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99 unusual facts about São Paulo


1998 Saint Silvester Road Race

The 74th Saint Silvester Marathon, or Race (in Portuguese: 74ª Corrida de São Silvestre), was held in São Paulo, Brazil, on December 31, 1998.

2009 flu pandemic in Brazil

Two people who had arrived in Brazil from Mexico with symptoms of an undefined illness were hospitalized in São Paulo on April 25.

9 more deaths were of confirmed in that day, 2 of them in São Paulo, 6 in Rio Grande do Sul and the first in Rio de Janeiro.

On July 3, more 19 cases were confirmed: 7 of them in São Paulo, 6 in Minas Gerais, 2 in Rio de Janeiro, 2 in Rio Grande do Sul, 1 in Paraná and the first in Mato Grosso do Sul.

On June 2, another 3 cases were confirmed, two in Rio de Janeiro and one in São Paulo, the case from São Paulo is by a person who contracted the flu inside the country.

On June 11, after the WHO elevate a pandemic the swine flu outbreak, the Minister of Health confirmed more 9 cases in the country: 2 in São Paulo, 1 in Rio de Janeiro, 2 in Santa Catarina, 3 in Minas Gerais and 1 in Tocantins.

André Vianco

André Vianco (São Paulo) is a Brazilian writer of popular horror fiction.

Antônio de Barros Carvalho

A landowner in Palmares, he was an Inspector of consumption tax in Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and later a Superintendent Inspector of federal taxation.

Associação Esportiva Velo Clube Rioclarense

Associação Esportiva Velo Clube Rioclarense, commonly known as Velo Clube, is a Brazilian football club based in Rio Claro, São Paulo state.

Asunto

In the summer of 2003, Asunto played in São Paulo at The South American Hardcore Fest (Verdurada), with some auxiliary band members because some of their original could not travel to Brazil.

Banco Pan

Currently the bank headquartered in São Paulo is one of the largest midsize banks in Brazil, and has many competitors, as Daycoval, BicBanco, Banco Pine, and others.

On January 29, 2010, the Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo, announcied that the shortfall of the bank was of 4.0 billion reais (2.3 billion dollars).

Barrio 19

Barrio 19 is a television program shown on MTV showcasing a diversity of street talents and urban underground pursuits in cities such as Tokyo, Paris, Berlin, London, Osaka, Hamburg, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo.

Batushansky

Due to mass Jewish immigration from Eastern Europe, this surname and its variations occur in many parts in the world, including USA, Israel, France, Portugal and Brazil (Pernambuco and São Paulo).

Beto Furquim

In 1993, he won the Editora Abril/USP (Nascente Project) prize on the category Popular Music - Songwriter.

Bïa Krieger

She began a university degree in Journalism at São Paulo but quit and relocated to Europe, where she spent a few years sailing around the Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Big Brother Brasil 2

The winner was 32 year-old cowboy Rodrigo Leonel from Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo.

Brazilians of Spanish descent

In his genealogical account of the settling of São Paulo, Pedro Taques de Almeida Paes Leme, also mentions the three Rendon brothers, Juan Matheus Rendon, Francisco Rendon de Quebedo and Pedro Matheus Rendon Cabeza de Vaca, as well as Diogo Lara, form Zamora.

Buddhism in Brazil

It maintains affiliated groups in Belo Horizonte, São Paulo and Curitiba, and has invited a large number of international teachers through the years.

Cairo Santos

Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Santos was unfamiliar with the American brand of football until he moved to St. Augustine, Florida, as a foreign exchange student.

Cleiton Januário Franco

Cleiton Januário Franco or simply Kanu (born 17 May 1985 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian forward.

Club Athletico Paulistano

In 1902 the first championship of São Paulo was held and the São Paulo Athletic club secured the first three titles, with Paulistano being runner up on each occasion.

Compañía Aeronáutica Uruguaya

In the end, the airline announced its intention to operate a Montevideo to São Paulo route and a Montevideo to Miami route, but these routes never materialized.

Conrado Dess

Conrado is currently studying drama at Escola de Comunicações e Artes da Universidade de São Paulo in São Paulo.

Diana Pineda

She claimed three medals at the 2008 South American Swimming Championships in São Paulo.

Djalma Bom

Born in Alvares Machado, a small city in the country side of São Paulo, Idalina was the youngest daughter of Spanish farmer Jeronimo Rodrigues (1895–1953) and Santina Mantovani (1896–1974).

Domitila de Castro, Marchioness of Santos

Domitila (or Domitília) de Castro do Canto e Melo (São Paulo, December 27, 1797 — São Paulo, November 3, 1867), 1st Viscountess with designation as a Grandee, then 1st Marchioness of Santos, was a Brazilian noblewoman and the long-term mistress and favorite of Emperor Dom Pedro I.

Dr. Fritz

After Queiroz's death, Dr. Fritz has been allegedly channeled by Rubens Farias Jr. (1954– ) of São Paulo; who claims that Dr. Fritz has predicted his own violent death.

Dudu do Banjo

Francisco Eduardo de Souza Pereira or Dudu (São Paulo, 4 June 1935) is a Brazilian Banjoist and Guitar Player known as "The king of banjo"

Esporte Clube Noroeste

Named after a now-defunct railway, Noroeste is a very traditional team within São Paulo state.

Before that year, it won the Campeonato do Interior, then-most prestigious tournament among São Paulo countryside teams, in 1943.

Esporte Clube Santo André

Esporte Clube Santo André, also known as Santo André, is a Brazilian football team from Santo André, São Paulo state.

FAU-USP

It was founded in 1948 by a group of teachers from Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo.

FIA WTCC Race of Brazil

The 2011 Race of Brazil had originally been scheduled to be held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo but reverted to Curitiba a month before the event owing to renovation works being carried out at the Interlagos circuit.

Fire bike

The São Paulo Fire Department of Brazil use teams of two fire bikes to bring down first response times to fire or medical emergencies in the congested streets of São Paulo from 10–15 minutes to just 5 minutes.

Fórmula Truck

In 1994 the concern for safety was a priority for the realization of a new presentation of the category back to truck drivers and businessmen in the sector at the Interlagos circuit in São Paulo.

Franco Fabbri

Born in São Paulo in 1949, from 1965 Fabbri was guitarist, vocalist and composer for Stormy Six, regarded as one of the most interesting Italian progressive bands, and one much admired by the specialist press: in 1980 the group received an award for best rock album of the year from the West German record critics, coming ahead of Police.

Garua

In Brazilian Portuguese, the word garoa refers to the same, particularly around São Paulo, where it is deemed as a characteristic feature of local weather.

Gilberto Righi

During more than 40 highly productive years as professor and researcher at the University of São Paulo, Righi published over 100 scientific papers, 85 of which treat earthworm taxonomy, 5 treat earthworm physiology, 5 treat earthworm ecology, and 3 treat earthworm biogeography.

Gustavo Mendonca

One year after starting his professional career as a commercial artist, Gustavo entered and won an talent search competition held by a São Paulo-based agency that was looking for local talent to work for international markets in United States, Canada, and Europe.

Heilind Electronics

The company further expanded internationally in 2012, first purchasing distributor Kotek Eletro Eletronica Ltda, based in São Paulo City, São Paulo, Brazil, and then later that same year opening offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Suzhou and Dongguan, China.

Hook turn

São Paulo - The hook turn is not official there, but the driver can often apply it in order to achieve a quicker conversion.

House of Sanguszko

By the later 20th century, the family was represented by a single person, Prince Paul (born 1973), who resides in São Paulo.

Insper

The school previously occupied a rented 12-storey building in the São Paulo suburb of Paraíso and in 2006 opened a new campus in the São Paulo neighborhood of Vila Olímpia.

International Association of Visual Semiotics

Ana Claudia de Oliveira, from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, was elected president during the congress held in Sao Paulo in 1996, and Paolo Fabbri, from the University of Bologna, was elected president in Siena in 1998.

Iran do Espirito Santo

Iran do Espirito Santo (born 1963) is a prominent Brazilian artist, based in São Paulo.

Ivar Hippe

-- The previous reference says Hippe was put on a plane to Montevideo, Uraguay? -->, after missing a flight to São Paulo, Brazil.

Jerry Shipp

At the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo, Brazil, the U.S. swept the competition en route to a perfect 6–0 record.

Joseph Safra

As the chairman of all Safra companies, among them Safra National Bank of New York and the large Banco Safra headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, he is ranked at 46 with a net wealth of 15.9$ billion on Forbes list of billionaires.

Juan Urán

He claimed two gold medals at the 2008 South American Swimming Championships in São Paulo.

Jung So-ra

As the official representative of her country to the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011, Jung vied to succeed the then Miss Universe titleholder, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico, she was however unplaced in the title holders.

Keston Bledman

On 7 July 2007, at the 2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in São Paulo, Brazil, he upset the Jamaican Yohan Blake in the 100 meters, finishing in 10.32 seconds (−1.1 m/s wind).

Lamberto Bergamini

Bergamini also sang in a tour abroad in Brazil in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro), at the Teatro Colysée of Buenos Aires, and at the Teatro Solis in Montevideo in 1914.

Lasar Segall

Later that year, he moved to São Paulo, Brazil, where three of his siblings were already living.

Legal status of polygamy

One of them, in Tupã, São Paulo, was registered as including a man and two women, as reported in August 2012.

Live in Brazil: 20 November 2007

Gong Global Family – Live in Brazil 2007 is a live album and DVD by Gong in their Global Family format, recorded on 20 November 2007 at the SESI theatre in São Paulo, but not released until 2009 by Voiceprint, catalogue number VP520CD.

Lost Sirens

In a Brazilian interview to promote the reunited band's appearance in São Paulo, Gillian Gilbert acknowledged issues with former member Peter Hook, and stated there was "a lot going on behind the scenes on the copyright" delaying the album.

Lucas Piazon

Piazon was born in São Paulo, to Antonio Carlos Piazon, a commercial representative, and Marizabel Domingues, a lawyer.

Luciana Morales Mendoza

In September 2003 she was the champion of the Zonal Tournament 2.4 in São Paulo with 9 points in 10 games, qualifying to the Women World Chess Championship that was held in 2004 in Elista.

Luiz Filipe Coelho

He began his musical education at age of 4 at the Escola Fukuda in São Paulo, having as a teacher the violinist Elisa Fukuda.

Luiza Possi

In 1999, Luiza was invited to go on stage and sing a song with a band that was opening a show by Skank at Credicard Hall in São Paulo.

Luzitano Futebol Clube

Luzitano Futebol Clube, commonly known as Luzitano, was a Brazilian football club from São Paulo, São Paulo state.

Marcelo Dascal

Marcelo Dascal is a graduate of philosophy and electrical engineering from the University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Maria Zamboni

She toured South America frequently during the 1920s appearing in operas in Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, São Paulo and Santiago.

Matheus Nachtergaele

Matheus Nachtergaele (born 3 January 1969, in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian actor and director.

Missão Artística Francesa

In the 20th century, the French Artistic Mission had continued in São Paulo to the foundation of the University of São Paulo, with the support of the anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss, in 1934.

Morpho thamyris

The Thamyris Morpho, Morpho thamyris, is a Neotropical butterfly found in Paraguay and Brazil (Santa Catarina, Mato Grosso, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul).

My Country, My Name

On November 27, 2010 another beta version with some graphics and gameplay improvements was presented in UniAnime at Colégio Universitário Morumbi festival in São Paulo, Brazil.

Nepheline syenite

Rocks of this class also occur in Brazil (Serra de Tingua) containing sodalite and often much augite, in the western Sahara and Cape Verde Islands; also at Zwarte Koppies in the Transvaal, Madagascar, São Paulo in Brazil, Paisano Pass in West Texas and Montreal, Canada.

Noraldo Palacios

The sample was delivered on 22 May 2008 in an in-of-competition test in São Paulo.

Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo

It was originally founded because its creators needed scientific basis to fishery and exploitation of all the available marine resources along the Brazilian coast, especially in the state of São Paulo.

Pedreira

Pedreira, São Paulo, a city and municipality in São Paulo state, Brazil

Politics of Brazil

The most important Brazilian states (in terms of population and economic power) are São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Bahia, Pernambuco and Santa Catarina.

Pró-Vida

After beginning activities in the city of São Paulo, at present PRO-VIDA has participating nuclei in various other Brazilian towns and in other countries, such as Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Italy, Mexico, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain and the United States of America, besides four country clubs: three in Brazil and one in Argentina.

PRÓ-VIDA began in 1978, in the district of Moema, in São Paulo city, when Dr. Celso created Pró-Mente, where he himself gave courses about mental development and training.

Public transport in Sydney

Sydney was ranked as the fourth-worst public train system, beating only Los Angeles, São Paulo and Johannesburg for operation efficiency and coverage, while being proven to have the most expensive tickets of any major city public transport system.

Rafael Pineda Ponce

In 1965, Pineda Ponce went to the Universitária Armando de Salles Oliveira, in São Paulo, Brazil to specialize in education of teachers (Especialista en Formación de Maestros).

Raja Casablanca

Their style of play led to Raja gaining the support and encouragement of 40,000 Brazilians at the Morumbi stadium in São Paulo, during its historic performance in the Club World Cup in 2000 in its game against Real Madrid of Vicente Del Bosque.

Raphael Guzzo

Raphael Gregorio Guzzo (born 6 January 1995 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian-born, Portuguese footballer who plays for Benfica B, as a midfielder.

Rio de Janeiro bid for the 2007 Pan American Games

Rio de Janeiro got another boost from succeeding in preparing to host the 2002 South American Games, with competitions held in four different capital cities—Curitiba, Belém, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo—in as little as three months in advance.

Robert DeCourcy Ward

He spent part of 1910 in São Paulo, Brazil, studying the economic climatology of the region's coffee district.

Roy Rosselló

Menudo holds the Guinness record for largest audience in a concert, 200 thousand people at Morumbi Stadium, in São Paulo in 1984, while Rosselló was a member of the group.

Ruth Milkman

In 1986, she was a visiting lecturer in American labor history at the University of Warwick in Coventry, United Kingdom, a visiting professor at the University of São Paulo in São Paulo, Brazil in 1990, a visiting research scholar at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia in 1991, and a visiting research associate at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris in 1993.

Sacix

Sacix is a Debian Pure Blend originally created to support the educational and free software diffusion goals of the Telecentres project of the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

Saltimbanco

The show played for another nine years, becoming the first Cirque du Soleil show to tour South America, with visits to Santiago, Chile (March 2006); Buenos Aires, Argentina (May 2006); and São Paulo (August 2006) and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (October 2006).

Samson Flexor

Samson Flexor (born Samson Flexor Modestovich on 9 September 1907, Soroca, Moldova - died on 31 July 1971, São Paulo, Brazil) was a French and Brazilian artist, and founder of the Brazilian abstract art.

São Paulo Challenger de Tênis

It is one of the four Challengers that are held in São Paulo.

Sara El-Khouly

As an experienced beauty pageant contestant, Sara was therefore handpicked as the official Egyptian representative to the 2011 Miss Universe pageant to be held on September 12, 2011 in São Paulo, Brazil.

Sarnath Banerjee

According to him, he came across the idea in São Paulo, Brazil, where he met 1984 Olympics silver medalist Douglas Vierra who almost won the judo gold that year.

Sept-Fons Abbey

Its earlier foundations included Notre-Dame de la Consolation near Beijing, China, Notre-Dame des Iles, New Caledonia, Notre-Dame de Sept-Douleurs at Latroun in modern-day Israel, and Notre-Dame de Maristella Estado de São Paulo, Brazil.

Sin Mirar Atrás

Sin Mirar Atrás was recorded in studios from cities as Madrid, Miami, Los Angeles, Mexico, Bratislava, London, Stockholm and São Paulo.

Smoking in Brazil

São Paulo became the first state in Brazil to adopt the most comprehensive ban, being followed by Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.

SO Samba FC

The team's head coach is former Corinthians of São Paulo member Thiago Samba and their founder and general manager is Melissa Brandao.

Stock Car Corrida do Milhão

The Stock Car Corrida do Milhão (Stock Car Million Race) (current called Corrida do Milhão Goodyear) is a Stock Car Brasil auto racce held annually at Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil.

Tagima

Recently he severed ties with the firm and started his own custom shop in São Paulo.

Teodoro Sampaio

Teodoro Sampaio, São Paulo, a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Triptych of the Temptation of St. Anthony

Another version of the central panel is found in MASP in São Paulo, Brazil, while a copy by a follower of Bosch can be found in the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, and another version in the Prado Museum in Madrid.

Vilém Flusser

The next year, he emigrated to Brazil, living both in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Visual pollution

In September 2006, São Paulo passed the Cidade Limpa (Clean City Law), outlawing the use of all outdoor advertisements, including on billboards, transit, and in front of stores.


1975 Pan American Games

The Brazilian city of São Paulo was then awarded the games, but was forced to withdraw on October 17, 1974 due to financial problems and a meningitis outbreak.

Alfredo Jaar

His work has been shown extensively around the world, notably in the Biennales of Venice (1986, 2007), São Paulo (1987, 1989, 2010), Istanbul (1995), Kwangju (1995, 2000), Johannesburg (1997), and Seville (2006).

Athina Onassis Roussel

She began dating Brazilian professional showjumper (and two-time Olympic medalist) Álvaro de Miranda Neto, more commonly known as "Doda", in March 2003, and moved to São Paulo, where the couple now live.

Big Brother Brasil 1

The winner was 24-year-old dancer Kléber de Paula, from Campinas, São Paulo.

Bruno Maldaner

Maldaner was ordained a Priest at the age of 26 and appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil and Titular Bishop of Aquae in Mauretania on April 15, 1966.

Buscapé

It was co-founded in São Paulo, Brazil in 1999 by Romero Rodrigues, Rodrigo Borges, Ronaldo Morita and Mario Letelier.

Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum

The three live in a castle in the middle of the city of São Paulo.

Cultura Inglesa

The Associação Brasileira de Culturas Inglesas (Culturas Inglesas Brazilian Association), widely known simply as Cultura Inglesa (English Culture) is an English-teaching franchise founded in 1934 and with branches present in the Brazilian cities of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Goiânia and their surroundings.

Edgar Bruno da Silva

Edgar Bruno da Silva, simply known as Edgar (born 3 January 1987 in São Carlos, São Paulo), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Al Shabab Al Arabi Club in the UAE Pro-League, as a striker.

Enéas Carneiro

Surprising political experts, he finished ahead of various established politicians, such as the then-governor of Rio de Janeiro (Leonel Brizola), the former governor of São Paulo (Orestes Quércia), and the then-governor of Santa Catarina (Esperidião Amin), with more than 1.5 million votes.

Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Its campus is located in the city of Limeira, which is 55 km from the main UNICAMP campus in Campinas, both located in the state of São Paulo.

Faculdades Integradas Rio Branco

The Faculdades Integradas Rio Branco, is a Brazilian private institution of higher education, nestled at São Paulo's neighborhood of Lapa, it's appeared as an initiative from the Fundação de Rotarianos de São Paulo - a non-profitable entity that promotes the sponsoring of education, created in 1946 by associates of the São Paulo's Rotary Club.

Felipe França Silva

Felipe Alves França da Silva (born May 14, 1987 in Suzano, São Paulo) is a breaststroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed for his country at the 2008 Olympics.

Fernando de Moraes

Fernando Jorge Lima de Moraes, commonly referred to as Fernando, (born 21 January 1980 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian-Australian, footballer who plays for South Melbourne in the Victorian Premier League.

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (Foundation for Research Support of the State of São Paulo, or FAPESP) is a public foundation located in São Paulo, Brazil, with the aim of providing grants, funds and programs to support research, education and innovation of private and public institutions and companies in the state of São Paulo.

Geisa Arcanjo

Geisa Rafaela Arcanjo (born 19 September 1991, in São Roque, São Paulo) is a Brazilian athlete.

Homem Primata

Then, in now colorful shots, the band starts tagging a 1950s truck with graffiti (illustrations include the anarchist symbol) before they start performing the song on board of it while someone drives it through the center of São Paulo.

ImageMagica

The photographer searched stories from all over Brazil, from big cities, such as São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, to small isolated villages in the Amazon.

Integrated Biodiesel Industries

With its corporate headquarters in São Paulo, IBI's production is located in Argentina, where one 25,000 mt / yr plant is operating, another 50,000 mt / yr plant is under construction and a third 50,000 mt / yr is being planned.

Jayme Garfinkel

Garfinkel was a member of CNSP from 1987 until 1991, and was President of the Syndicate of Private Insurance and Capitalization Companies of the State of São Paulo from 1989 to 1990.

Mangalarga

In 1812, when the Junqueira family moved to São Paulo state, the topography, the forest, the local culture and the different species of deer to hunt, forced them to seek for a horse with different characteristics, by the selection or crossing, and so they started to breed the Mangalarga horse with Thoroughbred, Arabian, and American Saddlebred stallions plus a Saddlebred mare and one Lusitano stallion.

Música sertaneja

It was born from recordings made by journalist and writer Cornélio Pires of "tales" and fragments of traditional songs in the interior of rural São Paulo, north and west of Paraná, south Minas Gerais and Triângulo Mineiro, Goiás and Mato Grosso southeast.

Olé Brasil Futebol Clube

Olé Brasil Futebol Clube, usually known as Olé Brasil, are a Brazilian football club based in Ribeirão Preto, a city in the state of São Paulo.

Oreco

Valdemar Rodrigues Martíns, best known as Oreco, (born in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, June 13, 1932 – April 3, 1985 in Ituverava, São Paulo) was an association footballer who was on the winning team of the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

Ponte Pequena

Ponte Pequena (Little Bridge in English) is a district in the borough of Bom Retiro in São Paulo, Brazil.

Pricesaurus

In 1986, Rafael Gioia Martins-Neto in a lecture during the 38th Reunião Anual da Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência at São Paulo, reported the find of a pterosaur, that he named Pricesaurus megalodon.

Red Bull Brasil

Red Bull Brasil is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo founded on November 19, 2007.

Renata Burgos

Renata de Oliveira Burgos (born January 3, 1982 in Jaú, São Paulo) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.

State football leagues in Brazil

Some examples are Fla-Flu, in Rio de Janeiro, Corinthians-Palmeiras in São Paulo, Atlético-Cruzeiro in Minas Gerais, Naútico-Sport in Pernambuco, Gre–Nal in Rio Grande do Sul, Atle-Tiba, in Paraná etc.

Thiago Cruz Reggiani

Thiago Cruz Reggiani, known as Thiago Cruz (born 15 July 1981 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a football manager and a former striker.

União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube

União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube, usually known as União Barbarense, is a Brazilian football team from Santa Bárbara d'Oeste in São Paulo, founded on November 14, 1914.