Itapecerica_da_Serra

Itapecerica da Serra

Itapecerica da Serra

Municipality in Southeast Brazil, Brazil

For the municipality in Minas Gerais, see Itapecerica.

Itapecerica da Serra (Portuguese pronunciation: [itapeˈsɛɾikɐ dɐ ˈsɛʁɐ]) is a municipality in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.[2] The population is 177,662 (2020 est.) in an area of 150.74 km2 (58.20 sq mi).[3] It is located 23 miles southwest of São Paulo and at an altitude of 920 m (3,020 ft) above sea level. The name Itapecerica is believed to come from the Tupi language for slippery stone, and da Serra means of the Mountains in Portuguese.

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History

Itapecerica da Serra was founded in 1562 by the Jesuit missionaries. It was one of several settlements Christianized indians, established around the Colégio de São Paulo de Piratininga (later to become the city of São Paulo) as a first line of defense against raids by hostile Indians. Besides the local inhabitants, the village incorporated natives from the village of Carapicuíba, brought by bandeirante Afonso Sardinha and priest Belchior Pontes.

References

  1. [1]
    IBGE 2020
  2. [2]
    "Lei Complementar 1139/11 | Lei Complementar nº 1.139, de 16 de junho de 2011, Governo do Estado de São Paulo". 2014-03-01. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  3. [3]
    "IBGE | Cidades | São Paulo | Itapecerica da Serra". 2015-10-08. Archived from the original on 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
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