São Carlos

Coordinates: 22°01′04″S 47°53′27″W / 22.01778°S 47.89083°W / -22.01778; -47.89083

São Carlos (Saint Charles, in English, Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w̃ ˈkaʁlus]; named after Saint Charles Borromeo) is a city of 221,950 inhabitants (IBGE/2010) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is located at 22°01′04″S 47°53′27″W / 22.01778°S 47.89083°W / -22.01778; -47.89083, at about 231 km from the city of São Paulo.

History

The region started to be settled in the end of the 18th century, with the opening of a road that led to the gold mines in Cuiabá and Goiás. Leaving from Piracicaba, passing through Rio Claro, the hills, fields and by typical vegetations of the Brazilian countryside, settlers established in the region. São Carlos' history started in 1831, when the "Pinhal" (Pines) allotment was demarcated.

On the city's foundation date, November 4, 1857, the population resided in some houses around the chapel and the inhabitants were mostly Arruda Botelho's family heirs, who were the first owners of the "Pinhal" alloments. Between 1831 and 1857 the pioneer coffee farms were formed, starting the first economic activity in the city. The coffee crops came to the "Pinhal" farm in 1840 and spread throughout the fertile lands around, becoming the main export item.

São Carlos (disambiguation)

São Carlos is Portuguese for Saint Charles. It may also refer to:

São Carlos, Santa Catarina

São Carlos is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.

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Coordinates: 27°04′39″S 53°00′14″W / 27.0775°S 53.0039°W / -27.0775; -53.0039