Santo André, São Paulo

Santo André
—  Municipality  —
The Municipality o Santo André
Banner Coat o airms
Motto: Paulistarum Terra Mater (Laitin: Mitherland o Paulistians)
Location o Santo André
Coordinates: 23°39′26″S 46°32′00″W
Kintra	Brazil
Region	Sootheast
State	São Paulo
Govrenment
- Mayor	Aidan Ravin (PTB)
Aurie
- Tot	175 km2 (67.6 sq mi)
Hicht	700 m (2,297 ft)
Indwallers (2007)
- Tot	667,891
- Densitie	3,816.52/km2 (9,884.7/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC-3)
- Simmer (DST)	BDT (UTC-2)
Postal Code	09000-000
Aurie code(s)	+55 11
Wabsteid	Santo André, São Paulo

Santo André (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃twɐ̃ˈdɾɛ], Saunt Andras) is a Brazilian municipality locatit in the Metropolitan Region o São Paulo, includin a group o municipalities kent as Greater ABC Region. Its population in 2009 wis 673,396. It occupees an aurie o 175 square kilometers, resultin in a population density o 3,816.52 inhabitants per km ².

History

The settlement, which became a toun in 1553, wi the name o Santo André da Borda do Campo, experienced rapid growth beginnin in the 1930s. It wis oreeginally namit São Bernardo acause the municipality destrict heidquarters wur in São Bernardo do Campo, nou a ceety nearbi. In 1938, the name wis chyngit tae Santo André, as the destrict govrenment wis transferred tae Santo André. Industries include chemical engineering, textiles, ile, metal products, metallurgy an printit matter. It is an industrial ceety, but mair than 60% o Santo André's total aurie are protectit bi environmental watter laws.

In 1867, a railway namit the São Paulo Railway Co. or the Estrada de Ferro Santos-Jundiaí, made it easier tae be reached. In 1954, it became the seat o the Roman Catholic Diocese o Santo André.

In 2002 the ceety shot tae naitional prominence wi the assassination o servin mayor Celso Daniel, whose case remains unsolvit.

Destricts

Paranapiacaba

• Distrito Sede - Santo André
• Paranapiacaba
• Distrito de Utinga - Santo André
• Distrito de Capuava - Santo André

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Sports

Soccer

• Soccer Team - Esporte Clube Santo André, the fitbaa (soccer) team o the ceety.
• Ceety Stadium - Estádio Bruno José Daniel - Capacity: 15.157

Stadium o Esporte Clube Santo André

• (Pelé) scored his first professional goal iver at Sport Clube Corinthians Paulista in Santo André Stadium

Volleybaw

• Men's Volleyball Team - Pirelli Volleyball Club - Men's World Club Champion in 1984. Later, the team haed its name chyngit tae Shopping ABC - Santo André due tae a new sponsorship contract signed wi Shopping ABC, ane o the biggest maws in the ceety.

Basketbaw

• Men's Basketbaw Team - Pinheiros Santo André - Plays Paulista League o Basketbaw

Other sports

• Boxing - Hosts national olympic team at Pedro Dell'Antonia Gymnasium facilities.

International relations

Main airticle: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Brazil

Twin touns — sister ceeties

Santo André haes ceety partnerships wi the follaein ceeties:

• Battle Creek, Michigan, Unitit States
• Chengde, the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
• Pilsen, Czech Republic
• Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
• Takasaki, Japan

Famous Fowk frae Santo André

• Edson Cordeiro
• Sandro Dias
• Danilo Gentili
• Diego Hypólito
• Daniele Hypólito
• Marcelo Takashima
• Angélica Ksyvickis
• Alexandre Lima de Araújo
• Lucélia Santos
• Milena Toscano

Freemit airtins

• (Portuguese) Santo André Ceety Haw