Monteiro Lobato is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.[2] The population is 4,696 (2020 est.) in an area of 332.74 km2 (128.47 sq mi).[3]
Monteiro Lobato | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Monteiro Lobato Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 22°57′24″S 45°50′23″W / 22.95667°S 45.83972°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast Brazil |
| State | São Paulo |
| Metropolitan Region | Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte |
| Area | |
• Total | 332.74 km2 (128.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 4,696 |
| • Density | 14.11/km2 (36.55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
History
editThe municipality was created by state law in 1948.[4]
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The municipality was named in honor of Brazilian writer José Bento Monteiro Lobato, who was born in the nearby city of Taubaté, and had a farm in the area of the municipality.
Geography
editThe municipality contains part of the 292,000-hectare (720,000-acre) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.[5]
Media
editIn telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1975, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[6] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.[7]
The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ IBGE 2020
- ↑ Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 1.166
- ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- ↑ "Municípios Paulistas". www.al.sp.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ↑ Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia Hidrográfica do Paraíba do Sul (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-01
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ↑ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- 1 2 "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
External links
edit- (in Portuguese) Monteiro Lobato on Explorevale
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