Pirapora do Bom Jesus
Pirapora do Bom Jesus | |
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Municipality | |
 The church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Pirapora do Bom Jesus Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 23°23′50″S 47°0′10″W / 23.39722°S 47.00278°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast Brazil |
| State | São Paulo |
| Metropolitan Region | São Paulo |
| Area | |
• Total | 108.49 km2 (41.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 19,178 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Pirapora do Bom Jesus is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.[2] The population is 19,178 (2020 est.) in an area of 108.49 km2.[3] The name Pirapora comes from the Tupi language.
Culture
[edit]Pirapora is the biggest Brazilian shrine after Aparecida. A sculpture of the Good Jesus is venerated here.
Notable residents
[edit]- Bruno Caboclo (born 1995), basketball player
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
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