Guarulhos

Overview

As of 2021, It ranked 10th by GDP among Brazilian cities and second in the state of São Paulo. It is the tenth largest suburb in the world. The GDP per capita for the municipality was R$55.084,22 as of 2021. The São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) is the primary airport serving São Paulo and is the largest airport in Brazil and South America. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarulhos.

The municipality contains part of the 7,917-hectare (19,560-acre) Cantareira State Park, created in 1962, which protects a large part of the metropolitan São Paulo water supply. It also contains part of the 292,000-hectare (720,000-acre) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.

Etymology

According to José de Alcântara Machado de Oliveira, the name of the city derives from the name of the indigenous people who inhabited the region, the Guaramomis or Maromomins, which means "Eaters" or "big-bellied people" in the Tupi Language. The name of the indigenous settlement founded in 1595 that gave rise to the city was 'Conceição dos Guarulhos', in reference to Our Lady of the Conception.

History

Guarulhos was founded on December 8, 1560, by Jesuit priest Manuel de Paiva and named Nossa Senhora da Conceição. Its origin is linked to five other small villages that were in charge of defending the boundaries of São Paulo de Piratininga Village against the Tamoios, a tribe of Indigenous people that lived in that region.

In the sixteenth century, Guarulhos was a strategic location: it bordered the future São Paulo's Capital and was surrounded by the Tietê (south), and Cabuçu de Cima (west) rivers. For similar reasons, São Miguel Village (now the São Miguel Paulista District in São Paulo) was established during the same period.

In 1880, Guarulhos separated from São Paulo and was named Nossa Senhora da Conceição dos Guarulhos. Its current name, Guarulhos, was adopted later, after the enactment of the law #1.021, on November 6, 1906.

The early 20th century was marked by the arrival of the railway and electricity (Light & Power), requests for the installation of the telephone network, licences for the establishment of industries and commercial activities, and passenger transport services.

During the 1930s, the city witnessed the actions of the Federal Intervention and the Constitutional Movement (Reflections of the Revolution that marked the end of the "Old Republic" during the 1930s in Brazil).

In 1940 the Monteiro Lobato Municipal Library was founded, in 1941, the first Health Center of the city, and ten years after that, the Holy House of Mercy of Guarulhos was established. On that decade arrive in the municipality industries from different sectors: electricity; metallurgy; plastics; food; rubber; footwear; vehicles; clocks, and leather.

In 1945 the São Paulo's Air Force Base (BASP) was transferred from Campo de Marte, a small airport in São Paulo, to the Cumbica neighborhood in Guarulhos.

In 1958 the Rotary Club established a branch in the city.

Notable people

Rebeca Andrade, gymnast

Natália Araujo, brazilian indoor volleyball player, World Championship runner-up

Marques Batista de Abreu, footballer and, beginning in 2011, politician

Cris, footballer

Edson Ribeiro, sprinter

Mamonas Assassinas, rock band from the 1990s

David Braz, footballer

Gabriel Martinelli, footballer

Jaimerson Xavier, footballer.

David da Silva, footballer.

Vinícius Silvestre, footballer.

Any Gabrielly, singer, actress, dancer, and model

Diogo Moreira, motorcycle racer

Climate

Climate is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfa" (Humid Subtropical Climate).

Transportation

The main highway serving Guarulhos is the Rodovia Presidente Dutra, from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro.

In 2018, the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos commuter rail system's Line 13–Jade was opened, connecting the São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport with the Engenheiro Goulart station. In 2021, construction was to begin on the first line of the São Paulo Metro to serve Guarulhos, Line 19–Sky Blue.

São Paulo Air Force Base - BASP, a base of the Brazilian Air Force, is located in Guarulhos.

Media

In telecommunications, the city was 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 (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).