Osasco

Osasco is a municipality and city in São Paulo State, Brazil, is located in the Greater São Paulo and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. The current mayor is Emidio Pereira de Souza . The population in 2008 is 713,066, the density is 10,970/km² and the total area is 65 km². It is among the world 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. In 1989 the city became the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Osasco. The region that is now Osasco was inhabited by indigenous Tupi-Guaraní people. Bandeirantes lived in the region that is now Osasco, then called "vila de Quitaúna". The famous "bandeirante" Antonio Raposo Tavares lived there. Osasco was founded, in 19th century, by the Italian immigrant Antonio Agù . He came from the commune Osasco in the province of Turin.To Help of the Baron Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud.
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