São José dos Campos facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
São José dos Campos
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Municipality
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| The Municipality of São José dos Campos |
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View of the city
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| Nickname(s):
Capital of the Valley
and The Airplane Capital |
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Location in the state of São Paulo and Brazil
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| Country |  Brazil |
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| Region | Southeast | ||
| State |  São Paulo |
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| Metropolitan Region | Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte | ||
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| • Municipality | 1,099.77 km2 (424.62 sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 298.99 km2 (115.44 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | from 619 to 2.082 m (1,970 ft) | ||
| Population
(2018 est.)
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| • Municipality | 883,943 | ||
| • Density | 803.753/km2 (2,081.710/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 2 528,354 | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) | ||
| Postal Code |
12200-000
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| Area code(s) | +55 12 | ||
| Website | São José dos Campos, São Paulo | ||
São José dos Campos is a major city and the seat of the municipality of the same name in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. One of the leading industrial and research centers with emphasis in aerospace sciences in Latin America, the city is located in the Paraíba Valley, between the two most active production and consumption regions in the country, São Paulo (80 km (50 mi) from the city) and Rio de Janeiro (320 km (200 mi)). It is the main city of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. A native of São José dos Campos is called a joseense. Being the second most populous non-capital city in Brazil - behind Campinas - São José dos Campos lies in the middle of the Expanded Metropolitan Complex ("Complexo Metropolitano Expandido"), the very first megalopolis in the Southern Hemisphere, with over thirty million inhabitants. The city's metro area mescles also Great Sao Paulo, Campinas, Santos and Sorocaba. The municipality concentrates many major companies and industries, such as Embraer, Panasonic, Johnson & Johnson, Ericsson, Philips, General Motors, Petrobras, Monsanto among others. São José dos Campos also holds relevant education and research institutions, as ITA, INPE, CEMADEN, IEAv, IEA, IFI, UNESP, UNIFESP, DCTA, FATEC, UNIVAP and IP%D, holding a position the puts the city as the main and largest Aerospacial Complex in Latin America. Thus, is also considered the warlike producer centre. The Technological Park (" Parque Tecnológico de São José dos Campos"), the largest one in the country, is the only research institute in the world that converges all the three top global plane production companies, Embraer, Boeing and Airbus.
Images for kids
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Library of ITA, designed by Oscar Niemeyer
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Tamoios Highway
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São José dos Campos Airport
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Embraer Aircraft: the third largest aircraft manufacturer in the world, the company is headquartered at São José dos Campos
See also
In Spanish: São José dos Campos para niños
