Santo André, São Paulo

Santo André (, Saunt Andras) is a Brazilian municipality locatit in the Metropolitan Region o São Paulo, includin a group o municipalities kent as Greater ABC Region. Its population in 2009 wis 673,396. It occupees an aurie o 175 square kilometers, resultin in a population density o 3,816.52 inhabitants per km ².

History

The settlement, which became a toun in 1553, wi the name o Santo André da Borda do Campo, experienced rapid growth beginnin in the 1930s. It wis oreeginally namit São Bernardo acause the municipality destrict heidquarters wur in São Bernardo do Campo, nou a ceety nearbi. In 1938, the name wis chyngit tae Santo André, as the destrict govrenment wis transferred tae Santo André. Industries include chemical engineering, textiles, ile, metal products, metallurgy an printit matter. It is an industrial ceety, but mair nor 60% o Santo André's total aurie are protectit bi environmental watter laws.

In 1867, a railway namit the São Paulo Railway Co. or the Estrada de Ferro Santos-Jundiaí, made it easier tae be reached.  In 1954, it became the seat o the Roman Catholic Diocese o Santo André.

In 2002 the ceety shot tae naitional prominence wi the assassination o servin mayor Celso Daniel, whose case remains unsolvit.

Destricts

 Distrito Sede - Santo André
 Paranapiacaba
 Distrito de Utinga - Santo André
 Distrito de Capuava - Santo André
...

Sports

Soccer
 Soccer Team - Esporte Clube Santo André, the fitbaa (soccer) team o the ceety. 
 Ceety Stadium - Estádio Bruno José Daniel - Capacity: 15.157
 (Pelé) scored his first professional goal iver at Sport Clube Corinthians Paulista in Santo André Stadium

Volleybaw
 Men's Volleyball Team - Pirelli Volleyball Club - Men's World Club Champion in 1984. Later, the team haed its name chyngit tae Shopping ABC - Santo André due tae a new sponsorship contract signed wi Shopping ABC, ane o the biggest maws in the ceety.

Basketbaw
 Men's Basketbaw Team - Pinheiros Santo André - Plays Paulista League o Basketbaw

Other sports
 Boxing - Hosts national olympic team at Pedro Dell'Antonia Gymnasium facilities.

International relations

Twin touns — sister ceeties

Santo André haes ceety partnerships wi the follaein ceeties:
 Battle Creek, Michigan, Unitit States
 Chengde, the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae 
 Pilsen, Czech Republic
 Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
 Takasaki, Japan

Famous Fowk frae Santo André

Edson Cordeiro
Sandro Dias
Danilo Gentili
Diego Hypólito
Daniele Hypólito
Marcelo Takashima
Angélica Ksyvickis
Alexandre Lima de Araújo
Lucélia Santos
Milena Toscano

References

Freemit airtins
  Santo André Ceety Haw

Category:Municipalities in São Paulo (state)
Category:Populatit places established in 1553