Águas de São Pedro
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Demographics
As of the 2000 Brazilian Census, Águas de São Pedro had a populationPopulation
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 1,883. From that total, 1,639 inhabitants are White
White Brazilian
White Brazilians make up 48.4% of Brazil's population, or around 92 million people, according to the IBGE's 2008 PNAD . Whites are present in the entire territory of Brazil, although the main concentrations are found in the South and Southeastern parts of the country...
(87%), 230 are Pardo
Pardo
In Brazil, Pardo is a race/colour category used by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics in Brazilian censuses. It is a Portuguese word that encompasses various shades of brown, but is usually translated as "grayish-brown"...
(brown) (12.2%), 7 are Black
Afro-Brazilian
In Brazil, the term "preto" is one of the five categories used by the Brazilian Census, along with "branco" , "pardo" , "amarelo" and "indígena"...
(0.37%), 6 are Asian
Asian Brazilian
An Asian Brazilian is is a Brazilian citizen of full or partial Asian ancestry, who remains culturally connected to Asia, or an Asian-born person permanently residing in Brazil. Brazil received many immigrants from Asia, both from Middle East and East Asia...
(0.32%), and 2 people (0.11%) did not declare their race or ethnic group
Ethnic group
An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...
.
Three hundred and five people in the city (16.2% of the city population) declared having some type of disability
Disability
A disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some combination of these.Many people would rather be referred to as a person with a disability instead of handicapped...
. Among these 305 people, 26 people have permanent mental disabilities; 19 have quadriplegia
Quadriplegia
Tetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia, is paralysis caused by illness or injury to a human that results in the partial or total loss of use of all their limbs and torso; paraplegia is similar but does not affect the arms...
, paraplegia
Paraplegia
Paraplegia is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek: παραπληγίη "half-striking". It is usually the result of spinal cord injury or a congenital condition such as spina bifida that affects the neural elements of the spinal canal...
or permanent hemiplegia
Hemiplegia
Hemiplegia /he.mə.pliː.dʒiə/ is total paralysis of the arm, leg, and trunk on the same side of the body. Hemiplegia is more severe than hemiparesis, wherein one half of the body has less marked weakness....
; 179 are disabled, with some or great difficulty (permanent) seeing; 136 are disabled, with some or great difficulty (permanent) hearing; 119 are disabled, with some or great difficulty (permanent) walking or climbing stairs.
Population pyramid A population pyramid, also called an age structure diagram, is a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a population , which forms the shape of a pyramid when the population is growing... as of 2000 (per number of inhabitants) |
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|---|---|---|
| Males | Age | Females |
7   |
95-99 | 0 |
| 0 | 90-94 | 0 |
| 0 | 85-89 |   12 |
32  |
80-84 |   33 |
27  |
75-79 |  16 |
| 10 |
70-74 | 41 |
39  |
65-69 | 41 |
55  |
60-64 |  54 |
| 37 |
55-59 | 46 |
| 52 |
50-54 | 73 |
| 57 |
45-49 | 46 |
| 53 |
40-44 | 83 |
| 66 |
35-39 | 83 |
| 44 |
30-34 | 39 |
| 52 |
25-29 | 54 |
| 74 |
20-24 | 128 |
| 88 |
15-19 | 89 |
| 63 |
10-14 | 61 |
| 64 |
5-9 | 68 |
| 47 |
0-4 | 47 |
Religion
As of the 2000 Brazilian Census, Águas de São Pedro population had 1,484 Roman Catholics (78.81%), 148 Pentecostal Christians (77 from Assemblies of GodAssemblies of God
The Assemblies of God , officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 140 autonomous but loosely-associated national groupings of churches which together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination...
(4.09%), 59 from the Christian Congregation of Brazil
Christian Congregation of Brazil
The Christian Congregation in Brazil is an evangelical denomination founded in that country by the Italian-American missionary Luigi Francescon .-History:...
(3.13%) and 12 from the Foursquare Church
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, commonly referred to as the Foursquare Church, is an evangelical Pentecostal Christian denomination. As of 2000 it had a worldwide membership of over 8,000,000, with almost 60,000 churches in 144 countries. In 2006, membership in the United States...
(0.64%)), 74 Spiritists (3.93%), 48 Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The religion reports worldwide membership of over 7 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance of over 12 million, and annual...
(2.55%), 23 Esoterics (1.22%), 6 Buddhists (0.32%), 5 Orthodox Catholics (0.27%), 3 Lutherans (0.16%), 3 Islamics (0.16%), 15 people of other Christian religion (0.8%), 72 people without religion (3.82%), and 2 people who did not declare their religion (0.11%).
Roman Catholic Church
The history of the Catholic Church in Águas de São Pedro started when Mrs. Maria Julia das Dores Andrade, mother of the city founder, asked him to build the "House of God" along with the construction of the Grand Hotel. The highest place of the city was selected to erect it.In 1946, a chapel was completed, and its architecture was based on another chapel seen by Dr. Octavio in the city of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
. The chapel was dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception of Mary is a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church, according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin. It is one of the four dogmata in Roman Catholic Mariology...
. In 1954, Águas de São Pedro was removed from membership of the city of São Pedro parish
Parish (Catholic Church)
In the Roman Catholic Church, a parish is the lowest ecclesiastical geographical subdivision: from ecclesiastical province to diocese to deanery to parish.-Requirements:A parish needs two things under common law to become a parish...
, and on May 29 of that same year, the present-day Immaculate Conception Parish was founded by Don
Don (honorific)
Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...
Ernesto de Paula. The parish is subordinate to the Diocese of Piracicaba.
Years after the foundation of the parish, a new place near the central area of the city was selected to erect a new church, but those plans were not completed because Canon
Canon (priest)
A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
Marcos Van Inn, the creator of the project, died. Then the parochial hall of the city was nominated by the Bishop of Piracicaba, Don Aníger Maria Melillo, to be adapted into the city's Mother Church, as it remains today. The title of Immaculate Conception was transferred from the old chapel to the Mother Church, and the chapel is now dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of the Apparition
Our Lady of Aparecida
Our Lady of Aparecida is the patron saint of Brazil, venerated in the Catholic Church. A dark-skinned Marian image, Our Lady of Aparecida is represented by a short, clay statue of the Virgin Mary, currently housed in the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, in the town of...
.
Parks and recreation
The city have two large parks (Dr. Octavio Moura Andrade Municipal Park and the Waters Park "José Benedito Zani") and a mini municipal garden.Way of the Sun
Idealized by José Palma in 2002, the Way of the Sun is a preparatory way to the Way of St. JamesWay of St. James
The Way of St. James or St. James' Way is the pilgrimage route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the apostle Saint James are buried....
, and it is recognized by the Xunta de Galicia
Xunta de Galicia
The Xunta de Galicia is the collective decision-making body of the government of the autonomous community of Galicia, composed of the President, the Vice-President and the specialized ministers ....
. The route ends at the city of Águas de São Pedro, in the House of St. James located in the Municipal Mini Garden. Several pilgrims, with bicycles or hiking, come to the city every year through the way as a religious pilgrimage or tourism.
The way have 241 kilometers and passes through 12 municipalities in the following order: Santana de Parnaíba
Santana de Parnaíba
Santana de Parnaíba is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 was 86,247 and the area is 184 km². It was founded in 1625 near the Tietê river....
, Pirapora do Bom Jesus
Pirapora do Bom Jesus
Pirapora do Bom Jesus is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 is 13,762, the density is 127.43/km² and the area is 108 km². Pirapora comes from the Tupi language.-See also:*Pirapora...
, Cabreúva
Cabreúva
Cabreúva is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 is 36,106, the density is about 138/km² the area is 261 km² The elevation is 640 m...
, Itu
Itu
Itu is an old and historic municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2009 was 157,384 and the area is 641.68 km². The elevation is 583 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language, meaning big waterfall. Itu is linked with the highway numbered the SP-75 and are flowed...
, Salto
Salto, São Paulo
Salto is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The elevation is 555 m. The city has one main river, rio Tietê. Poll from 2004 shows the population is 103.884.The city has an important geological park: "Moutonée Park"....
, Elias Fausto
Elias Fausto
Elias Fausto is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 15,045 and the area is 2020.3 km². The elevation is 605 m....
, Capivari
Capivari
Capivari is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 was estimated 45,187 and the area is 324.47 km².-People:...
, Mombuca
Mombuca
Mombuca is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 1991 was 2,596, the population density was 0.77 persons/km², the area is 3,369 km². It had a population of 2,657 in 1980 and 3,010 in 1970. The elevation is 550 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language....
, Saltinho
Saltinho, São Paulo
Saltinho is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Saltinho is exactly localized at latitude 22º50'48" south and a longitude 47º40'37". The population in 2004 was 6,170 and the area is 99.22 km²...
, Piracicaba
Piracicaba
Piracicaba is a city located in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The population in 2009 was 368,843 in an area of 1,369.511 km², at an elevation of 547 m above sea level.-Name:...
, São Pedro
São Pedro, São Paulo
-External links: The official website of São Pedro. São Pedro City Council website. A tourism website about São Pedro....
, and Águas de São Pedro.
Government
The current mayor is Paulo Cesar Borges, also known as Paulo Ronan, affiliated to the Brazilian Social Democratic Party, and the vice mayor is Silvio Cesar Corrente, known by his nickname "Tato", affiliated to the Republic PartyRepublic Party
The Republic Party is a centrist Brazilian political party.It was founded on December 21, 2006 by the merge of the Liberal Party and the Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order .It is likely that in the future two other parties, the Social Christian Party The Republic Party (Partido da...
.
| Number | Name | Starting date of Office | Ending date of Office | Political Party | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Mauro | April 19, 1949 | June 18, 1951 | Official Mayor | |
| 2 | Angelo Nogueira Vila | June 19, 1951 | June 18, 1952 | ||
| 3 | Geraldo Azevedo | June 19, 1952 | November 15, 1954 | ||
| 4 | Armando Brandini | November 16, 1954 | February 15, 1955 | ||
| 5 | Eugênio Scaranello Pires | February 16, 1955 | April 15, 1957 | ||
| 6 | José Antonio Gomes Coelho | April 16, 1957 | November 14, 1958 | ||
| 7 | Armando Brandini | November 15, 1958 | October 10, 1962 | ||
| 8 | Antonio de Pádua Aguiar | October 7, 1962 | November 11, 1966 | ||
| 9 | João PossatoHe was the mayor in the absence of Armando Brandini. | November 17, 1966 | November 25, 1966 | Acting Mayor | |
| 10 | Armando Brandini | November 11, 1966 | September 29, 1968 | Official Mayor | |
| 11 | Wilson ModestoHe was the vice mayor of Armando Brandini, and acted as mayor since mid-1968. Mayor Brandini died in December 13, 1968, and Modesto remained in office. | September 30, 1968 | November 23, 1968 | Acting Mayor | |
| 12 | João Possato | November 24, 1968 | August 6, 1970 | Official Mayor | |
| 13 | Angelo Nogueira Vila | August 7, 1975 | May 9, 1979 | ||
| 14 | João Possato | May 10, 1979 | January 31, 1983 | ||
| 15 | Leonardo Belmiro | February 1, 1983 | December 31, 1988 | ||
| 16 | Luiz Antonio de Mitry Filho | January 1, 1989 | December 31, 1992 | ||
| 17 | Paulo Cesar Borges | January 1, 1993 | December 31, 1996 | ||
| 18 | Luiz Antonio de Mitry FilhoHe was elected for two consecutive terms. | January 1, 1997 | December 30, 2003 | PTB Brazilian Labour Party (current) The Brazilian Labour Party is a center-right political party in Brazil founded in 1981 by Ivete Vargas, niece of President Getúlio Vargas. It claims the legacy of the historical PTB, although many historians reject this because the early version of PTB was a center-left party with wide support in... |
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| 19 | Marcelo da Silva BuenoTook office during the term of former mayor, who resigned due to allegations of corruption. He was elected to the office later. | December 31, 2003 | December 31, 2008 | PTB | |
| 20 | Paulo Cesar Borges | January 1, 2009 | present | PSDB |
Public safety and crime
The city is a safe and calm place, with a low crime ratio compared to other cities of the state.Education
Águas de São Pedro is served by three public schools:- "Vida" Municipal Pre-school , also known by the acronym EMEI Vida.
- Águas de São Pedro Municipal Elementary School "Maria Luiza Fornasier Franzin" I, II and III , also known by the acronym EMEFASP "Maria Luiza Fornasier Franzin" I, II and III. The numbers I, II and III represents the three different buildings of the school; each building houses different school grades.
- "Angelo Franzin" State SchoolAngelo Franzin State SchoolAngelo Franzin State School is a public high school located in Águas de São Pedro, São Paulo, Brazil....
, also known by the acronym E.E. "Angelo Franzin".
The city also has a higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
institution. Inaugurated in 1995, the Senac University Center - Águas de São Pedro Campus is a private university maintained by the Brazilian National Commercial Training Service, that is known by the acronym Senac . It was formerly known as Senac Faculties, but in 2004 it was accredited by the Brazilian Ministry of Education and Culture as University Center.
Transportation
Only one highway pass through the city, the SP-304, Rodovia Geraldo de Barros. It connects Águas de São Pedro with the cities of São Pedro (8 km northwest) and Piracicaba (29 km southeast). Due to the high traffic of trucks, part of the road that passes through the urban area have several potholePothole
A pothole is a type of disruption in the surface of a roadway where a portion of the road material has broken away, leaving a hole.- Formation :...
s. With that problem, politicians of the municipality and the neighbouring cities pressure the state governor for the duplication of the highway.
The old city's bus station was upgraded and it opened again on December 31, 2008, to properly receive the passengers of intercity bus
Intercity bus
An intercity bus is a bus that carries passengers significant distances between different cities, towns, or other populated areas. Unlike a municipal bus, which has frequent stops throughout a city or town, an intercity bus generally has a single stop at a centralized location within the city, and...
es.
Utilities
ElectricityElectricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
is provided to the city by the São Paulo State Power and Light Company .
Water
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
is provided by the Basic Sanitation Company of the State of São Paulo (Sabesp
Sabesp
Sabesp is a Brazilian state owned utility that provides water and sewage services to residential, commercial and industrial use in the São Paulo and in 364 of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo State, Brazil...
), which provides tap water
Tap water
Tap water is a principal component of "indoor plumbing", which became available in urban areas of the developed world during the last quarter of the 19th century, and common during the mid-20th century...
to 100% of the city, but covers only 93,47%~95% of the city with sewage collection. Águas de São Pedro do not have a sewage treatment
Sewage treatment
Sewage treatment, or domestic wastewater treatment, is the process of removing contaminants from wastewater and household sewage, both runoff and domestic. It includes physical, chemical, and biological processes to remove physical, chemical and biological contaminants...
plant, then all the collected sewage (101.7 kg BOD
Biochemical oxygen demand
Biochemical oxygen demand or B.O.D. is the amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms in a body of water to break down organic material present in a given water sample at certain temperature over a specific time period. The term also refers to a chemical procedure for...
/month) is not treated and it is disposed in the Araquá River, that is also one of the city's main water resources. The absence of a sewage treatment plant in the city has generated complaints from the population, questioning the responsibility of Sabesp in this problem. Other problematic cases such as water catchment, erosion
Erosion
Erosion is when materials are removed from the surface and changed into something else. It only works by hydraulic actions and transport of solids in the natural environment, and leads to the deposition of these materials elsewhere...
, and environmental degradation have caused the mayor considering not renew the contract with the company, which matures in April 2010.