São Caetano do Sul

São Caetano do Sul
/sowonn" kuy tah"noo doo soohl"/
a city in SE Brazil, SE of São Paulo. 150,171.

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      city, southeastern São Paulo estado (state), southeastern Brazil, situated near the Tamanduatei River at 2,418 feet (737 metres) above sea level. It was founded in 1631 by Benedictine monks.

      São Caetano do Sul was made the seat of a municipality in 1948 and is now part of the São Paulo metropolitan area. In the city, national and international companies are engaged in extracting and refining nonferrous minerals and in manufacturing automobiles, trucks, textiles, and appliances. Chemicals and pharmaceuticals are produced there. São Caetano do Sul and the neighbouring cities of Santo André and São Bernardo do Campo form the “ABC” industrial area just south of São Paulo city. Pop. (2005 est.) 134,300.

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