Ribeirão Grande
Ribeirão Grande | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Ribeirão Grande Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 24°5′57″S 48°21′55″W / 24.09917°S 48.36528°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eliana Santos (PSDB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 333 km2 (129 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 7,679 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | http://www.ribeiraogrande.sp.gov.br/ |
Ribeirão Grande is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 7,679 (2020 est.) in an area of 333 km2.[2] The elevation is 690 m.
The municipality contains part of the 488,865 hectares (1,208,010 acres) Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area, created in 1984.[3] It contains the 3,095 hectares (7,650 acres) Xitué Ecological Station, created in 1987.[4] It contains part of the 41,704 hectares (103,050 acres) Intervales State Park, created in 1995, including the park's headquarters.[5]
Media
[edit]In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[6] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[7]
References
[edit]- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- ^ APA da Serra do Mar (APA) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-08
- ^ Estação Ecológica de Xitué (in Portuguese), Intervales State Park, retrieved 2016-12-07
- ^ Furlan, Sueli Ângelo; Leite, Sandra Aparecida (2008), "Resumo Executivo", Parque Estadual Intervales: Plano de Manejo (PDF) (in Portuguese), Fundação Florestal, p. 33, retrieved 2016-12-06
- ^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
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