Ribeirão Grande

Ribeirão Grande
Municipality
Flag of Ribeirão Grande
Flag
Coat of arms of Ribeirão Grande
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Location in São Paulo state
Location in São Paulo state
Ribeirão Grande is located in Brazil
Ribeirão Grande
Ribeirão Grande
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 24°5′57″S 48°21′55″W / 24.09917°S 48.36528°W / -24.09917; -48.36528
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Government
 • MayorEliana Santos (PSDB)
Area
 • Total
333 km2 (129 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
7,679
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Websitehttp://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

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

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. ^ APA da Serra do Mar (APA) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-08
  4. ^ Estação Ecológica de Xitué (in Portuguese), Intervales State Park, retrieved 2016-12-07
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  7. ^ "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
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