Santo André, São Paulo
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| Santo André | |||
| — Municipality — | |||
| The Municipality of Santo André | |||
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| Motto: Paulistarum Terra Mater (Latin: Motherland of Paulistians) | |||
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| Country |  Brazil |
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| Region | Southeast | ||
| State |  São Paulo |
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| Government | |||
| - Mayor | João Avamileno (PT) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 175 km2 (67.6 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 700 m (2,297 ft) | ||
| Population (2007)[1] | |||
| - Total | 667,891 | ||
| - Density | 3,816.52/km2 (9,884.7/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | BST (UTC-3) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | BDT (UTC-2) | ||
| HDI (2000) | 0.835 – high | ||
| Website | Santo André, São Paulo | ||
The city of Santo André (Portuguese for Saint Andrew), on the Tamanduateí River, is in São Paulo State, 18 km away from the São Paulo city, in the most industrialized region of Brazil. It is known as a core part of the ABC region (A = Santo André, B = São Bernardo do Campo, C = São Caetano do Sul).
The settlement, which became a town in 1553, experienced rapid growth beginning in the 1930s. Industries include chemical engineering, textiles, oil, metal products, metallurgy and printed materials. It is an industrial city, but more than 60% of Santo André's total area are protected by water law.
In 1910 it became accessed with a railway named the São Paulo Railway Co. or the Estrada de Ferro Santos Jundiaí. In 1954, it became the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo André.
In 2002 the city shot to national prominence with the assassination of serving mayor Celso Daniel, the case of which remains unsolved.
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[edit] Districts
- Distrito Sede - Santo André
- Paranapiacaba
- Distrito de Utinga - Santo André
- Distrito de Capuava - Santo André
[edit] Sports
Soccer
- Soccer Team - Esporte Clube Santo André, the football (soccer) team of the city.
- City Stadium - Estádio Bruno José Daniel - Capacity: 15.157
Titles: Brazilian National Cup Champion in 2004, beating Flamengo in final game at Maracana Stadium in front of more than 80,000 Flamengo fans. Paulista 2nd Division Champions in 1967, 1975, 1981 and 2008. Copa Estado de São Paulo 2003 Copa São Paulo Under-20 2002 [[Imagem:Estádio Bruno José Daniel.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Estádio do Sport Club Santo André]]
- (Pelé) scored his first professional goal ever at Sport Clube Corinthians Paulista in Santo André Stadium
Volleyball
- Men's Volleyball Team - Pirelli Volleyball Club - Men's World Club Champion in 1984. Later, the team had his name changed to Shopping ABC - Santo André due to a new sponsorship contract signed with Shopping ABC, one of the biggest malls in the city.
Basketball
- Men's Basketball Team - Pinheiros Santo André - Plays Paulista League of Basketball
[edit] Other Sports
- Boxing - Hosts national olympic team at Pedro Dell'Antonia Gymnasium facilities.
[edit] Sister Cities
Santo André has city partnerships with the following cities:
Battle Creek, Michigan, United States
Chengde, the People's Republic of China
Pilsen, Czech Republic
Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
Takasaki, Japan
[edit] Famous people from Santo André
[edit] References
- ^ "Estimativas - Contagem da População 2007". IBGE. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/contagem2007/popmunic2007layoutTCU14112007.xls. Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
[edit] External links
- (Portuguese) Santo André City Hall
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