assumpção
  • Escola Estadual Lucy Anna Carrozo Latorre
  • Escola Estadual Major Telmo Coelho Filho
  • Escola Estadual Prof. José Maria Rodrigues Leite
  • Escola Estadual Prof. Anézio Cabral
  • Escola Estadual Prof. Armando Gaban
  • Escola Estadual Alice Velho Teixeira
  • Escola Estadual José Liberatti
  • Escola Estadual Doutor Antônio Braz Gambarini
  • Escola Estadual Marechal Bittencourth
  • Escola Estadual Vicente Peixoto
  • Escola Estadual Walter Negrelli
  • Escola Técnica de Osasco (ETEC)
  • Fundação Bradesco (Cidade de Deus)
  • Fundação Instituto Tecnológico de Osasco ([FITO])
  • Insituto Educacional Ebenézer
  • Instituto São Pio X
  • Colégio SESI 046
  • Colégio SESI 064
  • Sesi Jd Roberto 425

Culture

Teatro Municipal de Osasco
Centro de Eventos Pedro Bortolosso
Espaço Cultural Grande Otello
Biblioteca Municipal Monteiro Lobato
Casa do Violeiro de Brasil

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

Scholls of educational 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

Chico Mendes Park
  • 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

AACD

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

Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva, football player
  • Adriana Nascimento, actress
  • André Lima Pedro, football player
  • Antonio Agù, founder
  • Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva, football player
  • Cristiano Lima da Silva, football player
  • Eduardo Marques de Jesus Passos, football player
  • 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
  • Manoel Leão, journalist
  • Paulinho Kobayashi, football player
  • Silas Bortolosso, poltician
  • Silvio Pereira, sociologist
  • Sônia Lima, actress
  • Vágner Benazzi, football player
  • Zezeh Barbosa, actress

Sister cities

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.

See also

  • Microregion of Osasco(pt)
  • Greater São Paulo

Osasco travel guide from Wikitravel

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