# Osasco

Osasco (Portuguese pronunciation:) is a municipality in São Paulo State, Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo area and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. According to the IBGE 2015, Osasco currently has the 9th highest gross domestic product in Brazil, and the 2nd largest in the State of São Paulo. The population is 699,944 (2020 est.) in an area of 64.95 km$^2$. It is among the world's more dense cities, similar in density to Tokyo and New York City. It's considered the major urban centre of the Western portion of the Greater São Paulo. It used to be a district of São Paulo City until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality of its own. The city motto is "Urbs labor", a Latin phrase that means "City work".

## History
### Pre-Columbian era

The region that is now Osasco was inhabited by indigenous Tupi-Guaraní people.

### Colonial Brazil

Bandeirantes lived in the region that is now Osasco, then called "Vila de Quitaúna". The famous "bandeirante" António Raposo Tavares lived there.

### Early modern period

Osasco was founded in the 19th century by Italian immigrant Antônio Giuseppe Agù (currently the name of one of the main streets in Osasco). He came from commune Osasco in the province of Turin, Italy.
Immigrants from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Armenia, Lebanon, Israel and Japan came to Osasco during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, and their descendants form the bulk of Osasco's population.

### Independence

Osasco became autonomous from the city of São Paulo on February 19, 1962.
In 1968, the Cobrasma factory went on strike. A shopping plaza exploded in 1996. A blimp crashed in 2024.

## Economy

Osasco was an industrial city but there was industrial decentralization to other regions and today the city is moving toward the retail and service industries. Osasco is the location of the headquarters of Bradesco, the third largest bank in Brazil. Currently there are a number of large companies with a presence in the city, such as Natura, Coca-Cola, Carrefour, Wal-Mart, Colgate-Palmolive and many others. Osasco is the ninth most productive city in the countryin GDP per capita terms .

### Main companies

* ABB Group
* Adamas S/A Papéis e Papeloes Especiais
* Ambev
* ArvinMeritor
* Associação Comercial e Empresarial de Osasco (ACEO)
* Avon
* Bradesco
* Carrefour
* Chevron
* Coca-Cola
* Colgate-Palmolive
* Danfoss do Brasil
* Ebicen
* Group Extrema
* Hot Stock
* Havan
* Intermarine
* IFood
* Makro
* Mercado Car
* Mercado Livre
* Metrópoles home e club
* Natura
* Nova Osasco Esquadrias
* Osram
* Desentupidora HP
* Pão de Açúcar
* Pedágio Sem Parar
* Rede TV
* Rockwell International
* Sam's Club
* SBT
* Unibanco – CPD
* Uber
* Wal-Mart

### Market city

* Market city of Osasco

### Shopping Malls

* Shopping União de Osasco
* Osasco Plaza Shopping
* Super Shopping Osasco
* Shopping Galeria
* Fantasy Shopping

### Banks

* Banco do Brasil
* Banco Safra
* Bradesco
* Caixa Econômica Federal
* Citibank
* HSBC
* Itaú
* Santander
* Unibanco

## Sport
### Sports clubs

* Finasa Volleyball
* Grêmio Esportivo Osasco Football
* Sollys/Osasco
* Associação Cristã de Moços/ACM
* SESI Osasco
* Clube Floresta
* Clube dos Subtenentes e Sargentos do II Exército

### Sports competitions

* Racing of Saint Antônio
* University games
* Racing and walk – Marketing Sports
* Osasco went prime city make Circuito Running for Nature, racing and walk (SportsFuse).

## Geography

Is an average elevation of 792 meters and 65 km$^2$ of area. Its boundaries are São Paulo to the north, east and south, Cotia to the southwest, Carapicuíba and Barueri to the west and Santana de Parnaíba to the northwest.

### Climate

As in almost all the metropolitan area of São Paulo, the climate is subtropical, specifically humid subtropical. The average annual temperature is around 18 °C, being the month of July the coldest (average 12 °C) and warmest February (average 30 °C). The annual rainfall is around 1400 mm.
Climate data for Osasco (1962–1990) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.2 (93.6) | 34.6 (94.3) | 33.6 (92.5) | 31.3 (88.3) | 29.8 (85.6) | 28.9 (84.0) | 29.3 (84.7) | 33 (91) | 37.4 (99.3) | 34.4 (93.9) | 35.2 (95.4) | 35.7 (96.3) | 37.4 (99.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.4 (81.3) | 28 (82) | 27.3 (81.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 23 (73) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.3 (79.3) | 24.5 (76.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.4 (72.3) | 21.7 (71.1) | 19.8 (67.6) | 17.6 (63.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 15.8 (60.4) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.8 (64.0) | 19 (66) | 20.3 (68.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 18.5 (65.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.2 (64.8) | 16.3 (61.3) | 13.9 (57.0) | 12.3 (54.1) | 11.7 (53.1) | 12.8 (55.0) | 13.9 (57.0) | 15.3 (59.5) | 16.5 (61.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 14.5 (58.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) | 11.2 (52.2) | 10.9 (51.6) | 6 (43) | 5.2 (41.4) | 0.9 (33.6) | 0.2 (32.4) | −2.2 (28.0) | 2.1 (35.8) | 4.2 (39.6) | 6.9 (44.4) | 7.3 (45.1) | −2.2 (28.0) |
| Average precipitation cm (inches) | 24 (9.4) | 25 (9.8) | 16 (6.3) | 8 (3.1) | 7 (2.8) | 6 (2.4) | 4 (1.6) | 3 (1.2) | 7 (2.8) | 13 (5.1) | 14 (5.5) | 19 (7.5) | 146 (57) |
| Source: INMET – Clima ||||||||||||||

### Hydrography

* Baronesa Stream
* Bussocaba Stream
* Divisa Stream
* Continental Stream
* Areia Stream
* Chico Mendes Lake
* Três Montanhas Lake
* João Alves Ribeira
* Red Ribeira
* Tietê River

## Demography

* Total: 652.593 inhabitants, 2000.
** Urban: 652.593
** Rural: 0
* Demographic density (hab./km$^2$): 10,055
* Child mortality until 1 year (in 1000): 15.62
* Life expectancy (years): 71.35
* Fertility (children per women): 1.94
* Literacy: 94.24%
* HDI : 0.818
** HDI-M Income: 0.769
** HDI-M Longevity: 0.772
** HDI-M Education: 0.913
(Source: IPEA data)
Changing demographics of the city of Osasco
Source: IBAM

### Ethnicity

| Ethnic groups | Percent |
| White | 51.8% |
| Pardo (Multiracial) | 37.8% |
| Black | 9.5% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Amerindian | 0.1% |
Source:2022 census

### Religion

| Religion | Percentage | Number |
| Catholic | 64.75% | 422.553 |
| Protestant | 20.54% | 134.042 |
| No religion | 9.33% | 60.886 |
| Kardecist | 0.90% | 5.873 |
| Buddhist | 0.23% | 1.500 |
| Jewish | 0.04% | 261 |
Source: IBGE 2000

## Main neighbourhoods

* Adalgisa
* Aliança
* Ayrosa
* Baronesa
* Bela Vista
* Bonança
* Bonfim
* Bussocaba City
* Castelo Branco
* Centro
* Cidade das Flores
* Cidade de Deus
* Cipava
* Cipava II
* City Bussocaba
* Conceição
* Conjunto Metalúrgicos
* Continental
* Distrito Industrial Altino
* Distrito Industrial Anhanguera
* Distrito Industrial Autonomistas
* Distrito Industrial Centro
* Distrito Industrial Mazzei
* Distrito Industrial Remédios
* Helena Maria
* IAPI
* Jaguaribe
* Jardim Açucará
* Jardim Agua Boa
* Jardim das Bandeiras
* Jardim D'Abril
* Jardim D'Avila
* Jardim das Flores
* Jardim Elvira
* Jardim Guadalupe
* Jardim Iguaçu
* Jardim Ipê
* Jardim Joelma
* Jardim Mutinga
* Jardim Oriental
* Jardim Piratininga
* Jardim Platina
* Jardim Roberto
* Jardim Veloso
* Jardim São Victor
* km 18
* Munhoz Júnior
* Novo Osasco
* Padroeira II
* Paiva Ramos
* Parque Cachoeirinha
* Parque Palmares
* Pestana
* Portal D'Oeste
* Presidente Altino
* Quitaúna
* Raposo Tavares
* Remédios
* Recanto das Rosas
* Rochdale
* Santa Fé
* Santa Maria
* Santo Antônio
* São Pedro
* Setor Militar
* Três Montanhas
* Umuarama
* Vila Campesina
* Vila Menck
* Vila Militar
* Vila Osasco
* Vila São José
* Vila Yara
* Vila Yolanda

## Transportation

Due to its proximity to São Paulo, it is largely served by the CPTM commuter rail service, as well as many roads, providing a seamless connection into the state capital.

### Main Streets

* Avenida dos Autonomistas
* Viaduto Reinaldo de Oliveira
* Avenida Maria Campos
* Avenida Bussocaba/Avenida Prefeito Hirant Sanazar
* Viaduto Presidente Tancredo Neves
* Avenida Presidente Médici
* Avenida Getúlio Vargas
* Avenida Visconde de Nova Granada/Avenida Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
* Avenida Santo Antônio
* Avenida Antônio Carlos Costa
* Rua da Estação
* Avenida Pedro Pinho
* Avenida João de Andrade
* Avenida Sarah Veloso
* Complexo Viário Fuad Auada
* Avenida Hilário Pereira de Souza
* Avenida Franz Voegelli
* Avenida Benedito Alves Turíbio
* Avenida Giuseppe Sacco
* Avenida Padre Vicente Mellilo/Avenida Prestes Maia
* Avenida Novo Osasco

### Train

It is linked by CPTM rapid transit to São Paulo by the 8 and 9 train lines.

### Roads

Roads of Osasco:
* Rodovia Castelo Branco (SP-280),
* Rodovia Anhangüera (SP-330),
* Rodoanel Mário Covas (SP-21) and
* Rodovia Raposo Tavares (SP-270).

### Airports of São Paulo

São Paulo has two main airports:
* The São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (IATA: GRU) for the international flights
* The Congonhas-São Paulo Airport (IATA: CGH) for domestic and regional flights. Another airport, the Campo de Marte Airport, serves light aircraft and helicopters.

### Bus Companies

* Viação Osasco
* Auto Viação Urubupungá

### Bus station

* Terminus Amador Aguiar (Vila Yara)
* Terminus Largo de Osasco
* Bus station of Osasco

## Media
### Newspaper

* Diário da Região;
* Visão Oeste;
* Página Zero;
* Correio Paulista;
* Jornal do Trem;

### Newsweb

* Portal PlanetaOsasco.com;
* Webdiário;

### Radio

* Nova Difusora 1540 AM e;
* Rádio Iguatemi AM.
* Radio Terra FM.
* Osascoradioweb

### Channels

* Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT), channel 04 VHF (São Paulo);
* Nova Geração de Televisão (NGT), channel 48 UHF;
* TV Shop Tour channel 46 UHF;
* TV Osasco, channel 22 UHF;
* Net Serviços de Comunicação e;
* RedeTV, channel 09 VHF (São Paulo).

## Government
### Executive
#### Mayors of Osasco

* Hirant Sanazar (1962–1967)
* Guaçu Piteri (1967–1970)
* José Liberatti (1970–1973)
* Francisco Rossi (1º Mandate: 1973–1977)
* Guaçu Piteri (1977–1982)
* Humberto Parro (1983–1988)
* Francisco Rossi (2º Mandate: 1989–1992)
* Celso Giglio (1º Mandate: 1993–1996)
* Silas Bortolosso (1997–2000)
* Celso Giglio (2º Mandate: 2001–2004)
* Emidio Pereira de Souza (1º Mandate: 2005–2008)
* Emidio Pereira de Souza (2º Mandate: 2009–2012)
* Antônio Jorge Pereira Lapas (2013–2016)
* Rogério Lins (2017-Today)

## Education
### Colleges and universities

* Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (Escola Senai Nadir Dias de Figueredo)CFP 1.19
* Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial (SENAC)
* Faculdade de Ciências da Fundação Instituto Tecnológico de Osasco (Fac-FITO)
* Fundação Instituto Tecnológico de Osasco (FITO)
* Faculdade Integração Zona Oeste (Fizo)- Anhanguera
* Centro Universitário FIEO – UNIFIEO
* Faculdade Fernão Dias
* Faculdade FIPEN
* São Paulo State Technological College ( FATEC )
* Universidade Federal de São Paulo

## Culture
### Libraries

* Biblioteca Municipal Monteiro Lobato
* Biblioteca Heitor Sinegalia
* Biblioteca Manoel Fiorita
* Library of Centro Universitário FIEO
* Library of Faculdade de Ciências da FITO

### Theatres

* Teatro Municipal de Osasco
* Espaço Grande Otello
* Teatro do Sesi

### Spaces of culture

* Centro de Eventos Pedro Bortolosso

### Museums

* Museu Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud

### Schools of education in culture

* Escola de Artes César Antonio Salvi

### House of events the culture

* Casa de Angola
* Casa do Violeiro do Brasil

### Leisure and natural environment

* Parque Ecológico Nelson Vilha Dias
* Parque Municipal Dionísio Alvares Mateos
* Parque Municipal Chico Mendes
* Parque Clóvis Assaf
* Park of Lazer Antônio Temporim
* Parque Ecológico Jardim Piratininga

## Health

Hospitals:
* AACD Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente
* Hospital Cruzeiro do Sul
* Hospital e Maternidade Amador Aguiar
* Hospital e Maternidade João Paulo II
* Hospital Montreal S/A
* Hospital Municipal Antônio Gíglio
* Hospital Dr. Vivaldo Martins Simões ( Regional )
* Hospital e Maternidade Sino Brasileiro

## Notable people

* Abner Teixeira, boxer, Olympic medallist
* Adenízia da Silva, volleyball player, Olympic champion
* André Lima Pedro, football player
* Antony, football player
* Bruno Caboclo (born 1995), basketball player
* Cristiano Lima da Silva, football player
* Ederson Moraes, football player
* Eduardo Marques de Jesus Passos, football player
* Gabriel Bortoleto, racing driver
* Igor Nascimento Soares, football player
* Jair da Costa, football player
* Júlio Cocielo, Youtuber
* Júlio Santos, football player
* Karla Rosa da Silva, pole vaulter, South American champion
* Kléber Giacomance de Souza Freitas, football player
* Paulinho Kobayashi, football player
* Rodrygo, football player
* Vágner Benazzi, football player

## Twin towns – sister cities

Osasco is twinned with:
* Gyumri, Shirak Province, Armenia
* Jining, Shandong, China
* Osasco, Piedmont, Italy
* Tsu, Mie, Japan
* Viana, Luanda Province, Angola
* Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China