Diadema, São Paulo
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Diadema (Portuguese pronunciation:
Although located in the heart of a traditionally industrial region, its main source of income is the
.History
Since its beginning, Diadema occupation process had one fundamental factor: its geographical location between the coast - Vila de São Vicente - and the plateau - Vila de São Paulo de Piratininga (São Paulo city early name). It was the existence of a connecting road between São Bernardo do Campo and Santo Amaro that provided ways for the early inhabitants to arrive to the neighborhoods in the early 18th century. The avenues that are now known as Antonio Piranga and Piraporinha were originated from this early roads.[citation needed]
Until the 1940s, Diadema was constituted by four neighborhoods belonging to São Bernardo do Campo: Piraporinha, Eldorado, Taboão e Vila Conceição. Dispersed, they were only connected through roads of difficult passage and each neighborhood had its own life. Piraporinha near São Bernardo; Taboão, also connected to São Bernardo do Campo due to the proximity and to São Paulo through Água Funda Avenue. Eldorado, a neighborhood that had unique characteristics, because of the Billings Reservoir, had a greater proximity to São Paulo, to the Santo Amaro region and finally Vila Conceição formed by the farms that once belonged to the Vila Conceição Company.
Education
The municipality has several higher education facilities: a campus of the
The campus of the
Sport
Notable people
- David Luiz (1987-), professional footballer who plays for Flamengo. He also played for Chelsea for 7 years, as well as spells with PSG, and Benfica. He is a former Brazil International.
- Denílson de Oliveira Araújo(1977-), retired footballer who played as a left winger.
- Washington Silva, boxer, South American champion
See also
References
External links
- (in Portuguese) Diadema Official Site
- Santos FC