Holambra

Holambra
Municipality
From left to right and top to bottom: City Gate of Holambra; United Peoples Mill; Tulipa Restaurant; Sunflower Fields; Holambra's Floral Studio; Divino Espírito Santo Square; Gate of the Mill.
Phone code		+55 19
Website	www.holambra.sp.gov.br

Holambra (from the words Holland-America-Brazil) is a municipality in the state of

The elevation is 600m on average.

History

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The colony Holambra and The Cooperativa Agropecuária de Holambra (Cattle Farming Cooperation of Holambra) were founded in 1948 by Catholic

A group of approximately 500 migrants from the province of North Brabant arrived in Brazil, establishing their first colony at the farm of Fazenda Ribeirão in the state of São Paulo. Holambra I was founded on July 14, 1948.

After a referendum in 1991 where 98% of the population voted in favor of political autonomy for the area, Holambra gained city status in January 1993.

Famous for its large production of flowers and plants and for the yearly event Expoflora, Holambra receives thousands of tourists each year. In April 1998 this fact was recognized as Holambra gained the status of Estância Turística, touristic location.

See also

• Castrolanda

References

External links

• (in Portuguese) Prefeitura Municipal de Holambra Official municipal website
• (in Portuguese) Holambra SP em WebGIS A zoomable map of Holambra at
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