Águas de Lindóia
Coordinates: 22°28′36″S 46°38′00″W / 22.47667°S 46.6333333°W
Águas de Lindóia (Lindóia Waters) is a Brazilian city of the state of São Paulo. It has a remarkable tourist activity due to its many water springs, being part of the "Circuito das Águas" ("Water Circuit"). The other cities that are part of the "Circuito das Águas" are: Amparo, Jaguariúna, Lindóia, Monte Alegre, Pedreira, Serra Negra and Socorro.[1]
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[edit] History
Before the 1900s, the location was only known by adventurers who crossed the woods searching for gold. Having contracted diseases in their journeys, these adventurers found the cure in the warm waters that flowed from the mountains.
Around 1909, the Italian doctor Francisco Tozzi learned through Father Henrique Tozzi about the medicinal properties of hot water. Father Henrique convinced doctor Francisco about the benefits of the water. Doctor Francisco lived in Serra Negra and ended up buying the region auctioned by the government, making the property a public good.[2]
[edit] Leisure and Business
Only 165 km from São Paulo City, Águas de Lindóia offers, besides the warter springs, many options of activities in the nature, adventure sports and rural tourism. With a population of 17.266 habitants, the city's economy is based on tourism.[3]
There are 1.500 apartments and 25 hotels with the capacity to host 5.000 guests per day, what gives the city a great potential to host events and conventions. It already hosts around 10 large congresses and conventions per year. Each of these may gather around 4 thousand participants. [4]
[edit] Attractions[5]
- Balneário Municipal (Municipal Bath House)
- Bosque Municipal Zequinha de Abreu (Zequinha de Abreu Municipal Park)
- Capela Nossa Senhora das Graças (Chapel Nossa Senhora das Graças)
- Circuito das Montanhas (Mountain Circuit)
- Engenho do Barreiro (Barreiro Mill)
- Morro do Cruzeiro (Cruzeiro Hill)
- Morro Pelado (Pelado Hill)
- Praça Adhemar de Barros (Adhemar de barros Square)
- Represa Cavalinho Branco (Cavalinho Branco Dam)
- Sítio Monte Alegre (Monte Alegre Ranch)
[edit] Accommodations[6]
- Grande Hotel do Lago
- Grande Hotel Glória
- Grande Hotel Mantovani
- Grande Hotel Panorama
- Hotel Casablanca
- Hotel Fazenda Appaloopsa
- Hotel Fazenda M1
- Hotel Fazenda Minas Square
- Hotel Fazenda Recanto Paraíso
- Hotel Fazenda Saint Nicolas
- Hotel Fredy
- Hotel Guarany
- Hotel Majestic
- Hotel Monte Real Resort
- Hotel Opala
- Hotel Oscar Inn
- Hotel Plazza
- Hotel Pousada Recanto da Cachoeira
- Hotel Recanto Bela Vista
- Hotel São Luiz
- Hotel Vacance
- Hotel Zanon
- Quartaroli Palace Hotel
- Vitória Garden Hotel
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