Osasco


Osasco is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo area and ranking fifth in population among São Paulo municipalities. According to the IBGE 2015, Osasco currently has the ninth highest gross domestic product in Brazil, and the second largest in the state of São Paulo. The population is 699,944 in an area of. It is among the world's more densely populated cities, similar in density to Tokyo and New York City. It is considered the major urban centre of the western portion of Greater São Paulo. It was a district of the city of São Paulo until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality of its own. The city motto is Urbs labor, a Latin phrase that means "City work."

History

Pre-Columbian era

The region that is now Osasco was inhabited by indigenous Tupi-Guaraní people.

Colonial Brazil

lived in the region that is now Osasco, then called "Vila de Quitaúna". The famous "bandeirante" António Raposo Tavares lived there.

Early modern period

Osasco was founded in the 19th century by Italian immigrant Antônio Giuseppe Agù. He came from commune Osasco in the province of Turin, Italy.
Immigrants from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Armenia, Lebanon, Palestine and Japan came to Osasco during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, and their descendants form the bulk of Osasco's population.

Independence

Osasco became autonomous from the city of São Paulo on February 19, 1962.
In 1968, the Cobrasma factory went on strike.

Economy

Osasco was an industrial city but there was industrial decentralization to other regions and today the city is moving toward the retail and service industries. Osasco is the location of the headquarters of Bradesco, the third largest bank in Brazil. Currently there are a number of large companies with a presence in the city, such as Natura, Coca-Cola, Carrefour, Wal-Mart, Colgate-Palmolive and many others. Osasco is the ninth most productive city in the countryin GDP per capita terms.

Main companies

Sports clubs

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

    Sports competitions

  • Racing of Saint Antônio
  • University games
  • Racing and walk – Marketing Sports
  • Osasco went prime city make Circuito Running for Nature, racing and walk.

    Geography

Osasco has an average elevation of and an area of.
Its borders 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.

Climate

As in almost all the metropolitan area of São Paulo, the climate is subtropical, specifically humid subtropical. The average annual temperature is around. The month of July the coldest, with an average temperature of, and February is the warmest, averaging. The annual rainfall is around.

Hydrography

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

    Demography

  • Total: 652,593 inhabitants in 2000.
  • * Urban: 652,593
  • * Rural: 0
  • Demographic density 10,055 per km2 :
  • Child mortality before age 1 year: 15.62 per 1,000
  • Life expectancy : 71.35
  • Fertility : 1.94
  • Literacy: 94.24%
  • HDI : 0.818
  • * HDI-M Income: 0.769
  • * HDI-M Longevity: 0.772
  • * HDI-M Education: 0.913

Changing demographics of the city of Osasco


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''Source: IBAM''

Ethnicity

Ethnicity20102022% 2010% 2022
White391,365377,36158.69%51.79%
Brown226,748275,09834.00%37.75%
Black40,88869,4586.13%9.53%
Asian6,9035,8401.03%0.80%
Indigenous5375390.08%0.07%

Religion

ReligionPercentageNumber
Catholicism49.39%315,693
Protestantism28.97%185,153
No religion9.33%83,153
Spiritism2.23%14,253
Afro-Brazilian religions1.34%8,555
Other Religions4.82%30,816
Not Stated0.23%1,376

''Source: 2022 census''

Main neighbourhoods

  • 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

    Transportation

Due to its proximity to São Paulo, it is largely served by the CPTM commuter rail service, as well as many roads, providing a seamless connection into the state capital.

Main Streets

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

    Train

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

Roads

Roads of Osasco:
São Paulo has two main airports: