For other uses, see Santo André (disambiguation)

The city of Santo André (Portuguese for Saint Andrew), on the Tamanduatei River , is in São Paulo State 10 km (6 miles) away from Sao Paulo City, in the most industrialized region of Brazil. It is known as a core part of the ABC region (A = Santo André, B = São Bernardo do Campo, C = São Caetano do Sul, D = Diadema - cities in southern Brazil which cover an area of 20 km²).

• Population: 659,294 (2003)
• Area: 175 km²
• Density: 3,767.39/km²

• 2000 estimate population: 650,000

Districts

• Paranapiacaba
• Utinga

The settlement, which became a town in 1553, experienced rapid growth beginning in the 1930s. Industries include chemical engineering, foodstuffs, furniture, textiles, oil, metal products, metallurgy, porcelain, and printed materials. Santo Andre is an industrial city, and more than 60% of Santo André's total area are protected by water law.

In 1910 it became accessed with a railway named the São Paulo Railway or the Estrada de Ferro Santos Jundiaí .

Santo André is booming with modern buidings, recreation centers, parks, shopping malls, trendy bars and restaurants with international cuisine, and vibrant night life. Santo André also has the Museu Municipal at Rua Senador Fláquer .

It is accessed by line D of the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos.

External links

(in Portuguese)

• Guia Estadão
• Homepage of Santo André