Guaíra, São Paulo


Guaíra is a municipality in São Paulo state in Brazil. The population is 39,813 in an area of 1258 km2.

History

In the northeastern region of São Paulo, between the Rio Grande, Pardo River and the Sapucaí River, in what was then called Nuporanga, Antônio Marques Garcia founded a town in the called "Corredeira," along the path to Santa dos Olhos D'Água. A plot of land which was acquired November 12, 1901 for "Six-hundred thousand réis" was enlarged with lands donated by Joaquim Garcia Franco and Maria Sabino Alves Franco, resulting in a significantly sized area focused around a small settlement called "Corredeira of São Sebastião" in homage to the patron saint, later renamed "Corredeira do Bom Jardim" or simply "Corredeira."
It was named a "Distrito de Paz," with the name of Guaíra, by State Law n. 1144 on November 16, 1908, and a municipality by State Law n. 2328 on December 27, 1928. Installation as a municipality took place on May 18, 1929, and installation as a comarca on May 18, 1955. "Guaíra" is a toponym which can be translated as "running water."
Guaíra is located at an altitude of.
Census data: 2000
Total population: 34,610
Population density : 27.50
Infant mortality to age 1 : 8.24
Life expectancy : 75.93
Fertility rate : 2.17
Literacy rate: 91.07%
Human Development Index: 0.822