Suzano

Suzano is a municipality in São Paulo state, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.[5] The population is 300,559 (2020 est.) in an area of 206.24 km².[2] The elevation is 749 m.

Suzano
Municipality
Município de Suzano Municipality of Suzano
Downtown Suzano
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  Cidade das Flores (City of Flowers)
Location in São Paulo state
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Coordinates: 23°32′34″S 46°18′39″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Metropolitan Region	São Paulo
Founded	April 2, 1949[1]
Government
• Mayor	Rodrigo Ashiuchi (PR)
Area [2]
• Total	206.24 km2 (79.63 sq mi)
Elevation	749 m (2,457 ft)
Population  (2020 [3])
• Total	300,559
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (BRST)
HDI (2010)	0.765 – high[4]
Website	Suzano, São Paulo

Suzano has a large Japanese Brazilian population. It consists of a large downtown area surrounded by residential areas. There are three main roads that travel through the downtown section. One of them is a one-way street (northbound), and two are one-way streets (southbound). It was named after the engineer who built the train station.

The city features a medium-sized shopping mall, city hall, train station, frequent bus routes, and a small number of office and residential buildings. Suzano is an important industrial center today, although it was originally agricultural.

Many soldiers who fought in Italy's Monte Castello in World War II were from Suzano.

On March 13, 2019, there was a school shooting at the Raul Brasil School in Suzano. Eight people were killed before the two gunmen died of suicide.[6]