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State:	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...
Meso-region:	Vale do Paraíba Paulista
Microrregions:	Guaratinguetá Guaratinguetá (micro-region) The Microregion of Guaratinguetá is a microregion in the east of São Paulo State, Brazil. The microregion is the bordered by the state of Rio de Janeiro to the north.- Municipalities:* Aparecida* Cachoeira Paulista* Canas* Cruzeiro* Guaratinguetá...
Founded:	4 March 1876
Location Location (geography) The terms location and place in geography are used to identify a point or an area on the Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term 'location' generally implies a higher degree of can certainty than "place" which often has an ambiguous boundary relying more on human/social attributes of place identity... :	22.35/22° 32' 14" S, 44.773/44° 46' 27" W
Area Area Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat... :	249 km²
Population Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... : Change from 2003	10,148(2006) Ranked up from 6.39%
Population density Population density Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans... :	40.7/km²
Postal code:	12800-xxx
Area/distance code:	(00)55-12-314x-xxxx
Climate Climate Climate encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given region over long periods... :	Subtropical
Name of inhabitants or denomym:	Queluzense
Website:	www.queluz.tur.br
Population Statistics
Urban:	7,846
Rural:	1,266
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Literacy rate:	90.84%
Distance from the state capital:	210 km

Queluz is a municipality 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...

. The population in 2003 was 9,544, the density was 38.33/km² and the area is 249 km² (96 sq mi). The area to the northeast marks the boundaries with two other states, Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...

 to the north and Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro (state)

Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...

 to the east.
The city came from a village of Indians Puris in the year of 1800.
The village grew up around a chapel built by Indians and slaves under the leadership of father Francisco das Chagas Lima, who was sent to evangelize the Indians Puris, where he stands today is the Mother Church. Did the city in 1876. His patron is St. John the Baptist and the name of Queluz is a tribute to the Imperial Family, with the name of the town where he was born D. Pedro I. The municipality has to do with the culture of coffee and that left major milestones rural, with the headquarters, still existing farms of the Sertão, São José, Restauração, Bela Aurora, Regato, Cascata and other.

Population history

Year	Population	Change	Density
2000	9,112	-	36.54/km²
2004	9,543	+431 or 4.73%	38.33/km²
2006	10,148	+605 or 6.34%	40.7/km²

Flag

Its flag features a cross with the colours of navy blue on the top-left and the bottom-right and red squares on the bottom-left and the top-right with its coat of arms in the middle.

Economy

The economic development of the municipality is related to farming and the production of toys in wood, leather, embroidery.
The activities of the secondary sector are that more has contributed to the economic development of the region.
The deployment in the region's main steel from Brazil, the CSN (Companhia Siderurgica Nacional) has entailed many advantages to the industrial structure of the region since many of the industries that it is installed, you are complementary or use its products on a large scale.
The inauguration of the factory of Volkswagen trucks in Resende, 32km away from Queluz, and the construction of the Peugeot factory in Resende also are two important milestones in the industrial development of the region.
The industries that we establish in the municipality of Queluz can count on exemption for a period of ten years ISS municipal taxes (Tax Services) IPTU (Territorial Urban Property Tax). The council also support possible negotiations with the state and federal governments as the reduction of other taxes.
Having designed the installation of new industries, the Mayor might donate land with infrastructure already available.

Turistic points

RAILWAY STATION:
Built in 1874 to replace the other destroyed by fire. In 1999 he was transferred to the city, is being prepared to house a future Cultural Area. Located on Rua Tenente Manoel França.

BUILDING THE DESQUE:
Dating from 1830, in Baroque style, was built to serve as the Parish House, later hosted the Santa Casa. Today, it is headquarters of the Secretaries of Education, Culture and Tourism, the Municipal Library and Museum Malba Tahan (great writer and mathematician, author of the book Maktub, among others). Located at the Praça Padre Francisco das Chagas Lima.

BUILDING THE FORUM:
Built in 1900, in colonial style, has also served as Chain Public, Police Station, Posting Police Headquarters of the former Public Force of the state. Located at the Praça Portugal.

SCHOOL BUILDING GROUP:
Inaugurated in 1915, in style of the time, today houses the School of Education Foundation Hall Capitão Jose Carlos de Oliveira Garcez.

HOUSE OF MALBA TAHAN:
Great writer and mathematician, who lived until adolescence in Queluz, author of several books famous as Maktub and The Man who Calculava. Located near the Church.

BRIDG ON THE RIO PARAIBA DO SUL:
Built in 1933, replacing the old bridge (its foundations are still visible) exploded for "Forças Legalistas" in Revolution of 1932, to prevent the movement of forces of the government of the time.

CHURCH OD SÃO JOÃO BATISTA:
Construction dated 1830, on an existing chapel, still retains its original features. It houses an image of São João Batista, patron of the city, carved in wood and coming of Portugal.

HEADQUARTERS OF FARM RESTAURAÇÃO:
Built in 1850, the foot of the Serra da Mantiqueira, in the cycle of coffee, it is private property and served as a landing for the Emperor D. Pedro, when of your trip.

PICO PEDRA DA MINA:
The highest point of the Mantiqueira range and 4 of Brazil, which still has massive rocky other points above the 2500 m (8,202 ft) high. Own for the practitioners of treking, hiking, climbing and camping wild. The site is not yet open for visitation because of the difficulty of access. The council demanded the recognition and installation of the National Park of Stone's Mina. Access by Cascadura Farm.

MIRANTE DO CRISTO:
Image of Christ the Redeemer that with open arms bless the city. Can be seen throughout the city and part of the Vale do Paraiba and the Serra da Mantiqueira. Access by car for the Road Queluz / Areias.

External links

http://www.queluz.tur.br Queluz on citybrazil.com.br

• Municipal anthem of Queluz 
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  • Satellite images and Aerial photos: Google

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