Barueri

Barueri is a city in Brazil, located in the state of São Paulo. It is part of the large area around São Paulo city, known as the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. In 2022, about 316,473 people lived there, spread across an area of 65.70 km².

The city shares borders with several other places: Santana de Parnaíba to the north, Osasco to the east, Carapicuíba to the southeast, Jandira to the south and southwest, and Itapevi to the west. Barueri has train service from line 8 of the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos, also called CPTM, making it easier for people to travel around.

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, which 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 well-known 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 (with fiber optics and 4G), and television (both satellite and cable).

Sports

Barueri has a famous football (soccer) team called Grêmio Barueri. They used to play at Arena Barueri and were part of the Brazilian top league in 2009. In 2010, the team moved to a city called 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 the hometown of some well-known people.

There is Bruno Caboclo, a basketball player born in 1995. There is also Bilquis Evely, a comic book artist born in 1990.

Religion

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

Christianity is practiced in the city in different ways.

The Catholic church in the area is part of the Diocese of Osasco.

Many Protestant beliefs are also found here, especially Pentecostal groups. The Assemblies of God in Brazil is the largest Protestant church in the country, and the Christian Congregation in Brazil is also present. These church groups continue to grow across Brazil.