Torrinha
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Torrinha is a municipality in the state of São Paulo
in Brazil
. The population in 2004 was 9,521. The elevation is 802 m.
This process of occupation intensified with the donation of Sesmarias which gave way and outlined the major farms, embryos of future urban areas. The Land Law of 1850 benefited from the arrival of people from other regions of the country that we have established themselves with subsistence farming in areas near the small village in training.
Through documents and records, it is known that some families torrinhenses has lived here since 1850. That way we can say that the families Fonseca Costa, Mello, Dias, Ferreira, Ferraz, Gomes, Ribeiro del Prado, Dias Ramos, Carvalho, Franco de Moraes, Souza, Barros, Teixeira, Milk, Marques, Paiva, France, Pinto, Melchert , Barbosa, Bueno are considered pioneers.
Historically, Jose Antunes de Oliveira is considered the founder of Torrinha, they've donated to the Bishopric of Sao Paulo a small area where a chapel was built in honor of San Jose (where the current matrix), considered the patron saint of the city. It is estimated that this was around 1870, ie, nineteen years before the Republic.
In 1880, documents of the time, record the arrival of Jerome Martins Coelho, grandson of Lord of Cocais, Coming from the Edge of Mata, Minas Gerais, we have acquired large amounts of land that reached the localities of Santa Maria da Serra, Torrinha, Brotas Two and streams. It was installed for a long time on land where today is the Power Plant of the Three Jumps and built this ranch one of the first Presbyterian churches of the state.
During this period other families were coming and the village was acquiring life and with the arrival of Pope Benedict Lacerda, who was the son of the Baron de Araras, Benedict Lacerda Guimaraes and Mrs. Manuel Franco, in 1886, the little village has become more prominent. Benedict Lacerda had just returned to their homeland, coming from Germany, where he studied at the Polytechnic University of Hannover, specializing in chemical and mining. Accepted the challenge and came to work on the land purchased by Baron. It became one of the most important figures in the history of the city. To him is attributed the creation of the District Police in 1892 and District of Peace in 1896.
The economic development of this region began building around the 19th century with the introduction of sugar culture. The cultivation of sugar cane in the city of Torrinha due to its proximity of the areas of sugar Piracicaba, Araraquara and San Carlos. Meanwhile local conditions did not favor the permanence of that culture. The cycle of sugar cane spurred the settlement and colonization, favoring the introduction of coffee growing and encouraging the arrival of immigrants.
The coffee culture has been introduced in the city at the end of the 19th century and its development is associated with the construction of the railroad company Paulista de Estradas de Ferro, inaugurated on September 7, 1886 under the name of railway station of Santa Maria and later Torrinha.
The station represented the largest force in the development of the city that needed a means of disposal and filing of its main agricultural product, coffee, but also has allowed for the transport of passengers between them immigrants.
and sandstone
mountains as tall as 80 km lie within the perimeter of Torrinha, along with 34 canyons other canyons. The potential for tourist attractions associated with this geological feature is indisputable once that walls up to 100 feet tall, beautiful waterfalls, caves of sandstone and basalt, and even a gallery forest and well preserved primary hillsides can be found in narrow valleys still unexplored.
Torrinha is part of the western Sao Paulo plateau
, which includes the geotectonic unit called Paraná Basin
, where accumulation of thick sedimentary masses and basaltic volcanic eruptions occurred in the Tertiary
period (Cenozoic
Age - between 70 and 12 million years), caused underground tectonic and erosive processes; hence the emerging festooned-scarp relief called "cuestas" arranged in arcs towards the Brazilian Highlands
, which encompasses the "Torrinha Stone" as well.
The municipality also has about 5% of its original native vegetation preserved. Of this total, almost 100% is composed of vegetation on slopes. Savannah
and broad-leaved tropical forest species still exist in small isolated areas, although they have been almost completely decimated for being originally considered proper for agriculture
and stock breeding
. Fortunately, the presence of numerous rock walls and slopes that sprang from the "cuestas", primarially an "embarrassment" for the settlers from the beginning of the 20th century, preserved this natural and important sanctuary treasure for biodiversity in the state of Sao Paulo
.
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. The population in 2004 was 9,521. The elevation is 802 m.
History
The occupation and settlements where today is located in the municipality of Torrinha, have been shaped by the advancement of frontiers of colonization towards interior of the country in the search for wealth. In the 17th and 18th centuries this portion of the Sao Paulo area was cut by paths of tropeiros and travelers who made their landing. With the need for supplies of food, supplies and services ranging from repairs, emerged fledgling business and service delivery, enabling the establishment of the first settlers of the region and the formation of populated areas.This process of occupation intensified with the donation of Sesmarias which gave way and outlined the major farms, embryos of future urban areas. The Land Law of 1850 benefited from the arrival of people from other regions of the country that we have established themselves with subsistence farming in areas near the small village in training.
Through documents and records, it is known that some families torrinhenses has lived here since 1850. That way we can say that the families Fonseca Costa, Mello, Dias, Ferreira, Ferraz, Gomes, Ribeiro del Prado, Dias Ramos, Carvalho, Franco de Moraes, Souza, Barros, Teixeira, Milk, Marques, Paiva, France, Pinto, Melchert , Barbosa, Bueno are considered pioneers.
Historically, Jose Antunes de Oliveira is considered the founder of Torrinha, they've donated to the Bishopric of Sao Paulo a small area where a chapel was built in honor of San Jose (where the current matrix), considered the patron saint of the city. It is estimated that this was around 1870, ie, nineteen years before the Republic.
In 1880, documents of the time, record the arrival of Jerome Martins Coelho, grandson of Lord of Cocais, Coming from the Edge of Mata, Minas Gerais, we have acquired large amounts of land that reached the localities of Santa Maria da Serra, Torrinha, Brotas Two and streams. It was installed for a long time on land where today is the Power Plant of the Three Jumps and built this ranch one of the first Presbyterian churches of the state.
During this period other families were coming and the village was acquiring life and with the arrival of Pope Benedict Lacerda, who was the son of the Baron de Araras, Benedict Lacerda Guimaraes and Mrs. Manuel Franco, in 1886, the little village has become more prominent. Benedict Lacerda had just returned to their homeland, coming from Germany, where he studied at the Polytechnic University of Hannover, specializing in chemical and mining. Accepted the challenge and came to work on the land purchased by Baron. It became one of the most important figures in the history of the city. To him is attributed the creation of the District Police in 1892 and District of Peace in 1896.
The economic development of this region began building around the 19th century with the introduction of sugar culture. The cultivation of sugar cane in the city of Torrinha due to its proximity of the areas of sugar Piracicaba, Araraquara and San Carlos. Meanwhile local conditions did not favor the permanence of that culture. The cycle of sugar cane spurred the settlement and colonization, favoring the introduction of coffee growing and encouraging the arrival of immigrants.
The coffee culture has been introduced in the city at the end of the 19th century and its development is associated with the construction of the railroad company Paulista de Estradas de Ferro, inaugurated on September 7, 1886 under the name of railway station of Santa Maria and later Torrinha.
The station represented the largest force in the development of the city that needed a means of disposal and filing of its main agricultural product, coffee, but also has allowed for the transport of passengers between them immigrants.
Geography
Large mountainous areas consisting of basalticBasalt
Basalt is a common extrusive volcanic rock. It is usually grey to black and fine-grained due to rapid cooling of lava at the surface of a planet. It may be porphyritic containing larger crystals in a fine matrix, or vesicular, or frothy scoria. Unweathered basalt is black or grey...
and sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
mountains as tall as 80 km lie within the perimeter of Torrinha, along with 34 canyons other canyons. The potential for tourist attractions associated with this geological feature is indisputable once that walls up to 100 feet tall, beautiful waterfalls, caves of sandstone and basalt, and even a gallery forest and well preserved primary hillsides can be found in narrow valleys still unexplored.
Torrinha is part of the western Sao Paulo plateau
Plateau
In geology and earth science, a plateau , also called a high plain or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain. A highly eroded plateau is called a dissected plateau...
, which includes the geotectonic unit called Paraná Basin
Parana Basin
The Paraná Basin is a large sedimentary basin situated in the central-eastern part of South America. About 75% of its areal distribution occurs in Brazil, from Mato Grosso to Rio Grande do Sul states. The remainder area is distributed in eastern Paraguay, northeastern Argentina and northern...
, where accumulation of thick sedimentary masses and basaltic volcanic eruptions occurred in the Tertiary
Tertiary
The Tertiary is a deprecated term for a geologic period 65 million to 2.6 million years ago. The Tertiary covered the time span between the superseded Secondary period and the Quaternary...
period (Cenozoic
Cenozoic
The Cenozoic era is the current and most recent of the three Phanerozoic geological eras and covers the period from 65.5 mya to the present. The era began in the wake of the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous that saw the demise of the last non-avian dinosaurs and...
Age - between 70 and 12 million years), caused underground tectonic and erosive processes; hence the emerging festooned-scarp relief called "cuestas" arranged in arcs towards the Brazilian Highlands
Brazilian Highlands
The Brazilian Highlands or Brazilian Plateau are an extensive geographical region, covering most of the eastern, southern and central portions of Brazil, in all approximately half of the country's land area, or some 4,500,000 km²...
, which encompasses the "Torrinha Stone" as well.
The municipality also has about 5% of its original native vegetation preserved. Of this total, almost 100% is composed of vegetation on slopes. Savannah
Savannah
Savannah or savanna is a type of grassland.It can also mean:-People:* Savannah King, a Canadian freestyle swimmer* Savannah Outen, a singer who gained popularity on You Tube...
and broad-leaved tropical forest species still exist in small isolated areas, although they have been almost completely decimated for being originally considered proper for agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
and stock breeding
Animal husbandry
Animal husbandry is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock.- History :Animal husbandry has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....
. Fortunately, the presence of numerous rock walls and slopes that sprang from the "cuestas", primarially an "embarrassment" for the settlers from the beginning of the 20th century, preserved this natural and important sanctuary treasure for biodiversity in the state of Sao Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
.