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Taubaté is a medium-sized city in the State of São Paulo, in southeastern Brazil. Its strategic location between the two most important Brazilian cities (São Paulo (123 km) and Rio de Janeiro (280 km)), connected to both by the Presidente Dutra Highway, between high, cold mountains and the Atlantic Ocean has helped the development of the city. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.〔(Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 1.166 )〕 The population is 302,331 (2015 est.) in an area of 625.00 km².〔(Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística )〕 The city has become an industrial center, seating branches of several companies, including Volkswagen, Alstom, Ford, LG, Embraer, among many others. Traditional city in São Paulo state, played an important role in the historical and economic development of the country. In the gold cycle was radiating center of bandeirismo discovering gold in Minas Gerais, founding several cities. In the Second Empire, during the coffee boom of the Paraíba Valley, has emerged as the largest municipality in the state production area, hosting the Taubaté Convention in 1906. 〔ABREU, Maria Morgado de. Taubaté: de núcleo irradiador de bandeirismo a centro industrial e universitário do Vale do Paraíba.,2.ª edição. Aparecida: Santuário, 1991.〕 ==History== Taubaté was part of the ancient Tupinamba Territory, along the Paraiba do Sul River. The Tupinamba Territory in the 16th century, stretched from the Juqueriquerê River on the shores of Caraguatatuba to the Cape of Saint Thomas (Cabo de São Tomé) in the State of Rio de Janeiro. The first village was created in 1640 being proclaimed as an autonomous locality on December 5, 1645, by a pioneer named Jacques Felix. It was the first location in the Vale do Paraiba region to obtain autonomy. The locality got its current city status in 1842. By that time, it was one of the most important coffee production centers in the country, hosting the Taubaté's Agreement in 1906. In 1908, the city was made the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Taubaté. In 1900 was the largest city in the interior of São Paulo. The county name comes from the Guarani language and means village (taba) high (ybaté). In 1891, Taubaté was one of the first cities in Brazil to industrialize. With the CTI (Companhia Taubaté Industrial), a Textile Industry. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Taubaté」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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