Osasco (Portuguese pronunciation: [oˈzasku]) is a municipality in
São Paulo State, Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo and
ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. According
to the IBGE 2015, Osasco currently has the 9th highest gross domestic
product in Brazil, and the 2nd largest in the State of São Paulo. The
population is 696,850 (2018 est.) in an area of 64.95 km2. It is among
the world's more dense cities, similar in density to Tokyo and New
York City. It's considered the major urban centre of the Western
portion of the Greater São Paulo. It used to be a district of São
Paulo City until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality
of its own. The city motto is "Urbs labor", Latin phrase that means
"City work".The region that is now Osasco was inhabited by indigenous
Tupi-Guaranà people.Bandeirantes lived in the region that is now
Osasco, then called "Vila de Quitaúna". The famous "bandeirante"
António Raposo Tavares lived there.Osasco was founded in the 19th
century by Italian immigrant Antônio Giuseppe Agù (currently the
name of one of the main streets in Osasco). He came from commune
Osasco in the province of Turin, Italy.
São Paulo State, Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo and
ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. According
to the IBGE 2015, Osasco currently has the 9th highest gross domestic
product in Brazil, and the 2nd largest in the State of São Paulo. The
population is 696,850 (2018 est.) in an area of 64.95 km2. It is among
the world's more dense cities, similar in density to Tokyo and New
York City. It's considered the major urban centre of the Western
portion of the Greater São Paulo. It used to be a district of São
Paulo City until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality
of its own. The city motto is "Urbs labor", Latin phrase that means
"City work".The region that is now Osasco was inhabited by indigenous
Tupi-Guaranà people.Bandeirantes lived in the region that is now
Osasco, then called "Vila de Quitaúna". The famous "bandeirante"
António Raposo Tavares lived there.Osasco was founded in the 19th
century by Italian immigrant Antônio Giuseppe Agù (currently the
name of one of the main streets in Osasco). He came from commune
Osasco in the province of Turin, Italy.
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