Barra do Turvo | |
|---|---|
 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) |
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).
Media
In 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
The 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
- ^ 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
- 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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