Taubaté
Place in southeastern Brazil
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::summary Place in southeastern Brazil ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Taubaté |
| official_name | Municipality of Taubaté |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| nickname | Capital Nacional da Literatura Infantil |
| motto | Per aspera pro Brasilia |
| "All sacrifice for Brazil" | |
| image_skyline | Taubaté SP - panoramio (1).jpg |
| image_flag | Bandeira de Taubaté.png |
| image_seal | Brasaotaubate.png |
| image_map | SaoPaulo Municip Taubate.svg |
| map_caption | Location in the state of São Paulo and Brazil |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Brazil |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Southeast |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name2 | São Paulo |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Sérgio Victor (NOVO, 2025 – 2028) |
| pushpin_map | Brazil |
| pushpin_mapsize | 250 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Brazil |
| established_title | Settled |
| established_date | December 5, 1645 |
| area_total_km2 | 625.00 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_total | 320,820 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | BRT |
| utc_offset1 | −3 |
| coordinates | |
| area_code | +55 12 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 12000-000 |
| website | |
| blank_name | HDI (2010) |
| blank_info | 0.800 – very high{{Cite web |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the Brazilian city ::
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History
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Great_view_-Taubaté,_São_Paulo,_Brazil.jpg" caption="Hills and fields surround Taubate."] ::
Taubaté was part of the ancient Tupinambá Territory, along the Paraíba do Sul River. The Tupinambá Territory in the 16th century, stretched from the Juqueriquerê River on the shores of Caraguatatuba to the Cape of Saint Thomas (Cabo de São Tomé) in the State of Rio de Janeiro. The first village was created in 1640 being proclaimed as an autonomous locality on December 5, 1645, by a pioneer named Jacques Felix. It was the first location in the Vale do Paraíba region to obtain autonomy. The locality got its current city status in 1842, by which time it was a coffee production center. It hosted Taubaté's Agreement in 1906. In 1908 the city was made the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Taubaté. In 1900 it was the largest city in the interior of São Paulo.
The county name comes from the Guarani language and means high village (taba ybaté).
Geography
Location
Its strategic location between the two most important Brazilian cities (São Paulo 123 km away, and Rio de Janeiro 280 km away), connected to both by the Presidente Dutra Highway, between high, cold mountains and the Atlantic Ocean has helped the development of the city. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 317,915 (2020 est.) in an area of 625.00 km2. The city has become an industrial center, seating branches of several companies, including Volkswagen, Alstom, LG, Embraer, among many others.
A traditional city in São Paulo state, it played an important role in the historical and economic development of the country. In the gold cycle was radiating center of bandeirismo discovering gold in Minas Gerais, founding several cities. In the Second Empire, during the coffee boom of the Paraíba Valley, has emerged as the largest municipality in the state production area, hosting the Taubaté Convention in 1906.
The municipality contains part of the 292000 ha Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.{{citation|ref=|language=pt |title=Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia Hidrográfica do Paraíba do Sul|publisher=MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente |url=http://sistemas.mma.gov.br/cnuc/index.php?ido=relatorioparametrizado.exibeRelatorio&relatorioPadrao=true&idUc=1521|access-date=2016-10-01}}
Climate
The climate is classified as a humid subtropical climate, under the Köppen climate classification with the average annual temperature around 69 F, with a maximum of 19 C and a minimum of 50 F. The average humidity is 60% and the annual rainfall is 55 in. The extremes temperatures recorded on the city are 33 F and 37.8 C. There is also an unofficial record of -19.8 C.
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Taubaté, elevation 577 m, (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1961–1977, 1992–present) |Jan record high C = 38.1 |Feb record high C = 40.1 |Mar record high C = 36.2 |Apr record high C = 34.2 |May record high C = 32.6 |Jun record high C = 31.0 |Jul record high C = 32.1 |Aug record high C = 35.6 |Sep record high C = 37.8 |Oct record high C = 40.0 |Nov record high C = 37.4 |Dec record high C = 37.5 |Jan record low C = 10.9 |Feb record low C = 12.6 |Mar record low C = 11.6 |Apr record low C = 5.4 |May record low C = 4.2 |Jun record low C = 1.1 |Jul record low C = 0.9 |Aug record low C = 2.6 |Sep record low C = 3.8 |Oct record low C = 7.8 |Nov record low C = 8.6 |Dec record low C = 11.0 |Jan high C = 30.6 |Feb high C = 31.2 |Mar high C = 30.1 |Apr high C = 28.5 |May high C = 25.4 |Jun high C = 24.7 |Jul high C = 24.9 |Aug high C = 26.7 |Sep high C = 27.3 |Oct high C = 29.0 |Nov high C = 29.5 |Dec high C = 30.4 | year high C = 28.2 |Jan mean C = 23.8 |Feb mean C = 23.9 |Mar mean C = 23.0 |Apr mean C = 21.4 |May mean C = 18.1 |Jun mean C = 16.5 |Jul mean C = 16.4 |Aug mean C = 17.8 |Sep mean C = 19.6 |Oct mean C = 21.5 |Nov mean C = 22.3 |Dec mean C = 23.3 | year mean C = 20.6 |Jan low C = 19.4 |Feb low C = 19.1 |Mar low C = 18.6 |Apr low C = 16.6 |May low C = 13.0 |Jun low C = 10.9 |Jul low C = 10.7 |Aug low C = 11.5 |Sep low C = 14.1 |Oct low C = 16.3 |Nov low C = 17.3 |Dec low C = 18.5 | year low C = 15.5 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 238.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 197.3 |Mar precipitation mm = 163.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 78.6 |May precipitation mm = 55.8 |Jun precipitation mm = 26.7 |Jul precipitation mm = 37.9 |Aug precipitation mm = 26.4 |Sep precipitation mm = 79.6 |Oct precipitation mm = 118.2 |Nov precipitation mm = 160.7 |Dec precipitation mm = 178.0 |year precipitation mm = 1360.9 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 18 | Feb precipitation days = 14 | Mar precipitation days = 13 | Apr precipitation days = 7 | May precipitation days = 6 | Jun precipitation days = 4 | Jul precipitation days = 4 | Aug precipitation days = 3 | Sep precipitation days = 8 | Oct precipitation days = 10 | Nov precipitation days = 12 | Dec precipitation days = 15 | year precipitation days = | Jan humidity = 79.9 | Feb humidity = 79.3 | Mar humidity = 79.9 | Apr humidity = 78.9 | May humidity = 80.0 | Jun humidity = 79.7 | Jul humidity = 77.5 | Aug humidity = 72.8 | Sep humidity = 74.1 | Oct humidity = 74.0 | Nov humidity = 75.2 | Dec humidity = 76.6 | year humidity = 77.3 |Jan sun = 148.9 |Feb sun = 154.3 |Mar sun = 158.4 |Apr sun = 178.6 |May sun = 171.6 |Jun sun = 179.3 |Jul sun = 183.6 |Aug sun = 197.7 |Sep sun = 137.0 |Oct sun = 147.1 |Nov sun = 152.2 |Dec sun = 162.6 |year sun = 1971.3 |source 1 = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia{{cite web | url = http://www.inmet.gov.br/portal/index.php?r=clima/normaisclimatologicas | title = Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010 | publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia | language = Portuguese | accessdate = 21 May 2024}}{{cite web | url= https://bdmep.inmet.gov.br/ | title= Banco de dados meteorológicos | publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET) | language = Portuguese |accessdate = 16 February 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://tempo.inmet.gov.br/TabelaEstacoes/A728 |title=Estação: TAUBATÉ (A728) | publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET) | language = Portuguese | accessdate = 16 February 2025}}
Demographics
Male: 120,288; Female: 123,819; Urban: 229,810; Rural: 14,297; Total: 244,107 (Source: Censo 2000 - IBGE)
Education and literature
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Anfiteatro_fmt.jpg" caption="Inside a class room of the University of Taubaté"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Btl_hangar.jpg" caption="Taubaté is home to a large Brazilian Army Aviation base."] ::
Taubaté is also a university city. The University of Taubaté, UNITAU, is a municipal institution of higher learning run by the state, but also by the private initiative. UNITAU is not free. It has schools of medicine, law, dentistry, engineering, and Business Management, and a Department of Architecture.
Monteiro Lobato, an important Portuguese-language writer of children's literature, was born in Taubaté. On 6 January 2010, the Chamber of Deputies granted Taubaté was granted the title of National Capital of Children's literature.
Amácio Mazzaropi, a pioneer in the movie industry, was born in the city to Italian immigrants.
Sports
Esporte Clube Taubaté is a football club based in the city. The main competition played by the club is the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship.
Quality of life
Taubaté has been ranked by the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) the 21st out of 645 cities in the state in terms of quality of life (such as safety, public schools, medical and dental care, public transport, low air pollution, sewers and piped water reaching all houses).
Twin towns – sister cities
Taubaté is twinned with:
References
References
- "IBGE | Portal do IBGE | IBGE".
- "Lei Complementar nº 1.166, de 09 de janeiro de 2012".
- [http://cod.ibge.gov.br/236AH Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística]
- ABREU, Maria Morgado de. Taubaté: de núcleo irradiador de bandeirismo a centro industrial e universitário do Vale do Paraíba.,2.ª edição. Aparecida: Santuário, 1991.
- "Câmara aprova Taubaté como capital nacional da literatura infantil - Notícias".
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