Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

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Location in São Paulo state

22°53′56″S 49°37′58″W / 22.89889°S 49.63278°W / -22.89889; -49.63278CountryBrazilRegionSoutheastStateSão PauloArea

• Total1,115 km² (431 sq mi)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total47,943 • Density43/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 47,943 (2020 est.) in an area of 1115 km².^[2] The elevation is 467 m. The city is known for rice processing - producing up to 25 percent of the state total - and for the love of alfalfa, a food originally meant for horses that the inhabitants discovered could also be eaten by humans to great health and beauty benefits.

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In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira 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]

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-27.
^ ^a ^b "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-05-27.