Araraquara
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Not to be confused with Araracuara, a town, region, genus of trees in Colombia
Araraquara is a city in the state of São Paulo
in Brazil
. It is also known as "the abode of the sun," because of its impressive sunset
and because of its hazy temperature, especially in summer.
More than 200,000 people live in Araraquara. The city was founded in 1817.
Ferroviária
is the local football (soccer)
team of the city. The club plays home matches at Estádio Fonte Luminosa
, which has a maximum capacity of 27,000 people.
The city downtown is filled with bars, especially around colleges, as it has a high flux of students from nearby cities.
The city is served by Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport
.
The name of the city comes from the Tupi-Guarani language and is believed to mean either "abode of the macaws" or "abode of the sun".
Araraquara is a city in the state of São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It is also known as "the abode of the sun," because of its impressive sunset
Sunset
Sunset or sundown is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the horizon in the west as a result of Earth's rotation.The time of sunset is defined in astronomy as the moment the trailing edge of the Sun's disk disappears below the horizon in the west...
and because of its hazy temperature, especially in summer.
More than 200,000 people live in Araraquara. The city was founded in 1817.
Ferroviária
Associação Ferroviária de Esportes
Associação Ferroviária de Esportes, or Ferroviária, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Araraquara in São Paulo state, founded on April 12, 1950. Ferroviária is the only Araraquara's club to reach the Campeonato Paulista first division. The club's best campaign in that...
is the local football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team of the city. The club plays home matches at Estádio Fonte Luminosa
Estádio Fonte Luminosa
Estádio Dr. Adhemar de Barros, usually known as Estádio Fonte Luminosa, or just Fonte Luminosa, is a football stadium in Araraquara, Brazil. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 18,453. It was inaugurated in 1951...
, which has a maximum capacity of 27,000 people.
The city downtown is filled with bars, especially around colleges, as it has a high flux of students from nearby cities.
The city is served by Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport
Araraquara Airport
Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport is the airport serving Araraquara, Brazil. It is named after Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão , a Portuguese priest born in Brazil, who did research about transportation with balloons.It is operated by DAESP....
.
The name of the city comes from the Tupi-Guarani language and is believed to mean either "abode of the macaws" or "abode of the sun".