Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
Jacupiranga is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 17,889 (2020 est.) in an area of 704 km².[2] The elevation is 33 m.
The municipality contains part of the 182,596 hectares (451,200 acres) Rio Turvo State Park, created in 2008.[3]
Toponym
"Jacupiranga" is a Tupi term that means "red guan", through the combination of the terms ya'ku ("guan") and pyrang ("red").The guans are birds of the genus Penelope, from the Cracidae family.[4]
In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[5] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[6]
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