Serrana, São Paulo
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| official_name = Serrana
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| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_shield = Serrana.PNG
| image_flag = Bandeira_Serrana.png
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| map_caption = Location in São Paulo state
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Brazil
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Southeast
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = 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_title = Mayor
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| area_total_km2 = 126
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| population_total = 45,644
| population_as_of = 2020 [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/serrana/panorama IBGE 2020]
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = BRT
| utc_offset1 = −3
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Serrana is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 45,644 (2020 est.) in an area of 126 km2.[http://cod.ibge.gov.br/239VG Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923035546/http://cod.ibge.gov.br/239VG |date=2015-09-23 }} The elevation is 427 m.
History
= COVID-19 vaccine study =
{{see also|Herd immunity}}
While other communities were struggling to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, Serrana participated in a study wherein 100% of its adult population was supposed to be vaccinated with CoronaVac. Prior to the mass vaccination, 5% of Serrana's population had been infected, one of the highest rates in Brazil.{{cite news |last1=Jeantet |first1=Diane |title=Vaccination of whole Brazilian city spares it from shortages |url=https://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-eduardo-paes-coronavirus-pandemic-4234f4641df47456d96eea03e78421aa |access-date=February 19, 2021 |work=AP NEWS |date=17 February 2021}}
Most adults received two shots by the end of April. By May, symptomatic COVID-19 cases fell 80%, hospitalizations by 86%, and mortality by 95% according to researchers doing the study. The virus was contained once 75% of people were vaccinated. According to Ricardo Palacios, a director at São Paulo's Instituto Butantan, "The most important result was understanding that we can control the pandemic even without vaccinating the entire population."{{Cite web|date=2021-05-31|title=Mass vaccination creates healthy oasis in Brazilian city|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mass-vaccination-creates-healthy-oasis-brazilian-city-2021-05-31/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=Reuters}}{{Cite web|date=2021-06-01|title=Sinovac vaccine restores a Brazilian city to near normal|url=https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-brazil-coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-20bd94d28ac7b373d7a8f3f9c557e5b6|access-date=2021-06-02|website=Associated Press}}
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=2024-05-27|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=2024-05-27|website=Telefônica}}
Notable people
- Renan Lodi (born 1998), professional footballer
See also
References
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