Pirapora do Bom Jesus

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Pirapora do Bom Jesus is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.[1] The population is 19,178 (2020 est.) in an area of 108.49 km2.[2] The name Pirapora comes from the Tupi language.

Culture

Pirapora is the biggest Brazilian shrine after Aparecida. A sculpture of the Good Jesus is venerated here.

Notable residents

  • Bruno Caboclo (born 1995), basketball player

References

  1. 1."Lei Complementar nº 1.139, de 16 de junho de 2011". Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  2. 2.Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística[link removed]