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Araraquara | |
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| Municipality of Araraquara | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Altior altissimo semper(Latin) Always louder | |
 Location in São Paulo | |
  Araraquara Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates:21°47′38″S48°10′33″W / 21.79389°S 48.17583°W /-21.79389; -48.17583 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  São Paulo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis Claudio Lapena Barreto (PL) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,004 km2 (388 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 664 m (2,178 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 242.228 |
| • Density | 241.35/km2 (625.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC– 03:00 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC– 02:00 (BRST) |
| Postal code | 14801 |
| Area code | +(55) 16 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.815 –very high[2] |
| Website | www |
Araraquara (Portuguese pronunciation:[ɐɾaɾɐˈkwaɾɐ] or[aˌɾaɾɐˈkwaɾɐ]) is a city in the state ofSão Paulo in Brazil. The population is 250,314 (2022 est.) in an area of 1,004 km2 (388 sq mi).[3] It is also known as "the abode of the sun," because of its impressivesunset and because of its hot atmosphere, especially in summer. The city was founded in 1817.
There are two possible origins for the name of the city, one that links it to theTupi-Guarani language of the region's indigenous inhabitants, and another that relates it to theLíngua Geral of São Paulo.[4] The two versions come from similar expressions, "arará kûara" and "arara kûara", which mean "lair of the macaws."[4]
The city is in theMicroregion of Araraquara, part of theMesoregion of Araraquara, 270 km north ofSão Paulo.
In telecommunications, the city was served byCompanhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be served byTelecomunicações de São Paulo.[5] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted theVivo brand in 2012.[6]
The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[6]
The city is served byBartolomeu de Gusmão Airport.
Ferroviária is the localfootball (soccer) team of the city organized back in 1950 by the railroad workers at EFA – Araraquara Railroad Company (Estradas de Ferro de Araraquara). The team is known as "Locomotives" and plays home matches atEstádio Fonte Luminosa, which has a maximum seating capacity of 27,000 people.
Ferroviária also has a very competitive professional female soccer team organized in 2001 that started to collect titles almost straight away. The Ferroviária Women Soccer team got its first state title in 2002 – the São Paulo State championship. The women's team did it again in 2004, 2005 and 2013 to rake up four state titles. The Ferroviaria women soccer team kept evolving in structure to get national projection – it won in 2014 the Copa do Brasil and two more national titles, the Brasileirão in 2014 and 2019. They also reached two most important titles for the women soccer in Americas. In March 2021, the Ferroviaria Women soccer team won its second title of Libertadores da America championship in 2020 edition (due to COVID-19 limitations). The first title at Libertadores da America came on 2015. Lindsay Camila is the Ferrroviaria Women Soccer team coach.[citation needed]
| Climate data for Araraquara, elevation 628 m (2,060 ft), (2004–2012 normals, extremes 2004–2013) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.1 (100.6) | 37.1 (98.8) | 36.8 (98.2) | 36.5 (97.7) | 33.2 (91.8) | 31.6 (88.9) | 34.4 (93.9) | 38.1 (100.6) | 40.3 (104.5) | 42.6 (108.7) | 39.5 (103.1) | 37.3 (99.1) | 42.6 (108.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.8 (85.6) | 31.6 (88.9) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.1 (86.2) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.9 (80.4) | 30.0 (86.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.9 (87.6) | 29.6 (85.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.1 (77.2) | 23.8 (74.8) | 20.1 (68.2) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.9 (67.8) | 22.0 (71.6) | 23.5 (74.3) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.3 (77.5) | 23.3 (73.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) | 19.9 (67.8) | 19.4 (66.9) | 17.6 (63.7) | 13.9 (57.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 12.9 (55.2) | 14.0 (57.2) | 16.4 (61.5) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.7 (67.5) | 17.0 (62.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) | 13.6 (56.5) | 12.6 (54.7) | 9.7 (49.5) | 2.7 (36.9) | 0.9 (33.6) | 2.9 (37.2) | 2.4 (36.3) | 4.1 (39.4) | 8.7 (47.7) | 11.1 (52.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 0.9 (33.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 267.6 (10.54) | 161.6 (6.36) | 119.0 (4.69) | 72.3 (2.85) | 38.5 (1.52) | 28.0 (1.10) | 20.1 (0.79) | 23.5 (0.93) | 47.3 (1.86) | 101.4 (3.99) | 126.5 (4.98) | 206.8 (8.14) | 1,212.6 (47.75) |
| Source: Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas[7][8][9][10] | |||||||||||||
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