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Bragança Paulista

municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil

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Country: Brazil
Region: Southeast
State: São Paulo
Mesoregion: Macro-metropolitana Paulista
Microregion: Bragança Paulista
Mayor: Amauri Sodré Da Silva ( DEM )
Total: 512.6 km (197.9 sq mi)
Elevation: 856 m (2,808 ft)
Estimate 2025: 185,688
Density: 344.9/km (893.4/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC-03:00 ( BRT )
Summer dst: UTC-02:00 ( BRST )
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Bragança Paulista is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 176,811 (2022 Census) in an area of 512.6 km (197.9 sq mi). The elevation is 817 m.

The city is famous for its traditional sausages, with several establishments claiming to sell the "real Bragança sausage". Bragança has become a commuter town due to its proximity to São Paulo and Campinas. As a result, real estate is developing at a fast pace and several gated communities have sprung up all over town.