Pirituba

Pirituba is a district in the subprefecture of Pirituba-Jaraguá in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It is located in the northwestern side of the city. A person who lives in Pirituba is often called "piritubano".

Panoramic View
Pirituba
Location in the city of São Paulo
Location in the city of São Paulo
CountryBrazil
StateSão Paulo
CitySão Paulo
Government
 • TypeSubprefecture
Population
 (2004)
 • Total161.796
HDI0.841 –high
WebsiteSubprefecture of Pirituba
Demonym: Piritubano

Pirituba's name origin is the juxtaposition of the Tupi language words piri (Southern cattail, a marshland plant of the Typha genus) and tuba ("many").

History

In the 19th century, the lands where Pirituba now lies were occupied by coffee farms (Portuguese: fazenda), such as Fazenda Barreto (owned by Luiz Pereira Barreto), Fazenda Anastacio (owned by Anastacio de Freitas Trancoso and later by Rafael Tobias de Aguiar), and Fazenda Jaraguá.[1]

In 1885, the São Paulo Railway opened a train station in Pirituba as part of the Estrada de Ferro Santos-Jundiaí line.

When the owner of the Fazenda Barreto died in 1922, the land was split between his heirs. In the same year the farm's first share was settled, and in 1926 the second share was settled. Those two settlements, together with the initial nucleus established by the train station, become the district's core for development.[2]

Sports

Pirituba has a strong tradition in sports. One of the first rugby teams of Brazil is from Pirituba,[3] and it has one of the biggest baseball fields in the country. There is a strong pedigree of football players and the sport is very popular in the area. Famous Arsenal footballer, Gabriel Magalhães grew up in the area.[4]

Attractions in Pirituba
  • Casa de Nassau - Dutch immigrants' club[5]
  • Casarão do Anastácio - Fazenda Anastácio's farmhouse
  • Parque Cidade de Toronto (Toronto City Park) - opened on July 1, 1992, in a partnership with the Canadian city[6][7]
  • Pico do Jaraguá
"Casa de Nassau"

References
  1. "Prefeitura.SP - HISTÓRICO". portal.prefeitura.sp.gov.br. Archived from the original on 2007-05-02.
  2. "Prefeitura.SP - HISTÓRICO". portal.prefeitura.sp.gov.br. Archived from the original on 2007-05-02.
  3. "RUGBY".
  4. "Avaí Futebol Clube » Gabriel". 2017-04-25. Archived from the original on 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  5. "Sociedade Holandesa de São Paulo". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  6. "Seja Bem Vindo ao SampaArt - Parque Cidade de Toronto". www.sampa.art.br. Archived from the original on 2009-02-15.
  7. Langlois, Jill. Southern Exposure. The Grid. October 18th, 2011. http://www.eyeweekly.com/?p=23530 . Retrieved in October 20th, 2012

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