Barueri

Barueri is a city in Brazil. It is in the state of São Paulo, near the big city of São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.

In 2022, about 316,473 people lived in Barueri. The city covers an area of 65.70 km².

Barueri touches many other places. To the north is Santana de Parnaíba. To the east is Osasco. To the southeast is Carapicuíba. To the south and southwest is Jandira. To the west is Itapevi.

Barueri has train service from line 8 of the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos, also called CPTM. This helps people travel easily.

History

Barueri means "Red flower that amazes" in a Tupi–Guarani language. The history of Barueri began on November 11, 1560, when a chapel called Nossa Senhora Da Escada was built by a missionary named José de Anchieta.

Later, in 1870, a railway called the Sorocabana Railway started operating. This helped Barueri become an important place connecting São Paulo, Santana de Parnaíba, and Pirapora do Bom Jesus.

Barueri was part of Santana de Parnaíba until it became its own city on December 24, 1948. In 1964, the city's size became smaller when Carapicuíba separated from it.

Demography

Economy

Some famous companies have their main offices in Barueri. These include Azul Brazilian Airlines, Enel, Cielo, Redecard, DASA, and Walmart Brasil, among others.

Media

Barueri used to get its phone service from the Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973. After that, Telecomunicações de São Paulo took over. In 1998, Telefónica bought this company, and in 2012, they started using the Vivo name.

Today, this company provides services for mobile phones, landlines, internet, and television.

Sports

Barueri has a famous football (soccer) team called Grêmio Barueri. They played at Arena Barueri and were in the Brazilian top league in 2009. In 2010, the team moved to Presidente Prudente in western São Paulo (state).

Other teams like Campinas Futebol Clube and Oeste FC also moved to Barueri. In 2006, some women's basketball games during the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women were held at the Barueri Arena.

Notable people

Barueri is where some famous people were born.

One of them is Bruno Caboclo, a basketball player born in 1995. Another is Bilquis Evely, a comic book artist born in 1990.

Religion

See also: Religion in Brazil, Protestantism in Brazil, and Roman Catholic Church in Brazil

People in the city practice Christianity in many ways.

The Catholic church here is part of the Diocese of Osasco.

Many Protestant beliefs are here too, especially Pentecostal groups. The Assemblies of God in Brazil is a big Protestant church, and the Christian Congregation in Brazil is also here. These churches are growing in Brazil.