Pindorama, São Paulo

For the 1970 film, see Pindorama (film).

Pindorama
Municipality
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Location in São Paulo state
Pindorama Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°11′09″S 48°54′26″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Mesoregion	São José do Rio Preto
Area
• Total	184.8 km^2 (71.4 sq mi)
Elevation	527 m (1,729 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	17,216
• Density	93/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code	15830-000
Area code	+55 17
Website	www.pindorama.sp.gov.br

Pindorama (Portuguese pronunciation: [pĩdoˈɾɐ̃mɐ]) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The name is Tupi (later Paulista General Language^{[citation needed]}) for Land of the Palms, the natives name for Brazil. According to tradition, before colonisation "Pindorama" (Tupi for "Land of the Palms") was the native name of Brazil, given by the local indigenous peoples.

Location

The population is 17,216 (2020 est.) in an area of 184.8 km².^[2] The municipality contains the 533 hectares (1,320 acres) Pindorama Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1986 from a former experimental agricultural station.^[3] Pindorama belongs to the Mesoregion of São José do Rio Preto.

Economy

The Tertiary sector corresponds to 57.86% of Pindorama's GDP. The Primary sector is 9.45% of the GDP and the Industry corresponds to 32.70%.^[4]

Media

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]

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
3. Nogueira Abdo, Maria Teresa Vilela; Valeri, Sergio Valiengo; Ferraudo, Antonio Sergio (2015), "Avaliação do efeito de borda da Reserva Biológica de Pindorama, SP", Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável (in Portuguese), 10 (4): 01, doi:10.18378/rvads.v10i4.3398, retrieved 2016-04-28
4. "Municipal Profile at SEADE - Search". SEADE.gov.br. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
5. "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
6. "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-06-14.