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Votuporanga
Votuporanga is a municipality in the Northwest of the São Paulo state, Brazil. The city is located 520 km from São Paulo. The population of the city, according to the IBGE, is 139,676 inhabitants. Votuporanga is the center of a Microregion with 191,475 inhabitants. In 2018, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Votuporanga was formed by Pope Francis.
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- Municipality of Votuporanga
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- City of the Soft Breezes
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Votuporanga is a municipality in the Northwest of the São Paulo state, Brazil. The city is located 520 km from São Paulo. The population of the city, according to the IBGE, is 139,676 inhabitants. Votuporanga is the center of a Microregion with 191,475 inhabitants. In 2018, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Votuporanga was formed by Pope Francis.
== History == Votuporanga's history is closely linked to that of the coffee trade in Brazil. The land where the city is located originally belonged to the Marinheiro de Cima Farm, owned by Francisco Schmidt. Schmidt was forced to sell the land to Theodor Wille, owner of the Wille, Schmillinski e Cia. company, to settle outstanding debts. The land was thus divided up into plots and sold at a low price. Little by little the area's population began to grow, until at last, becoming part of the district of Vila Monteiro, now Álvares Florence, and the municipal district of Monte Aprazível.