Guapiara

Guapiara
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in São Paulo state
Guapiara Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 24°11′6″S 48°31′58″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Area
• Total	408 km^2 (158 sq mi)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	17,025
• Density	42/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Guapiara is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 17,025 (2020 est.) in an area of 408 km^2.[2] Its elevation is 750 m.

History

The municipality was created by state law in 1948.[3]

Map of the state of São Paulo (1948).

Geography

The municipality contains part of the 488,865 hectares (1,208,010 acres) Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area, created in 1984.[4] It contains part of the 41,704 hectares (103,050 acres) Intervales State Park, created in 1995.[5]

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1975, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[6] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.[7]

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[7]

See also

• List of municipalities in São Paulo

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
3. "Municípios Paulistas". www.al.sp.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
4. APA da Serra do Mar (APA) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-08
5. Furlan, Sueli Ângelo; Leite, Sandra Aparecida (2008), "Resumo Executivo", Parque Estadual Intervales: Plano de Manejo (PDF) (in Portuguese), Fundação Florestal, p. 33, retrieved 2016-12-06^[permanent dead link‍]
6. "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
7. "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-05-26.