Cabreúva is a municipality/county in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Its coordinates are 23° 18′ 27″ S 47° 07′ 59″ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=23_18_27_S_47_07_59_W_region:BR). The population in 2003 is 36,106, the density is about 138/km² the area is 261 km². This place name comes from the Tupi words Kaburé-Iwa, the tree of the owl and is known by the aboriginals. São Paulo is a state in Brazil. ... The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in South America, and fifth largest in the world. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... The Tupi language group consists of 6 languages in the Tupi-Guarani sublanguage family: Tupi Antigo, Nhengatu, Tupinkin, Potiguara, Omagua, and Cocoma. ... This article is about the biological organisms known as trees. ... Families Strigidae Tytonidae An owl is any of some 200+ species of solitary nocturnal birds of prey in the order Strigiformes. ...

History

The city was established in the beginning of 18th century by a member of the Martins and Ramos family, from the city of Itu, passed by the Tietê river and searched a place located and founded a situated valley between the three mountain ranges (derived from the Tupi language) - they are Japi, Guaxatuba and Taguá. The area is cultivated with sugar canes which gave the origin to its local economy for some decades, which received its nickname of the city, Terra da Pinga/Land of Pinga. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... In Latvian mythology, Martins was a god who protected the Latvian people, and their livestock such as horses, during the winter months, from thieves, cold and starvation. ... Itu is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... Species Ref: ITIS 42058 as of 2004-05-05 Sugarcane is one of six species of a tall tropical southeast Asian grass (Family Poaceae) having stout fibrous jointed stalks whose sap at one time was the primary source of sugar. ... In Inuit mythology, Pinga (the one who is up on high) was a goddess of the hunt, fertility and medicine. ...

The name of this city originates from the Cabreúva tree of the medium-brown type (Myrocarpus Frondosus, of the family Leguminosae-Papilionoideae).

Geography

Its landscape is dominated by two detached geographical formations: the mountain ranges of (Japi, Guaxatuba and Taguá) and the Tietê river. The altitudes vary between 640 m in the center of the city up to 1,200 m Serra do Japi. The city has 261 km², of which 96 km² are urban and 165 km² are rural.

Events

March 24: Day of the municipal anniversary

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External link:

• Homepage of Cabreúva (http://www.cabreuva.sp.gov.br/index.html)