Osasco
Osasco () is a municipality in São Paulo State, Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. According to the IBGE 2015, Osasco currently has the 9th highest gross domestic product in Brazil, and the 2nd largest in the State of São Paulo. The population is 699,944 (2020 est.) in an area of 64.95 km2. It is among the world's more dense cities, similar in density to Tokyo and New York City. It's considered the major urban centre of the Western portion of the Greater São Paulo. It used to be a district of São Paulo City until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality of its own. The city motto is "Urbs labor", a Latin phrase that means "City work". History Pre-Columbian era The region that is now Osasco was inhabited by indigenous Tupi-Guaraní people. Colonial Brazil Bandeirantes lived in the region that is now Osasco, then called "Vila de Quitaúna". The famous "bandeirante" António Raposo Tavares lived there. Early modern period Osasco was founded in the 19th century by Italian immigrant Antônio Giuseppe Agù (currently the name of one of the main streets in Osasco). He came from commune Osasco in the province of Turin, Italy. Immigrants from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Armenia, Lebanon, Israel and Japan came to Osasco during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, and their descendants form the bulk of Osasco's population. Independence Osasco became autonomous from the city of São Paulo on February 19, 1962. Some widely known events after the autonomy Strike of the Cobrasma factory (1968) Explosion of the Osasco Plaza Shopping (1996). The first Latin American flight was in Osasco, in 1910, by Economy Osasco was an industrial city but there was industrial decentralization to other regions and today the city is moving toward the retail and service industries. Osasco is the location of the headquarters of Bradesco, the third largest bank in Brazil. Currently there are a number of large companies with a presence in the city, such as Natura, Coca-Cola, Carrefour, Wal-Mart, Colgate-Palmolive and many others. Osasco is the ninth richest city in the country. GDP of Osasco: R$ 58,566,199,000 Main companies ABB Group Adamas S/A Papéis e Papeloes Especiais Ambev ArvinMeritor Associação Comercial e Empresarial de Osasco (ACEO) Avon Bradesco Carrefour Chevron Coca-Cola Colgate-Palmolive Danfoss do Brasil Ebicen Group Extrema Hot Stock Havan Intermarine IFood Makro Mercado Car Mercado Livre Metrópoles home e club Natura Nova Osasco Esquadrias Osram Desentupidora HP Pão de Açúcar Pedágio Sem Parar Rede TV Rockwell International Sam's Club SBT Unibanco – CPD Uber Wal-Mart Market city Market city of Osasco Shopping Malls Shopping União de Osasco Osasco Plaza Shopping Super Shopping Osasco Shopping Galeria Fantasy Shopping Banks Banco do Brasil Banco Safra Bradesco Caixa Econômica Federal Citibank HSBC Itaú Santander Unibanco Sport Sports clubs Finasa Volleyball Grêmio Esportivo Osasco Football Sollys/Osasco Associação Cristã de Moços/ACM SESI Osasco Clube Floresta Clube dos Subtenentes e Sargentos do II Exército Sports competitions Racing of