Carapicuíba

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Carapicuíba is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 398,236 (2025 est.) in an area of 34.55 square kilometres (13.34 sq mi). It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in the state of São Paulo.

The region which today is Carapicuíba was inhabited by indigenous people before the arrival of European settlers. The hamlet was founded by José de Anchieta. Afonso Sardinha settled there with his farm with the will to use the indigenous people as a workforce. He then built a chapel. The indigenous people soon reacted to the European occupation, and rushed into the jungle. By the 17th century, it was part of the recently created municipality of Santana do Parnaíba. Nothing much has changed in the hamlet during this century and most of the 18th century.

From 1770 on, however, the city and its surroundings started to change noticeably, as new villages were settled, like Embu and Cotia. Houses were built around the main chapel, in which several "entrepreneur" (actually, people who arranged the parties with folklore-related themes) lived.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA. Photography via Wikimedia Commons.