Jundiaí
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| Country | Brazil | ||
| Region | Southeast | ||
| State | São Paulo | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Miguel Haddad (PSDB) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 431,900 km2 (166,757.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| - Total | 544,779 | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) | ||
| Postal Code | 13200-000 | ||
| Website | Jundiai | ||
Coordinates: 23°11′11″S 46°53′03″W / 23.18639°S 46.88417°W Jundiaí is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2008 was 540,907, and the area is 433.958 km². The elevation is 761 m. Distance is 60 km north of the city of São Paulo.
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[edit] History and Geography
The municipality was founded on December 14, 1655, when it was elevated to the category of village. Its first urbanization was carried out in 1657. Jundiaí has borders with Várzea Paulista, Campo Limpo Paulista, Franco da Rocha, Cajamar, Pirapora do Bom Jesus, Cabreúva, Itupeva, Louveira, Vinhedo, Itatiba and Jarinu.
The name of the town comes from the Tupi language, and it means the place of the jundiá ("fish with barbs", the Rhamdia quelen species).
Jundiaí has enjoyed a steep population growth, in large parte fueled by a shift of residents from the megalopolis of São Paulo, in search of better conditions of life.
[edit] Tourism
The Serra do Japi - most know as the ovni aeroport, situated southeast of the city, is a state park with 94 km² and a natural reserve with one of the largest forested areas of the state of São Paulo, with beautiful landscapes and many opportunities for eco-tourism, large farm-hotels and radical sports.
The Jundiahy, historical area between Jundiai, Guapeva and Mato rivers, is a rich landscape of houses, gardens and old little business from community.
[edit] Sports
Paulista is the city's football (soccer) club. The team, which plays at Jayme Cintra Stadium, was champion of Copa do Brasil 2005 (Cup of Brazil).
[edit] Transport
The Jundiaí Airport serves the city. Jundiaí has connection in the Jundiaí station with Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM). It has a good system of public transport, accessible for low prices. Some buses has wheelchair lifts, monitors that broadcasts videos about the city and education, and music boxes. They are all connected by terminais (terminals), what provides a lower price for the population, assuming that when you arrive in a terminal you can get any bus for free and even go to another terminal, paying only one ticket. Students and workers pays half of the price when they are with an eletronic card, using it as a credit card, to have more practice to use the public transport.
[edit] Notable people
- Adriano Basso (1975), footballer
- Ana Carolina Reston Macan (1985-2006), -model
- Antônio de Queirós Teles, barão de Jundiaí (1789-1870), politician
- Antônio de Queirós Teles, conde do Parnaíba (1831-1888), politician, and president of São Paulo Province (1886-1887)
- Cida Marques, model and actress
- Dalmo Gaspar
- Décio Pignatari (1927-), writer and poet
- Doni (1979), footballer
- Douglas Tufano, professor and linguist
- Eloísa Mafalda (1924), actress
- Edinaldo Batista Libânio (1979), footballer
- Jean Fercondini (1987), actor
- José Arnaldo de Oliveira (1963), sociologist
- Max Gehringer (1949), lawyer
- Oscar Maroni Filho (1949), businessman
- Reginaldo (1983-) , footballer
- Viviane Brunieri (1976), model and porn star
- Zenaide Oliveira (1985), athlete
[edit] External links
- (Portuguese) Official web page of Jundiaí
