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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.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Itaquaquecetuba
São Paulo, Brazil · South America
About Itaquaquecetuba
Itaquaquecetuba is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Itaim Paulista, 30km from Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo.
Itaquaquecetuba is in São Paulo, Brazil, with about 370,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Itaim Paulista, about 4 km away.
Itaquaquecetuba, also simply called Itaquá, is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 382,983 (2025 est.) in an area of 82.62 square kilometres (31.90 sq mi). It sits at an elevation of 790 metres (2,592 ft).
The municipality was foundedRead more
between 1560 and 1563 by Jesuits led by Father Joseph of Anchieta, among native villages near the Tietê River, beginning with the Catholic chapel of Our Lady of Acute, which was established by Father Joseph. The settlement saw little development, and was almost deserted by the early twentieth century. Until 1958 the city was a district of Mogi das Cruzes. Following the emancipation of the municipality that year, the first Mayor, Victorio Eugenio Deliberato, began a campaign of industrial development that had great geographic and economic impact on Itaquaquecetuba in the decades to come.
Today, Itaquaquecetuba is one of the 10 best Brazilian cities who had significant advances in challenges against inequality in the last 20 years, and has the second-best GDP in the region.
It ranked 199th on the list of cities with the highest homicide rates per 100,000 inhabitants. Itaquaquecetuba has a strong industrial vocation due to its geographic location: highways such as SP-66, SP-56, SP-88 and the Ayrton Senna Highway pass through the city, connecting the city to cities such as Mogi das Cruzes, Poá, Suzano, Ferraz de Vasconcelos and Arujá. The city also borders other large urban centers, such as the state capital and Guarulhos.
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What is there to see near Itaquaquecetuba?
Within an hour or so of Itaquaquecetuba: Municipal Market of Sao Paulo (29 km), Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (30 km), Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo (33 km), Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos) (43 km).
Where is Itaquaquecetuba?
Itaquaquecetuba is in São Paulo, Brazil, about 4 km from Itaim Paulista.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 369,275
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- São Paulo
- Timezone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates
- -23.4861, -46.3483
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Worth the detour from Itaquaquecetuba
4 notable places within an hour's 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
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.
33 km · about 40 min 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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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