Santo André, São Paulo

Santo André
Santo André
	Municipality
	The Municipality o Santo André
	Banner Coat airms
	Motto(s): Paulistarum Terra Mater (Laitin: Mitherland o Paulistians)
	Location o Santo André
	Coordinates: 23°39′26″S 46°32′00″W / 23.65722°S 46.53333°W
Kintra	Brazil
Region	Sootheast
State	São Paulo
Govrenment
• Mayor	Aidan Ravin (PTB)
Area
• Total	175 km2 (68 sq mi)
Elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population (2007)
• Total	667,891
• Density	3816.52/km2 (9,884.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (BST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (BDT)
Postal Code	09000-000
Area code(s)	+55 11
Website	Santo André, São Paulo

Coordinates: 23°39′26″S 46°32′00″W / 23.65722°S 46.53333°W / -23.65722; -46.53333

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 nor 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

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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
(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