Barueri
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Barueri | |
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Municipality | |
| Município de Barueri | |
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Brazilian Daylight Saving Time) | |
| Postal Code | 16401-000 |
| Area code | +55 11 |
| Website | [1] |
Barueri (Portuguese pronunciation:
Its boundaries are
CPTM
).
History
Barueri means "Red flower that amazes" in a
José de Anchieta and his further settlement. The hamlet grew to the point of the construction, in 1870 of the Sorocabana Railway that initiated its duties in 1875 turning Barueri into an important point of connection between São Paulo, Santana de Parnaíba and Pirapora do Bom Jesus. Still belonging to the city of Santana de Parnaíba, Barueri was established as an independent city on December 24, 1948 due to its growth. In 1964, the city's territory shrank to two thirds of its original size when Carapicuíba
emancipated from it.
Economy
Companies like
Walmart Brasil and others have their headquarters in Barueri.[citation needed
]
Sports
The most notable
Estádio Eduardo José Farah
, which has a maximum capacity of 44,414 people.
Also in 2010,
Campinas Futebol Clube, relocated to Barueri and became Sport Club Barueri.[citation needed] In 2017, Oeste FC
also moved to Barueri.
In 2006, some
Barueri Arena
, which is an indoor sporting arena.
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Lei Complementar nº 1.139, de 16 de junho de 2011". Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barueri.
Barueri travel guide from Wikivoyage- (in Portuguese) Official City Website
- (in Portuguese) Barueri Railway Station
- (in Portuguese) Encontra Barueri
