Barra do Turvo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 7,632 (2020 est.) in an area of 1,008 km2 (389 sq mi).[2] The elevation is 158 m (518 ft).
Barra do Turvo | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Barra do Turvo Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 24°45′23″S 48°30′17″W / 24.75639°S 48.50472°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,008 km2 (389 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 7,632 |
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Media
editIn telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1973, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[3] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.[4]
The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[4]
Conservation
editThe municipality contains part of the 182,596-hectare (451,200-acre) Rio Turvo State Park, created in 2008.[5] It contains 97% of the 2,722-hectare (6,730-acre) Planalto do Turvo Environmental Protection Area, created at the same time.[6] It contains the 3,235-hectare (7,990-acre) Rio Pardinho e Rio Vermelho Environmental Protection Area.[7] It contains part of the 40,175-hectare (99,270-acre) Caverna do Diabo State Park, also created in 2008.[8] The municipality contains 3% of the 64,625-hectare (159,690-acre) Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area, established in 2008.[9] It contains the 1,530-hectare (3,800-acre) Pinheirinhos Sustainable Development Reserve, also created in 2008.[10] It contains the 3,175-hectare (7,850-acre) Barreiro/Anhemas Sustainable Development Reserve, created at the same time.[11]
References
edit- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- ^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ a b "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ Zanchetta & Bedeschi 2008.
- ^ APA do Planalto do Turvo – ISA, Informações gerais.
- ^ APA do Rio Pardinho e do Rio Vermelho – ISA, Informações gerais.
- ^ Parque Estadual Caverna do Diabo (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-11-21
- ^ APA dos Quilombos do Médio Ribeira, ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-21
- ^ RDS dos Pinheirinhos (in Portuguese), WWF Brasil, archived from the original on 2016-11-26, retrieved 2016-11-25
- ^ RDS Barreiro Anhemas (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-25
Sources
edit- APA do Planalto do Turvo (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-26
- APA do Rio Pardinho e do Rio Vermelho (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-26
- Zanchetta, Inês; Bedeschi, Luciana (28 February 2008), Mosaico do Jacupiranga, no Vale do Ribeira, agora é lei (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, archived from the original on 2016-11-21, retrieved 2016-11-20
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