Caçapava


Caçapava 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.
Is between São José dos Campos 24 km and Taubaté 19 km.
The distance from Caçapava to São Paulo is 109 km and from Rio de Janeiro 263 km.
Caçapava has a military unit known as 12ª Brigada de Infantaria Leve, which is part of the national army force and is constantly ready to take part in national and international missions. The city has also a reasonable industrial activity with important industries, like Nestlé and Pilkington, among others:
It is expected that there will be an increase in the city's industrial activity after the completion of the local airport. The airport, named Aerovale by its developers, will be privately owned and operated and will function mainly as a business and cargo hub for the region.

Sister cities

Caçapava has only one Sister City, which is its namesake: Caçapava do Sul.