Barra do Turvo

Municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

Barra do Turvo

Municipality

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Location in São Paulo state

Barra do Turvo

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 24°45′23″S 48°30′17″W﻿ / ﻿24.75639°S 48.50472°W﻿ / -24.75639; -48.50472
Country| Brazil
Region| Southeast
State| São Paulo
Area

• Total

| 1,008 km2 (389 sq mi)
Population

(2020 [1])

• Total

| 7,632
• Density| 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC−3 (BRT)

Barra do Turvo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 7,632 (2020 est.) in an area of 1,008 km2 (389 sq mi).[2] The elevation is 158 m (518 ft).

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In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1973, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[3] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.[4]

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[4]

## Conservation

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The municipality contains part of the 182,596-hectare (451,200-acre) Rio Turvo State Park, created in 2008.[5] It contains 97% of the 2,722-hectare (6,730-acre) Planalto do Turvo Environmental Protection Area, created at the same time.[6] It contains the 3,235-hectare (7,990-acre) Rio Pardinho e Rio Vermelho Environmental Protection Area.[7] It contains part of the 40,175-hectare (99,270-acre) Caverna do Diabo State Park, also created in 2008.[8] The municipality contains 3% of the 64,625-hectare (159,690-acre) Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area, established in 2008.[9] It contains the 1,530-hectare (3,800-acre) Pinheirinhos Sustainable Development Reserve, also created in 2008.[10] It contains the 3,175-hectare (7,850-acre) Barreiro/Anhemas Sustainable Development Reserve, created at the same time.[11]

## References

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1. ^ IBGE 2020
2. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
3. ^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
4. ^ a b "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
5. ^ Zanchetta & Bedeschi 2008.
6. ^ APA do Planalto do Turvo – ISA, Informações gerais.
7. ^ APA do Rio Pardinho e do Rio Vermelho – ISA, Informações gerais.
8. ^ Parque Estadual Caverna do Diabo (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-11-21
9. ^ APA dos Quilombos do Médio Ribeira, ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-21
10. ^ RDS dos Pinheirinhos (in Portuguese), WWF Brasil, archived from the original on 2016-11-26, retrieved 2016-11-25
11. ^ RDS Barreiro Anhemas (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-25

## Sources

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* APA do Planalto do Turvo (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-26
* APA do Rio Pardinho e do Rio Vermelho (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-26
* Zanchetta, Inês; Bedeschi, Luciana (28 February 2008), Mosaico do Jacupiranga, no Vale do Ribeira, agora é lei (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, archived from the original on 2016-11-21, retrieved 2016-11-20

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