Suzano | |
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| Município de Suzano Municipality of Suzano | |
 Downtown Suzano | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Cidade das Flores (City of Flowers) | |
 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Suzano  Suzano | |
| Coordinates:23°32′34″S46°18′39″W / 23.54278°S 46.31083°W /-23.54278; -46.31083 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  São Paulo |
| Metropolitan Region | São Paulo |
| Founded | April 2, 1949[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rodrigo Ashiuchi (PR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 206.24 km2 (79.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 749 m (2,457 ft) |
| Population (2022[3]) | |
• Total | 307,429 |
| • Density | 1,490.6/km2 (3,860.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.765 –high[4] |
| Website | Suzano, São Paulo |
Suzano is amunicipality inSão Paulo state,Brazil. It is part of theMetropolitan Region of São Paulo.[5] The population is 300,559 (2020 est.) in an area of 206.24 km2 (79.63 sq mi).[2] The elevation is 749 m.
Suzano's industrial growth was boosted in the past by the availability of available sites for companies to set up and by its access to highways that lead to the interior and coast of the state.[6] TheÍndio Tibiriçá,Rodoanel andHenrique Eroles highways pass directly through Suzano.[7] Suzano has direct access to theAyrton Senna Highway, theAnchieta Highway and indirect access toMogi-Dutra and consequently toDutra itself.[8]
The municipality was created by state law in 1948.[9]
Suzano has a largeJapanese Brazilian population. It consists of a large downtown area surrounded by residential areas. There are three main roads that travel through the downtown section. One of them is a one-way street (northbound), and two are one-way streets (southbound). It was named after the engineer who built the train station.
The city features a medium-sized shopping mall, city hall, train station, frequent bus routes, and a small number of office and residential buildings.Suzano is an important industrial center today, although it was originally agricultural.
Many soldiers who fought in Italy'sMonte Castello inWorld War II were from Suzano.
On March 13, 2019, there was aschool shooting at the Raul Brasil School in Suzano. Eight people were killed before the two gunmen died of suicide.[10]
Suzano has onetrain station that is part ofCPTM line 11.
Suzano is crossed by fivehighways:
In telecommunications, the city was served byCompanhia Telefônica da Borda do Campo. In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted theVivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[11]
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