São Bernardo do Campo
Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo
São Bernardo do Campo (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w beʁˈnaʁdu du ˈkãpu]) is a Brazilian city in the ABC Region, state of São Paulo. Its population in 2003 was 745,161. Its area is 406 square kilometres (157 square miles).
Município de São Bernardo do Campo | |
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Municipality | |
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| Nickname: The Automobile Capital | |
| Motto(s): Pavlistarvm Terra Mater (Mother Land of the Paulistas) | |
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  Município de São Bernardo do Campo Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 23°42′00″S 46°33′00″W / 23.70000°S 46.55000°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luiz Marinho (PT) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 407.1 km2 (157.2 sq mi) |
| • Land | 331.28 km2 (127.91 sq mi) |
| • Water | 75.82 km2 (29.27 sq mi) 18.6% |
| • Urban | 118.74 km2 (45.85 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 212.54 km2 (82.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 762 m (2,500 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Municipality | 765,203 (23rd) |
| • Density | 1,919.40/km2 (1,883.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| Postal Code | 09600-000 |
| Area code | +55 11 |
| HDI (2008) | 0.834 – high |
| Website | São Bernardo do Campo |
The city was founded in 1553, one of the first cities in Brazil. São Bernardo do Campo is very known because of the automobiles industries that came in 1950s, like: Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler Chrysler and Ford.
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