Santo André, São Paulo
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| Motto: Paulistarum Terra Mater (Latin: Mother Earth of Paulistians) | |||
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| Country | Brazil | ||
| State | São Paulo | ||
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| - Mayor | João Avamileno (PT) | ||
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| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) | ||
The city of Santo André (Portuguese for Saint Andrew), on the Tamanduateí River, is in São Paulo State, 18 km away from the São Paulo city, in the most industrialized region of Brazil. It is known as a core part of the ABC region (A = Santo André, B = São Bernardo do Campo, C = São Caetano do Sul).
The settlement, which became a town in 1553, experienced rapid growth beginning in the 1930s. Industries include chemical engineering, textiles, oil, metal products, metallurgy and printed materials. It is an industrial city, but more than 60% of Santo André's total area are protected by water law.
In 1910 it became accessed with a railway named the São Paulo Railway Co. or the Estrada de Ferro Santos Jundiaí.
In 2002 the city shot to national prominence with the assassination of serving mayor Celso Daniel, the case of which remains unsolved.
Districts
- Distrito Sede - Santo André
- Paranapiacaba
- Distrito de Utinga - Santo André
- Distrito de Capuava - Santo André
Sports
Soccer
- Soccer Team - Esporte Clube Santo André, the football (soccer) team of the city.
- City Stadium - Estádio Bruno José Daniel - Capacity: 15.157
Titles: Brazilian National Cup Champion in 2004, beating Flamengo in final game at Maracana Stadium with more than 80,000 fans against. Paulista Division-2 Champions in 1967, 1975 and 1981. Copa Estado de Sao Paulo 2003 Copa Sao Paulo Under-20 2002
- (Pelé) scored his first professional goal ever at Corinthians Futebol Clube Satadium in Santo Andre
Volleyball
- Men's Volleyball Team - Pirelli Volleyball Club - Men's World Club Champion in 1984. Actually the team's name is Shopping ABC Santo André
Basketball
- Men's Basketball Team - Pinheiros Santo André - Plays Paulista League of Basketball
Other Sports
- Boxing - Hosts national olympic team at Pedro Dell'Antonia Gymnasium facilities.
Sister Cities
Santo André has city partnerships with the following cities:
Battle Creek, United States
Chengde, the People's Republic of China
Pilsen, Czech Republic
Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
Takasaki, Japan
Famous people from Santo André
External links
- (Portuguese) Santo André City Hall
| Northwest: São Caetano do Sul | North: São Paulo | Northeast: Mauá, Ribeirão Pires, Rio Grande da Serra and Suzano |
| West: São Caetano do Sul |
Santo André | East: Moji das Cruzes |
| Southwest: São Bernardo do Campo | South: Santos | Southeast: Cubatão and Santos |
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