Paranapiacaba

Paranapiacaba is a district of the municipality of Santo André in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is located approximately by road southeast of the centre of the city of São Paulo, and about east of Rio Grande da Serra. The word paranapiacaba means "where you will find the sea" in Tupi.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Paranapiacaba
Settlement.image_skyline: Visão Panorâmica da Cidade.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: A view of Paranapiacaba village, in Santo André, Brazil.
Settlement.settlement_type: District
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.area_total_km2: 84.464
Settlement.population_total: 2458
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: UTC-3

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography
History
City design
Notable landmarks
Preservation
References
External links

Paranapiacaba was established as a company town for the employees of São Paulo Railway, a privately owned British railway company. A large industrial complex, which the district is known for, lies off the main road from Rio Grande da Serra, on the way into the main village. The growth of this centre was facilitated by the railway, transporting cargo and people from São Paulo Interior to the port of Santos. The village design has been characterized as being panoptic.

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