Osasco

Pre-Columbian era The region that is now Osasco was inhabited by indigenous Tupi-Guaraní people. Colonial Brazil Bandeirantes lived in the region that is now Osasco, then called "Vila de Quitaúna". The famous "bandeirante" António Raposo Tavares lived there. Early modern period Osasco was founded in the 19th century by Italian immigrant Antônio Giuseppe Agù (currently the name of one of the main streets in Osasco). He came from commune Osasco in the province of Turin, Italy. Immigrants from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Armenia, Lebanon, Russia, Palestine and Japan came to Osasco during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, and their descendants form the bulk of Osasco's population. Independence Osasco became autonomous from the city of São Paulo on February 19, 1962. In 1968, the Cobrasma factory went on strike. ==Economy==

Osasco was an industrial city but there was industrial decentralization to other regions and today the city is moving toward the retail and service industries. Osasco is the location of the headquarters of Bradesco, the third largest bank in Brazil. Currently there are a number of large companies with a presence in the city, such as Natura, Coca-Cola, Carrefour, Wal-Mart, Colgate-Palmolive and many others. Osasco is the ninth most productive city in the countryin GDP per capita terms. Main companies • ABB Group • Adamas S/A Papéis e Papeloes Especiais • Ambev • ArvinMeritor • Associação Comercial e Empresarial de Osasco (ACEO) • Avon • Bradesco • Carrefour • Chevron • Coca-Cola • Colgate-Palmolive • Danfoss do Brasil • Ebicen • Group Extrema • Hot Stock • Havan • Intermarine • IFood • Makro • Mercado Car • Mercado Livre • Metrópoles home e club • Natura • Nova Osasco Esquadrias • Osram • Desentupidora HP • Pão de Açúcar • Pedágio Sem Parar • Rede TV • Rockwell International • Sam's Club • SBT • Unibanco – CPD • Uber • Wal-Mart Market city • Market city of Osasco Shopping Malls • Shopping União de Osasco • Osasco Plaza Shopping • Super Shopping Osasco • Shopping Galeria • Shopping continental Banks • Banco do Brasil • Banco Safra • Bradesco • Caixa Econômica Federal • Citibank • HSBC • Itaú • Santander • Unibanco ==Sport==

Sports clubs • Finasa Volleyball • Grêmio Esportivo Osasco Football • Sollys/Osasco • Associação Cristã de Moços/ACM • SESI Osasco • Clube Floresta • Clube dos Subtenentes e Sargentos do II Exército Sports competitions • Racing of Saint Antônio • University games • Racing and walk – Marketing Sports • Osasco went prime city make Circuito Running for Nature, racing and walk (SportsFuse). ==Geography==

Osasco has an average elevation of and an area of . Its borders São Paulo to the north, east, and south, Cotia to the southwest, Carapicuíba and Barueri to the west, and Santana de Parnaíba to the northwest. Climate As in almost all the metropolitan area of São Paulo, the climate is subtropical, specifically humid subtropical. The average annual temperature is around . The month of July the coldest, with an average temperature of , and February is the warmest, averaging . The annual rainfall is around . }} Hydrography • Baronesa Stream • Bussocaba Stream • Divisa Stream • Continental Stream • Areia Stream • Chico Mendes Lake • Três Montanhas Lake • João Alves Ribeira • Red Ribeira • Tietê River ==Demography==

• Total: 652,593 inhabitants in 2000. • Urban: 652,593 • Rural: 0 • Demographic density 10,055 per km2 (26,042 per sq mi): • Child mortality before age 1 year: 15.62 per 1,000 • Life expectancy (years): 71.35 • Fertility (children per women): 1.94 • Literacy: 94.24% • HDI : 0.818 • HDI-M Income: 0.769 • HDI-M Longevity: 0.772 • HDI-M Education: 0.913 (Source: IPEA data) Changing demographics of the city of Osasco Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:640 height:300 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:800000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:100000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:25000 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1960 text:1960 bar:1970 text:1970 bar:1980 text:1980 bar:1991 text:1991 bar:2000 text:2000 bar:2008 text:2008 bar:2009 text:2009 PlotData= color:barra width:20 align:left bar:1960 from:0 till: 113243 bar:1970 from:0 till: 283073 bar:1980 from:0 till: 474543 bar:1991 from:0 till: 566949 bar:2000 from:0 till: 652593 bar:2008 from:0 till: 713003 bar:2009 from:0 till: 718646 PlotData= bar:1960 at: 113243 fontsize:S text: 113.243 shift:(-10,5) bar:1970 at: 283073 fontsize:S text: 283.073 shift:(-10,5) bar:1980 at: 474543 fontsize:S text: 474.543 shift:(-10,5) bar:1991 at: 566949 fontsize:S text: 566.949 shift:(-10,5) bar:2000 at: 652593 fontsize:S text: 652.593 shift:(-10,5) bar:2008 at: 713003 fontsize:S text: 713.003 shift:(-10,5) bar:2009 at: 718646 fontsize:S text: 718.646 shift:(-10,5) TextData= fontsize:S pos:(20,20) text: Source: IBAM Ethnicity Religion Source: 2022 census ==Main neighbourhoods==

• Adalgisa • Aliança • Ayrosa • Baronesa • Bela Vista • Bonança • Bonfim • Bussocaba City • Castelo Branco • Centro • Cidade das Flores • Cidade de Deus • Cipava • Cipava II • City Bussocaba • Conceição • Conjunto Metalúrgicos • Continental • Distrito Industrial Altino • Distrito Industrial Anhanguera • Distrito Industrial Autonomistas • Distrito Industrial Centro • Distrito Industrial Mazzei • Distrito Industrial Remédios • Helena Maria • IAPI • Jaguaribe • Jardim Açucará • Jardim Agua Boa • Jardim das Bandeiras • Jardim D'Abril • Jardim D'Avila • Jardim das Flores • Jardim Elvira • Jardim Guadalupe • Jardim Iguaçu • Jardim Ipê • Jardim Joelma • Jardim Mutinga • Jardim Oriental • Jardim Piratininga • Jardim Platina • Jardim Roberto • Jardim Veloso • Jardim São Victor • km 18 • Munhoz Júnior • Novo Osasco • Padroeira II • Paiva Ramos • Parque Cachoeirinha • Parque Palmares • Pestana • Portal D'Oeste • Presidente Altino • Quitaúna • Raposo Tavares • Remédios • Recanto das Rosas • Rochdale • Santa Fé • Santa Maria • Santo Antônio • São Pedro • Setor Militar • Três Montanhas • Umuarama • Vila Campesina • Vila Menck • Vila Militar • Vila Osasco • Vila São José • Vila Yara • Vila Yolanda ==Transportation==

Due to its proximity to São Paulo, it is largely served by the CPTM commuter rail service, as well as many roads, providing a seamless connection into the state capital. Main Streets • Avenida dos Autonomistas • Viaduto Reinaldo de Oliveira • Avenida Maria Campos • Avenida Bussocaba/Avenida Prefeito Hirant Sanazar • Viaduto Presidente Tancredo Neves • Avenida Presidente Médici • Avenida Getúlio Vargas • Avenida Visconde de Nova Granada/Avenida Sport Club Corinthians Paulista • Avenida Santo Antônio • Avenida Antônio Carlos Costa • Rua da Estação • Avenida Pedro Pinho • Avenida João de Andrade • Avenida Sarah Veloso • Complexo Viário Fuad Auada • Avenida Hilário Pereira de Souza • Avenida Franz Voegelli • Avenida Benedito Alves Turíbio • Avenida Giuseppe Sacco • Avenida Padre Vicente Mellilo/Avenida Prestes Maia • Avenida Novo Osasco Train It is linked by CPTM rapid transit to São Paulo by the 8 and 9 train lines. Roads Roads of Osasco: • Rodovia Castelo Branco (SP-280), • Rodovia Anhangüera (SP-330), • Rodoanel Mário Covas (SP-21) and • Rodovia Raposo Tavares (SP-270). ==Government==

Executive ;Mayors of Osasco • Hirant Sanazar (1962–1967) • Guaçu Piteri (1967–1970) • José Liberatti (1970–1973) • Francisco Rossi (1º Mandate: 1973–1977) • Guaçu Piteri (1977–1982) • Humberto Parro (1983–1988) • Francisco Rossi (2º Mandate: 1989–1992) • Celso Giglio (1º Mandate: 1993–1996) • Silas Bortolosso (1997–2000) • Celso Giglio (2º Mandate: 2001–2004) • Emidio Pereira de Souza (1º Mandate: 2005–2008) • Emidio Pereira de Souza (2º Mandate: 2009–2012) • Antônio Jorge Pereira Lapas (2013–2016) • Rogério Lins (2017-Today) ==Education==

Colleges and universities • Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (Escola Senai Nadir Dias de Figueredo)CFP 1.19 • Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial (SENAC) • Faculdade de Ciências da Fundação Instituto Tecnológico de Osasco (Fac-FITO) • Fundação Instituto Tecnológico de Osasco (FITO) • Faculdade Integração Zona Oeste (Fizo)- Anhanguera • Centro Universitário FIEO – UNIFIEO • Faculdade Fernão Dias • Faculdade FIPEN • São Paulo State Technological College (FATEC) • Universidade Federal de São Paulo ==Twin towns – sister cities==

Osasco is twinned with: • Gyumri, Shirak Province, Armenia • Jining, Shandong, China • Osasco, Piedmont, Italy • Tsu, Mie, Japan • Viana, Luanda Province, Angola • Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China ==See also==