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Coordinates: 23°28′00″S 46°32′00″W / 23.4666667°S 46.5333333°W / -23.4666667; -46.5333333

Guarulhos
—  Municipality  —
The Municipality of Guarulhos
Flag Seal
Location of Guarulhos
Guarulhos Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°28′00″S 46°32′00″W / 23.4666667°S 46.5333333°W / -23.4666667; -46.5333333
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Area
• Total	318 km2 (123 sq mi)
Elevation	759 m (2,490 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	1,299,283 (12th)
• Density	4,035.26/km2 (10,451.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Postal Code	07000-000
Area code(s)	+55 11
Website	Guarulhos, São Paulo

Guarulhos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡwaˈɾuʎus]) is the second largest city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo and a suburb of São Paulo city itself. In the last few years it has outgrown Campinas. The population in 2006 is 1,283,253, the density is 4,035.26 inh./km² and the area is 318 km². It is 12th largest incorporated city in Brazil.

Overview[link]

Ranks 8th by GDP among Brazilian cities; 2nd in São Paulo state. (source:IBGE, Brazil's national institute of statistics. GDP by cities report, published in 2005 with data from 2002).

It is the 10th largest suburb in the world.

The name comes from the Tupi language, and means Eaters, big-bellied people; a reference to the original indigenous inhabitants of the area.

The per capita income for the municipality is R$12,793.

São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport.

São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU), one of the main Brazilian airports, is located there.

Mamonas Assassinas, a 1990s satirical pop/rock group, came from Guarulhos.

The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarulhos.

History[link]

Guarulhos was founded on December 8, 1560 by the Jesuit priest Manuel de Paiva and entitled Nossa Senhora da Conceição. Its origin is linked to five other small villages that were in charge of defending the boundaries of São Paulo de Piratininga Village against the Tamoios, a wild tribe of Indians that lived in that region.^[1]

In the 16th Century, Guarulhos was a strategic location: bordered the future São Paulo’s Capital and surrounded by the rivers Tietê (south), and Cabuçu (east). On that same period was established, for similar purposes, São Miguel Village, called nowadays São Miguel Paulista District.

In 1880, Guarulhos was emancipated from São Paulo and named Nossa Senhora da Conceição dos Guarulhos. Its current name, Guarulhos was adopted later, after the enactment of the law # 1.021, on November 6, 1906.

The early twentieth century the City was remarked by the settlement of railroads and the power electricity system (Light & Power C.O.), by numerous requests for the implantation of a telephone System, industrial buildings permits, by commercial activities and public transportation.

During the 30’s the city witnessed the actions of the Federal Intervention, and the Constitutional Movement (Reflections of the Revolution that marked the end of the "Old Republic" during the 30’s in Brazil).

In 1940 the Monteiro Lobato Municipal Library is founded, in 1941 the first Health Center of the city, and ten years after that the Holy House of Mercy of Guarulhos is established. On that decade arrive in the municipality Industries from different sectors: electricity; metallurgy; plastics; food; rubber; footwear; vehicles; clocks and leather.^[2]

In 1945 the São Paulo’s Air Base (BASP) was transferred from the Campo de Marte, a little airport in São Paulo, to Cumbica neighborhood in Guarulhos.

In 1958 the Rotary Club establishes a branch in the city.

In 1963 The Commercial & Industrial Association of Guarulhos is founded, nowadays the institution is called Commerce & Business Association of Guarulhos (Associação Comercial e Empresarial de Guarulhos- ACE).

With the big boom of the Industrial sector, a large number of manpower was drawn. This new population established themselves in urban area on a continuous process of land occupation. At this rate the population grew from 35,000 in 1950 to 101,000 in 1960, from 237,000 in 1970 to 532,726 in 1980. Most of these citizens devoted themselves to Industrial activities in Guarulhos (that hosts around 2,000 establishments), and São Paulo.^[3]

In 1985 the Cumbica Airport is opened.^[4] Today it is called “International Airport of São Paulo-Guarulhos Governor André Franco Montoro” (Aeroporto Internacional de São Paulo-Guarulhos Governador André Franco Montoro), the 2nd biggest Airport in Latin America.^[5]

Between 2000 and 2006 its population grew three times as much as São Paulo State. According to IBGE, Guarulhos is the second most populous city in the State after São Paulo Capital. Most of its population is economically active and evenly distributed in terms of gender.^[6]

Currently the City Council of Guarulhos has 34 aldermen.

Illustrious sons[link]

• Marques Batista de Abreu, Brazilian footballer and, beginning in 2011, politician.
• Cristiano Marques Gomes, Brazilian footballer.
• Edson Ribeiro, Brazilian musician.
• Silvio Góes, Brazilian painter, military and humorist.

See also[link]

• List of municipalities in the state of São Paulo by population

External links[link]

Media related to Guarulhos at Wikimedia Commons

• (Portuguese) Locação de Galpões em Guarulhos.
• (Portuguese) Estacionamento Aeroporto Guarulhos.
• (Portuguese) Guarulhos - Yellow Pages.
• (Portuguese) City Hall of Guarulhos.
• (Portuguese) Guia de Guarulhos.
• (Portuguese) - Guarulhos Online.
• (Portuguese) - Guia Guarulhos de Negócios.
• (Portuguese) Encontra Guarulhos - Find everything about Guarulhos city.

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