City's Book Piracicaba SP 2023-24
It is a biligual publication (Portuguese e English) that introduces the city of PIRACICABA in São Paulo - Brazil. Summarizing the main points and reasons why to invest or to do business in the city.
It is a biligual publication (Portuguese e English) that introduces the city of PIRACICABA in São Paulo - Brazil. Summarizing the main points and reasons why to invest or to do business in the city.
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PIRACICABA PRESENTATION AND PROFILE<br />
From agriculture to industrialization: a<br />
history of success and growth<br />
With a name of tupi origin, that means “the place<br />
where the fish stops”, <strong>Piracicaba</strong> was born on the river<br />
banks that give name to the city. Located just over 150<br />
kilometres from the city of São Paulo, it is the main<br />
municipality of its metropolitan region, and occupies<br />
an extensive area of 1,378 km² and population of more<br />
than 400 thousand habitants.<br />
<strong>Piracicaba</strong> was founded in 1767 and over the 19th<br />
century had its development marked by agriculture,<br />
with emphasis on the cultivation of sugarcane and<br />
coffee. In the first half of the 20th century, the city went<br />
into decline with the end of the coffee cycle and the<br />
constant fall in sugar prices.<br />
Economic recovery took place with the beginning<br />
of its industrialization. <strong>Piracicaba</strong> became one of the<br />
first to industrialize in the country, with the opening of<br />
manufacturing plants linked to the mechanical sector<br />
and equipment for sugar production. This activity<br />
expanded from the 70’s to the sugar and ethanol/alcohol<br />
sector, with the creation of the Pro-Alcohol Program.<br />
Currently, it is an industrialized city considered<br />
a benchmark in the sugar and ethanol/alcohol sector,<br />
dedicated to the production of hydrated alcohol for<br />
automotive use. It maintains important companies in<br />
various sectors, which guarantees its prominence in<br />
the economy. In addition, its Human Development<br />
Index ranks high in the United Nations Development<br />
Program (UNDP) and its quality of life is always in<br />
evidence.<br />
Founded: 1st of August of 1767<br />
Total area: 1,378 km²<br />
Population: 410,275 (2021)<br />
HDI - Human Development Index: 0.79 (2010)<br />
GDP - Gross Domestic Product: R$ 27,172.82 millions (2020)<br />
GDP per capita: R$66,722.37 (2020)<br />
Font: IBGE - Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and Seade Foundation<br />
Main highways<br />
<strong>SP</strong>-348 - Bandeirantes Highway<br />
<strong>SP</strong>-330 - Anhanguera Highway<br />
<strong>SP</strong>-304 - Luiz de Queiroz Highway<br />
Distances<br />
São Paulo - 158 kilometres<br />
Campinas / Viracopos International Airport - 72 kilometres<br />
Guarulhos International Airport - 177 kilometres<br />
30<br />
PIRACICABA-<strong>SP</strong>/BRAZIL<br />
CITY´S BOOK <strong>2023</strong>-<strong>24</strong>
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