Pirapora do Bom Jesus

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| name = Pirapora do Bom Jesus

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Pirapora do Bom Jesus.jpg

| image_caption = The church

| image_flag = Piraporadobomjesus_bandeira.png

| image_shield = Brasao_PiraporaDoBomJesus_SaoPaulo_Brazil.PNG

| image_map = SaoPaulo Municip PiraporadoBomJesus.svg

| map_caption = Location in São Paulo state

| pushpin_map = Brazil

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Brazil

| coordinates = {{coord|23|23|50|S|47|0|10|W|region:BR_type:city|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Brazil

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Southeast Brazil

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = São Paulo

| subdivision_type3 = Metropolitan Region

| subdivision_name3 = São Paulo

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| leader_title = Prefect

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| area_total_km2 = 108.49

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| population_total = 19,178

| population_as_of = 2020 [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/pirapora-do-bom-jesus/panorama IBGE 2020]

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone1 = BRT

| utc_offset1 = −3

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| postal_code_type = Postal code

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Pirapora do Bom Jesus is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.{{Cite web |url=http://governo-sp.jusbrasil.com.br/legislacao/1028148/lei-complementar-1139-11 |title=Lei Complementar nº 1.139, de 16 de junho de 2011 |access-date=2015-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001191247/http://governo-sp.jusbrasil.com.br/legislacao/1028148/lei-complementar-1139-11 |archive-date=2015-10-01 |url-status=dead }} The population is 19,178 (2020 est.) in an area of 108.49 km2.[https://archive.today/20150909093612/http://cod.ibge.gov.br/HQO Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística] The name Pirapora comes from the Tupi language.

Culture

Pirapora is the biggest Brazilian shrine after Aparecida. A sculpture of the Good Jesus is venerated here.

Notable residents

See also

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