Ion Itu

Ion Itu (born Ioan Itul; November 8, 1935–April 5, 2006) was a Romanian literary critic and essayist.

Born in Sălașu de Sus, Hunedoara County, his parents were Ioan, a health inspector, and his wife Susana (née Itul). He attended primary school in his native village from 1942 to 1946, followed by gymnasium in nearby Pui (1946-1949) and high school in Petroșani (1949-1953). He later enrolled in the philology and history faculty of Babeș-Bolyai University, attending from 1959 to 1963.

He worked as a substitute teacher in Lunca Cernii (1954-1956) and in Pui (1958-1960). In the interim, he performed his military service by laboring at Jilava (1956-1957) and at the Hunedoara constructions unit (1957-1959). Itu then held the following positions: head of the cultural center in Rășinari (1960-1964), methodologist at the Sibiu cultural center (1964-1966) and editor at the cable radio center in the same city (1966-1968), editor of Tribuna Sibiului (1968-1971) and at Brașov's Astra magazine (1971-1990; 1997- 2001). During the Romanian Revolution, he became head of the Brașov County Council's committee on culture, serving until May 1990. At that point, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies. He represented the ruling National Salvation Front, was secretary of the culture committee and served until the 1992 election. In 1991, he became founding director of Editura Orientul Latin publishing house.

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Itu, São Paulo

Itu is an old and historic municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba. The population is 167,095 (2015 est.) in an area of 640.72 km². The elevation is 583 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language, meaning big waterfall. Two rivers flow through Itu: Tietê and Jundiaí. Itu has five hospitals, eleven bank agencies and one shopping center, the Plaza Shopping Itu.

Itu was founded by the Portuguese in 1610 by Domingos Fernandes. It became a parish in 1653. In 1657, it was elevated to a town and municipality. It became a part of Brazil in 1822. It became a city in 1843.

Itu was the birthplace of the Brazilian Republic and has a renowned museum.

Itu became a famous town after "Simplicio" a well known Brazilian comedian, born in Itu, was made Tourism Secretary and to increase tourism promoted it as the "capital of large things". For example, the town square holds a giant 4mt high yellow phone-booth "orelhão". The Itu popsicle is about 30 cm (1 foot) tall. And a giant Christmas tree.