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Encyclopedia > Osasco
Osasco
Official flag of Osasco
Flag
Official seal of Osasco
Seal
Nickname: "The City-Larbor"
Coordinates: 23°32′29″S, 46°46′24″W
Mayor Emidio Pereira de Souza (PT)
Area  
 - City 67 km²
Elevation 745 m  (2444 ft)
Population (2005)
 - City 694,856
 - Density 10,370.99/km²
Time zone UTC-2 (UTC-2)
 - Summer (DST) UTC-3 (UTC-3)
Website: Official Site

Coordinates: 23°32′29″S, 46°46′24″W Image File history File links Flag_Osasco. ... Image File history File links Seal_Osasco. ... // A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Robi, Bobby, Rab, Bert, Bertie, Butch, Bobbers, Bobert, Beto, Bobadito, and Robban (in Sweden), are all short for Robert). ... Pt, pt, or PT has many different meanings: Pt, the symbol of Platinum pt, the abbreviation of the point unit of measure used in typography PT, the abbreviation for Poppy Tea PT, physical training in education or the military PT, the prothrombin time in medicine PT, the abbreviation for Pacific... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... UTC − 2 time zone for: Brazil - Ocean Islands Fernando de Noronha, Trindade, Martim Vaz, etc. ... UTC − 2 time zone for: Brazil - Ocean Islands Fernando de Noronha, Trindade, Martim Vaz, etc. ...  Areas that observe daylight saving time  Areas that once observed daylight saving time  Areas that have never observed daylight saving time A 2001 public service announcement for the upcoming turning back of the clocks Daylight saving time (DST), also known as summer time, is a conventional local time adopted by... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | UTC | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7:30 | +8 | +8... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | UTC | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7:30 | +8 | +8... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


Osasco is a municipality and city in São Paulo in Brazil, ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. The current mayor is Emidio de Souza (Party of the Workers - PT). Flag of São Paulo See other Brazilian States Capital São Paulo Largest City São Paulo Area 248,176. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Party of the Workers (Parti des Travailleurs or PT), is a French socialist party. ...


Osasco was founded by the Italian Antonio Agu (currently the name of one of the main streets in Osasco). He came from a homonym commune in the province of Turin. Turin (It. ...


The population in 2003 is 678,583, the density is 10,439.74/km² the area is 65 km². It is 4th in São Paulo metropolitan area. It's considered the west region capital. It used to be a district of São Paulo City until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality of its own. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The title of this article contains the character ã. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Sao Paulo, Sao Paolo or Saint Paul. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...


It is linked by CPTM rapid transit with lines B and C. Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (short form: CPTM, pronunciation: sheh-peh-cheh-ehm) is an rapid-transit company owned by the Estado dos Transportes Metropolitanos = State secretary of the Metropolitan Transport. ...


External links

  • (Portuguese) Official City Hall Site




North: Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo
West: Barueri, Carapicuíba, Cotia, Santana de Parnaíba
Osasco East: São Paulo
South: Cotia, São Paulo

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Osasco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (141 words)
Osasco is a municipality in the state of São Paulo State in Brazil, ranking 5th in the state as a municipality.
Osasco was founded by the Italian Antonio Agu (currently the name of the main street in Osasco).
It used to be a quarter of São Paulo until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality of its own.
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4 thousand families in Osasco are fighting day by day to get what is guaranted to them by law, their right that is not only guaranted by the Brazilian Constitution but also by the Letter of Human Rights.
Osasco is a city part of the Big São Paulo, an industrial center that nowadays is full of malls and big supermarkets as the WallMarket (from USA).
Vara CÃ-vel de Osasco, who said that the police could get in and evict the area, including also a permision to them to begin with it at 3:00am from the 08/21 (what is illegal in Brasil, the police can not evict anyone after 6pm till 6am).
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