request that Sorocaba be named a village from the governor, Correia de Sá e Benevides. Thus, on March 3, 1661, Sorocaba became known as Vila de Nossa Senhora...

founder and one of the first settlers of Sorocaba in 1654. Fernandes was born in São Paulo and raised in Santana do Parnaíba. His mother, Susana Dias, would...

Encruzilhadas Vila Aparecida Vila Aurora Vila Belmira Vila Dr. Cardoso Vila Esperança Vila Gióia Vila Nova Itapevi Vila Santa Rita Vila São Francisco...

Jacaré-Pepira River Jaú River Jundiaí River Piracicaba River São Lourenço River Sorocaba River 20°37′40″S 51°33′54″W / 20.62778°S 51.56500°W / -20.62778; -51...

municipality in the state of São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba, and the statistical mesoregion of Itapetininga and microregion Tatuí....

city's metro area also includes Greater São Paulo, Campinas, Santos and Sorocaba. The municipality concentrates many major companies and industries, such...

Palmeiras-Barra Funda CPTM stations. It serves the southwestern cities of Sorocaba, Itapetininga, Itu, Botucatu, Bauru, Marília, Jaú, Avaré, Piraju, Santa...

Americans and mainly Italian immigrants. Rocinha passed to the condition of Vila and District of Peace belonging to Jundiaí on October 31, 1908, by law promulgated...

factor: its geographical location between the coast - Vila de São Vicente - and the plateau - Vila de São Paulo de Piratininga (São Paulo city early name)...

through Anhangabaú Valley and continued towards Pinheiros until it met Sorocaba Road. It was also known as Aniceto Path (Caminho do Aniceto) and Taques...