Bauru
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Municipality of Bauru
| name = Bauru
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_shield = Brasão de Bauru - SP.svg
| image_flag = Bandeira_de_Bauru_-_SP.svg
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| image1 = Parque Vitória Régia Bauru.jpg
| image2 = Editatona Sesc Bauru - Feb 2020 21.jpg
| image3 = Bauru 280209 REFON 51.JPG
| image4 = Editatona Sesc Bauru - Feb 2020 (024).jpg
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| image7 = Bauru 2013.jpg
| color = white
| footer = From the top, left to right: the Vitória Régia Park; the front of SESC Bauru; the Catholic Church Santa Terezinha; The Bauru Station; the Automobile Club; Rui Barbosa Square; and a panoramic view of the city.
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| image_map = SaoPaulo Municip Bauru.svg
| map_caption = Location in São Paulo state
| motto = Custos vigilat (Latin)
| pushpin_map = Brazil
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Brazil
| coordinates = {{coord|22|18|54|S|49|03|39|W|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Southeast
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|São Paulo}}
| subdivision_type3 = Mesoregion
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| subdivision_type4 = Microregion
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| subdivision_type5 = Metrop. region
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| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Suéllen Rosim
| elevation_m = 537
| area_total_km2 = 667.68
| area_metro_km2 =
| population_footnotes = [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/bauru/panorama IBGE 2020]
| population_total = 379,297
| population_as_of = 2020
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = BRT
| utc_offset1 = -03:00
| timezone1_DST = BRST
| utc_offset1_DST = -02:00
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 17040
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = (+55) 14
| blank_name = Demonym
| blank_info = bauruense
| blank1_name = HDI (2010)
| blank1_info = 0.801 – very high{{Cite web |title=Ranking IDHM |url=http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233352/http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf |archive-date=July 8, 2014 |access-date=August 1, 2013 |publisher=United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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| website = {{URL|http://www.bauru.sp.gov.br}}
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File:Panorâmica da cidade de Bauru.jpg
Bauru ({{IPA|pt|bawˈɾu}}) is a Brazilian municipality in midwestern region of the state of São Paulo. It is the main city of the mesoregion and microregion of Bauru. The population is 379,297 (2020 est.) in an area of 667.68 km2.[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/bauru/panorama Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística] Established in 1896, its boundaries are Reginópolis to the north, Arealva to the northeast, Pederneiras to the east, Agudos and Piratininga to the south and Avaí to the west.
The presence of a strong service sector, many college campuses - including the University of São Paulo and Universidade Estadual Paulista - and the city's location at the junction of three railroads and three highways make Bauru a major urban center of the State of São Paulo.
It is the hometown of Marcos César Pontes, the first Brazilian in space. It is also the town where Pelé grew up and learned his football skills.
The city is served by two airports: the older Comte. João Ribeiro de Barros Airport and the newer Bauru-Arealva Airport, officially known as Moussa Nakhl Tobias Airport, located in the adjoining municipality of Arealva.
Origin of the name
There are various theories intended to explain the origin of the name Bauru. One was proposed by Ismael Marinho Falcão, an engineer who lived for many years with the Kaingang tribe, which used to inhabit the region. According to him, the region was called ubaurú because of the abundance of a herbaceous plant called ubá, used for hampers and wicker baskets, and urú, a ground bird related to the chicken.
Others think that the name comes from mbai-yuru, meaning 'waterfall' or 'river in strong declivity'; or ybá or uru, 'basket of fruits' in Old Tupi;[http://www.fflch.usp.br/dlcv/tupi/vocabulario.htm University of São Paulo] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809053512/http://www.fflch.usp.br/dlcv/tupi/vocabulario.htm |date=August 9, 2012 }}, Old Tupi Vocabulary (in Portuguese) or even bauruz, as the natives who inhabited the edges of the Batalha River were called.Busch, Marcela [http://www.mundodigital.unesp.br/webjornal/materia.php?materia=823 UNESP] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426051644/http://www.mundodigital.unesp.br/webjornal/materia.php?materia=823 |date=April 26, 2012 }} Exposição "Bauruz" apresenta estilo de vida indígena, Retrieved 14 December 2011
History
Historically, the region occupied by Bauru was a disputed territory between two Indigenous groups: the Kaingang and the Guaraní. In the eighteenth century, ethnic Brazilian pioneers attempted to settle in São Paulo region, which was a crossing point of the monções (river expeditions) that went through Mato Grosso and Goiás, but they were prevented by local natives' attacks.
The non-Indians only managed to settle in the region in the nineteenth century with the coming of the population coming from São Paulo's coast as well the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro.{{cite web|url=http://www.camarabauru.sp.gov.br/Municipio/Page.aspx?tipo%3Dhistorico |title=Câmara Municipal de Bauru |access-date=2012-01-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112102313/http://www.camarabauru.sp.gov.br/Municipio/Page.aspx?tipo=historico |archive-date=2012-01-12 }} After 1850, in search of new land for occupation and colonization, pioneers from São Paulo and Minas Gerais began to explore the vast region between the Serra de Botucatu, Tietê River, Paranapanema River and Paraná River, until then inhabited by Kaingang indigenous groups.
In 1856, Felicissimo Antonio Pereira, coming from Minas Gerais, purchased land and settled, near the current center of Bauru, the Fazenda das Flores (Farm of Flowers). Years later, in 1884, this farm (also called Campos Novos de Bauru) have spun off part of its area for the training camp of the São Sebastião de Bauru. The district has progressed, even being subject to attacks of native Kaingang and relatively isolated from the rest of the state and became district of Agudos on 1888. The arrival of migrants from eastern São Paulo and Minas Gerais led to the emancipation of the city on August 1, 1896.
The new municipality at first lived from the cultivation of coffee, despite having weaker and infertile lands than the rest of the state. In 1905, Bauru was chosen as the starting point of the Estrada de Ferro Noroeste do Brasil, which linked by rail, Bauru to Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, near the border with Bolivia.{{cite book |last=Setti |first=João Bosco |title= Ferrovias no Brasil- um século e meio de evolução Brazilian railroads 150 years of evolution|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=naDdBL0NZSUC|access-date= May 30, 2013|year= 2008|publisher= Sociedade de Pesquisa para Memória do Trem|isbn= 9788586094095|page=111}} During the first half of the twentieth century, Bauru becomes the main economic hub of the region comprised by west São Paulo, northern Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul.
Geography
The area of the municipality, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, is 667.684 km². It is located at 22º18′54” south latitude and 49º03′39” west longitude and is 326 kilometers northwest of the capital of São Paulo. It borders: Reginópolis (to the north); Arealva (to the northeast); Pederneiras (to the east); Piratininga (to the south); Agudos (southeast); and Avaí (west).{{Cite web |last=bauru.net.br |title=bauru.net.br {{!}} Guia de empresas e serviços em Bauru |url=https://bauru.net.br/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=bauru.net.br |language=pt}}
Media
In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imprensaoficial.com.br/DO/BuscaDO2001Documento_11_4.aspx?link=/1973/ineditoriais/abril/24/p1/pag_0054_DUI6O3SN7V5CNe7E7ANSRTTG04F.pdf&pagina=54&data=24/04/1973&caderno=Ineditoriais&paginaordenacao=100054|title=Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973|access-date=2024-05-26|website=www.imprensaoficial.com.br|language=Portuguese}} 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).{{Cite web|url=https://ri.telefonica.com.br/en/the-company/our-history/|title=Our History - Telefônica RI|access-date=2024-05-26|website=Telefônica}}
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
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|collapsed = Y
|location = Bauru, elevation {{convert|493|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1995–2010 normals, extremes 2001–present)
|Jan record high C = 37.1
|Feb record high C = 37.1
|Mar record high C = 35.3
|Apr record high C = 35.7
|May record high C = 32.0
|Jun record high C = 30.2
|Jul record high C = 32.5
|Aug record high C = 35.5
|Sep record high C = 40.4
|Oct record high C = 41.6
|Nov record high C = 37.6
|Dec record high C = 36.9
|Jan record low C = 12.7
|Feb record low C = 15.4
|Mar record low C = 13.7
|Apr record low C = 6.9
|May record low C = 6.3
|Jun record low C = 3.0
|Jul record low C = 2.7
|Aug record low C = 2.1
|Sep record low C = 4.5
|Oct record low C = 10.1
|Nov record low C = 10.1
|Dec record low C = 12.5
|Jan high C = 30.6
|Feb high C = 31.2
|Mar high C = 31.9
|Apr high C = 30.9
|May high C = 27.6
|Jun high C = 27.1
|Jul high C = 27.3
|Aug high C = 29.8
|Sep high C = 30.4
|Oct high C = 31.0
|Nov high C = 31.4
|Dec high C = 30.9
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 25.5
|Feb mean C = 25.8
|Mar mean C = 26.1
|Apr mean C = 24.6
|May mean C = 21.2
|Jun mean C = 20.5
|Jul mean C = 20.2
|Aug mean C = 22.1
|Sep mean C = 23.2
|Oct mean C = 24.5
|Nov mean C = 25.1
|Dec mean C = 25.3
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = 20.4
|Feb low C = 20.5
|Mar low C = 20.2
|Apr low C = 18.3
|May low C = 14.9
|Jun low C = 13.9
|Jul low C = 13.2
|Aug low C = 14.5
|Sep low C = 16.0
|Oct low C = 18.0
|Nov low C = 18.7
|Dec low C = 19.6
| year low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 281.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 180.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 103.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 66.3
|May precipitation mm = 61.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 40.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 36.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 30.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 64.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 103.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 127.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 218.9
|year precipitation mm =
| source 1 = Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas{{cite web
| url = https://www.ciiagro.sp.gov.br/ciiagroonline/Quadros/QTmaxPeriodo.asp
| title = Temperatura Máxima Mensal
| publisher= Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ciiagro.sp.gov.br/ciiagroonline/Quadros/QTminPeriodo.asp
| title = Temperatura Mínima Mensal
| publisher = Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas
| language = pt
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ciiagro.sp.gov.br/ciiagroonline/Quadros/QTmedPeriodo.asp
| title = Temperatura Média Mensal
| publisher = Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas
| language = pt
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ciiagro.sp.gov.br/ciiagroonline/Quadros/QChuvaPeriodo.asp
| title = Chuva Mensal
| publisher = Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas
| language = pt
| access-date = 7 July 2024}}
| source 2 = INMET{{cite web
|url=https://tempo.inmet.gov.br/TabelaEstacoes/A705
|title=Estação: BAURU (A705)
| publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET)
| language = Portuguese
| accessdate = 16 February 2025}}{{cite web
| url= https://tempo.inmet.gov.br/GraficosDiarios/A705
| title= Estação: BAURU (A705)
| publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET)
| language = Portuguese
|accessdate = 16 February 2025}}
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Sports
The municipality is home to the professional association football team Esporte Clube Noroeste and Associação Bauru Basketball Team, 2014 Champion of the Liga Sudamericana de BásquetbolWilliam Rosario, [https://www.fiba.basketball/news/bauru-the-champ-brazil-the-winner "Bauru the champ, Brazil the winner"], FIBA.com, 29 Nov 2014, Retrieved 14 Dec 2015. and 2015 Champion of the FIBA Americas League. The team plays its home games at the Ginásio Panela de Pressão. Brazilian legend Pelé grew up here.
Sister cities
Notable people
- Diltor Opromolla, leprosy researcher
- Ozires Silva, Aeronautical engineer, founder of Embraer
- Marcos Pontes, Aeronautical engineer, Astronaut, Fighter pilot, Recipient of National Order of Merit
- Airton Daré, racing driver
- Alecsandro, football player
- Mário Sabino, judoka
- Pelé, football player
See also
References
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External links
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- {{wikivoyage-inline|Bauru}}
- {{in lang|pt}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20041011064950/http://www2.uol.com.br/bauruemdia/historia.htm UOL.com.br], History of Bauru - Origin of Bauru.
- {{in lang|pt}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20040924202521/http://www.bauru.sp.gov.br/ SP.gov.br], Official Website - Prefeitura Municipal de Bauru
- [http://www.cdbrasil.cnpm.embrapa.br/sp/img0/sp34_39.jpg Embrapa.br], Aerial view of the city
Bauru
- [https://bauru.com.br], Site de Bauru
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