For the Brazilian epidemiologist, see Oswaldo Cruz

Oswaldo Cruz

Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz, better known as Oswaldo Cruz |São Paulo]] state, Brazil – February 11, 1917, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro state) was a Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, epidemiologist and public health officer and the founder of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute.He also occupied the 5th chair of...

. For the neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, see Oswaldo Cruz (Rio de Janeiro)

Oswaldo Cruz (Rio de Janeiro)

Oswaldo Cruz is a neighborhood of the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, of middle-class and lower middle-class situated near the neighborhoods of Madureira , Bento Ribeiro , Vila Valqueire , and Turiaçu...

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Osvaldo Cruz is a municipality in the 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...

ian 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...

. The population in 2004 was 30,023 and the area is 248.69 km². The elevation is 485 m. It was founded in 1941 by Max Wirth, a Swiss citizen who immigrated to Brazil searching for new agricultural lands.
First named "Nova Califórnia" the small village was created on Guataporanga Farm.