Taquaritinga


Taquaritinga is a city in the Central North area of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 57,364 in an area of. The population is formed mostly by European descendants. Afro-Brazilians and Japanese-Brazilians are important minority groups.
The climate is tropical of altitude with dry mild winter and hot rainy summer. The economy of the city is based in agrobusiness and services. The city has an old and regionally famous music school, an ETEC, and three colleges. The most important of them, FATEC, is a public one with courses on technology. Clube Atlético Taquaritinga, founded in 1942, is the football club of the city. The club plays its home matches at Estádio Adail N. da Silva, which has a maximum capacity of approximately 20,000 people.
WWW taquaritinga.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.

Notable people

Taquaritinga was the birthplace of:

Religion

Christianity is present in the city as follows:

Catholic Church

The Catholic church in the municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaboticabal.

Protestant Church

The most diverse evangelical beliefs are present in the city, mainly Pentecostal, including the Assemblies of God in Brazil, Christian Congregation in Brazil, among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.