# Bragança Paulista

Bragança Paulista is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 170,533 (2020 est.) in an area of 512.6 km². The elevation is 817 m.
The city is famous for its traditional sausages, with several establishments claiming to sell the "real Bragança sausage". Bragança has become a commuter town due to its proximity to São Paulo and Campinas. As a result, real estate is developing at a fast pace and several gated communities have sprung up all over town.
The city is served by Arthur Siqueira Airport dedicated to general aviation.

## History

The city was founded in December 15, 1763 as a settlement next to a small chapel and was originally called Conceição do Jaguari. The founders were Antonio Pires Pimentel and his wife, Ignácia da Silva Pimentel. By February 1765, the settlement was officially recognized and renamed as Distrito de Paz e Freguesia de Conceição do Jaguari. In October of 1767, the location was elevated to the condition of village and renamed as Village of New Bragança (Nova Bragança, after Bragança, Portugal). By 1856, the village of Nova Bragança was broken off from the township of Atibaia, becoming the town of Bragança.

## Transport
### Highways

* Rodovia Fernao Dias (BR-381) - São Paulo to Belo Horizonte
* Rodovia Captain Balduíno (SP-8) - Pinhalzinho, Pedra Bela, Socorro, Lindóia and Águas de Lindóia, forming part of BR 146, which connects Bragança Paulista to the city of Patos de Minas.
* Rodovia Benevenutto Moretto (SP-95) - Tuiuti, Amparo. Pedreira and Jaguariúna.
* Rodovia Alkindar M. Junqueira (SP-63) - Itatiba (Jundiaí) (Campinas)
* Rodovia Padre Aldo Boline (SP-63) - Piracaia
* João Hermenegildo Oliveira Bypass - Connects Rodovia Fernão Dias near Vargem
* Rodovia D. Pedro I (SP-65) - which connects the Rodovia Anhanguera in the Campinas section to the Rodovia Presidente Dutra in the Jacareí section. (The highway does not pass through Bragança Paulista, but cuts through the Estância de Atibaia, a neighboring city to the south).

## Sports

In sports, the most notable football (soccer) team in the city is Bragantino, which plays at Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid, and was the 1990 Campeonato Paulista champion and 1991 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up.
The area also has a purportedly good golf course and residential community, Quinta da Baroneza Golf Course.

## Attractions

One of the town's main attractions is Taboão Lake (Lago do Taboão), which houses a number of bars and restaurants. The lakeside is crowded on weekends with many people both inside and outside the bars.

## Geography
### Climate

Bragança Paulista has a subtropical climate with hot summers and dry winters.
Climate data for Bragança Paulista, elevation 874 m (2,867 ft), (2001–2020 normals, extremes 2000–2015) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.7 (96.3) | 35.8 (96.4) | 33.7 (92.7) | 35.7 (96.3) | 30.6 (87.1) | 29.0 (84.2) | 30.3 (86.5) | 33.1 (91.6) | 35.1 (95.2) | 37.7 (99.9) | 35.3 (95.5) | 34.0 (93.2) | 37.7 (99.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.2 (82.8) | 26.9 (80.4) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.2 (73.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.2 (81.0) | 28.4 (83.1) | 26.4 (79.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.7 (74.7) | 22.9 (73.2) | 21.3 (70.3) | 18.0 (64.4) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.0 (62.6) | 18.4 (65.1) | 20.2 (68.4) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 20.7 (69.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) | 18.1 (64.6) | 17.5 (63.5) | 15.7 (60.3) | 12.4 (54.3) | 11.4 (52.5) | 10.8 (51.4) | 11.9 (53.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 15.8 (60.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 17.5 (63.5) | 15.0 (59.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) | 13.0 (55.4) | 12.7 (54.9) | 9.0 (48.2) | 4.4 (39.9) | 1.4 (34.5) | 0.0 (32.0) | 3.2 (37.8) | 3.0 (37.4) | 8.6 (47.5) | 10.2 (50.4) | 8.2 (46.8) | 0.0 (32.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 252.5 (9.94) | 154.1 (6.07) | 156.1 (6.15) | 70.2 (2.76) | 58.7 (2.31) | 50.9 (2.00) | 43.8 (1.72) | 30.9 (1.22) | 52.3 (2.06) | 117.2 (4.61) | 164.2 (6.46) | 189.5 (7.46) | 1,340.4 (52.76) |
| Source: Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas ||||||||||||||

## Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.
The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).

## Notable people

* Prika Amaral, Brazilian guitarist and front woman of thrash metal band Nervosa
* Suzane von Richthofen, Brazilian murderer.