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Valinhos | |
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| Municipality of Valinhos | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto: In libertate labor (Latin) | |
 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Valinhos Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates:22°58′14″S46°59′45″W / 22.97056°S 46.99583°W /-22.97056; -46.99583 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast Brazil |
| State |  São Paulo |
| Metropolitan Region | Campinas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Franklin Duarte de Lima (PL) |
| Area | |
• Total | 148.54 km2 (57.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
| Population (2022[1]) | |
• Total | 126,373 |
| • Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 13270-000 |
| Phone code | +55 19 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.819 –very high[2] |
Valinhos (Portuguese pronunciation:[vaˈliɲus]) is amunicipality (município) in the state ofSão Paulo,Brazil. It is the birthplace ofAdoniran Barbosa. Valinhos is famous for its purple fig, the theme of its annual Fig Fest. It is part of theMetropolitan Region of Campinas.[3] The population is 131,210 (as of 2020[update]) in an area of 148.54 square kilometres (57.35 square miles).[4] Its elevation is 660 m (2,165.35 ft). Its name means 'little valleys' in Portuguese.
The city was founded on 2 December 1732 by Alexandre Simões Vieira. A passage between the villages ofSão Paulo andJundiaí had been opened. The main economic foundation of the town in the 19th century was the production of coffee, figs and grapes. Later on, a railway was created to transport the products to thePort of Santos.
Since the fig has been a town's symbol, the city counsel organizes the Festa do Figo (a traditional Fig Fest, attended by more than 75,000 people yearly). The city is mainly composed by closed neighbourhoods,condominium complexes and some residential buildings. There is also aColégio Visconde de Porto Seguro.
Mostly two thirds of the area is a rural community scattered around 89 km2 (34 sq mi), however, the urban area is growing as soon as the neighbourhoods are built. Around the city are the most important highways of the state of São Paulo, which are named Anhanguera, Bandeirantes and Dom Pedro I. They connect all parts of the state and are considered the best highways in the country.
Part of the greaterCampinas, Valinhos hosts branches from several multinational companies;Vermeer, Wenger,Cogna Educação,Chr. Hansen,Eaton, Unilever,Schlegel-Giesse and many others. According to the magazineExame, Valinhos is the 12th best city in Brazil in terms of life quality.
Population (in percentage)
Area
| Population (2009) | Men | Women | Voters |
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| 107,453 | 50,112 | 49,216 | 59,934 |
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These three sections are provided by the government and are well designed in the town, as well as the children and teenagers have the chance to learn, have their free time, play some sports and are within a secure area. There are two new hospitals in the town that looks after partly two thirds of the population, where it's not paid. However, there is another one, which is private that attends the other third.
In telecommunications, the city was served byTelecomunicações de São Paulo.[5] 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).[6]
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