Jacupiranga
# Jacupiranga

Jacupiranga is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 17,889 (2020 est.) in an area of 704 km². The elevation is 33 m.

The municipality contains part of the 182,596 hectares (451,200 acres) Rio Turvo State Park, created in 2008.

## Toponym

"Jacupiranga" is a Tupi term that means "red guan", through the combination of the terms ya'ku ("guan") and pyrang ("red").The guans are birds of the genus Penelope, from the Cracidae family.

