São Roque, São Paulo


São Roque is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba. The population is 92,060 in an area of. The city is at an altitude of 771 m. São Roque is connected by two main highways: Rodovia Raposo Tavares and Rodovia Castelo Branco. It is located 60 km west from the state capital. Some of the neighboring municipalities are Cotia, Vargem Grande Paulista, Ibiúna, Mairinque and Aluminio.
São Roque has protected greenspaces and maintains itself as a lush ecological paradise. It has a good climate with a wonderful countryside. The Serra do Mar mountains cover the southeast. It has an excellent infrastructure, especially well-developed for wine production. In the 19th century, immigrants from Italy and Portugal arrived in São Roque to work in vineyards. Tourism is also a significant part of the economy. It holds the largest artificial ski park in Latin America, the Ski Mountain Park.
WWW saoroque.sp.gov.br

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.
The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet and television.

Transportation

The city is served by São Paulo Catarina Executive Airport.
The city also has several taxi stands located in the central area and at the bus station.
Intercity transportation is operated by two companies: Rápido Luxo Campinas and Viação Danúbio Azul. All lines operate from a suburban terminal located next to the bus station. Viação Cometa operates bus lines.
The city is connected to the state capital by two highways, Raposo Tavares SP-270 and Castelo Branco SP-280. The former also connects São Roque to Sorocaba, the most important regional economic center in the region. There is a railroad connecting São Roque to São Paulo and Sorocaba: it is the Trunk Line of the former Sorocabana Railroad. However, the railroad is currently deactivated in the region, since passenger transportation was discontinued in 1999, after the privatization of the company that owned the railroad, the state-owned company FEPASA.

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