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Japanese-like garden in Cotia, São Paulo, Brazil. Picture taken by me Gabriel Fernandes. Another version can be found at this page.
A view of downtown Cotia, São Paulo, Brazil.
The Zu Lai Temple, located in Cotia in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, is the first temple of the Fo Guang Shan Monastery in Latin America.
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Cotia

São Paulo, Brazil · South America

About Cotia

Cotia works well as a base: 10 minutes from Itapevi, 25km from Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos).

Cotia is in São Paulo, Brazil, with about 250,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Itapevi, about 6 km away.

Cotia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 274.413 (2022 est.) in an area of 323.99 km2. The city is at an elevation of 853 m. Cotia is linked with the Rodovia Raposo Tavares highway. The municipality is made up of the headquarters

Read more and the district of Caucaia do Alto, with its former districts of Jandira, Itapevi and Vargem Grande Paulista (originally called Raposo Tavares) having been split off to form new municipalities.

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Within an hour or so of Cotia: Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos) (25 km), Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo (27 km), Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (30 km), Municipal Market of Sao Paulo (30 km).

Where is Cotia?

Cotia is in São Paulo, Brazil, about 6 km from Itapevi.

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Quick Information

Population
253,608
Continent
South America
Country
Brazil
Region
São Paulo
Timezone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-23.6039, -46.9192

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Brazil

Police
190
Ambulance
192
Fire
193
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from Cotia

4 notable places within an hour's drive.

racetrack

Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos)

Home of the Brazilian Grand Prix, one of F1's most dramatic circuits set in São Paulo's urban landscape.

25 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo

South America's most visited park designed by Oscar Niemeyer, with museums, a planetarium, and green space in the heart of the megacity.

27 km · about 30 min drive

museum

Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo

São Paulo's oldest art museum housed in a stunning 19th-century building, with an outstanding collection of Brazilian art from the colonial era to modern day.

30 km · about 35 min drive

restaurant

Municipal Market of Sao Paulo

A 1933 market hall with dozens of stained-glass panels of farming scenes overhead, famous for the towering mortadella sandwich and the pastel de bacalhau at its counter bars.

30 km · about 35 min drive

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Cotia.

Itapevi

🇧🇷 Brazil

6 km awayPop. 240,961

Embu das Artes

🇧🇷 Brazil

8 km awayPop. 250,691

Jandira

🇧🇷 Brazil

9 km awayPop. 118,045

Barueri

🇧🇷 Brazil

11 km awayPop. 316,473

Carapicuíba

🇧🇷 Brazil

12 km awayPop. 386,984

Taboão da Serra

🇧🇷 Brazil

13 km awayPop. 273,542

Raposo Tavares

🇧🇷 Brazil

14 km awayPop. 117,738

Itapecerica da Serra

🇧🇷 Brazil

14 km awayPop. 158,522

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