Jaú, São Paulo, Southeast Region, Brazil

History | Economy | Sport

🇧🇷 Jaú is a municipality in the centre of the state of São Paulo, in Brazil. The city takes its name from the native fish species jau.

History The history of the city goes back to 1853, when a group of people decided to settle and found a village. Not until 1889, however, did it achieve the status of town. Its most widely known inhabitant is João Ribeiro de Barros, the first man to travel from Europe to South America by plane, in 1927, 23 days before Charles Lindbergh's flight.

Economy Jaú is located in a tropical weather region, known for its very fertile lands, which were once called "terra roxa" (purple land). The city is known as the national capital of female shoes, which are exported to the whole world.

Sport Esporte Clube XV de Novembro is a traditional sport club of the town, founded in 1924. The club plays its home matches at Estádio Zezinho Magalhães. Jaú is also the birthplace of freestyle swimmer Renata Burgos, who represented Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

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Jaú has a population of over 143,283 people. Jaú also forms the centre of the wider Jaú District which has a population of over 349,440 people. It is also a part of the larger Bauru Region.

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Antipodal to Jaú is: 131.45,22.283

Locations Near: Jaú -48.55,-22.2833

🇧🇷 Bauru -49.05,-22.3 d: 51.5  

🇧🇷 Ibitinga -48.817,-21.75 d: 65.4  

🇧🇷 Botucatu -48.456,-22.891 d: 68.2  

🇧🇷 Araraquara -48.167,-21.783 d: 68.2  

🇧🇷 Matão -48.35,-21.6 d: 78.7  

🇧🇷 São Carlos -47.883,-22 d: 75.5  

🇧🇷 Avaré -48.917,-23.083 d: 96.6  

🇧🇷 Rio Claro -47.563,-22.412 d: 102.5  

🇧🇷 Piracicaba -47.633,-22.717 d: 105.8  

🇧🇷 Jaboticabal -48.317,-21.25 d: 117.4  

Antipodal to: Jaú 131.45,22.283

🇯🇵 Tomigusuku 127.667,26.15 d: 19438.9  

🇯🇵 Naha 127.702,26.199 d: 19437.3  

🇯🇵 Ginowan 127.78,26.279 d: 19435.7  

🇯🇵 Urasoe 127.734,26.254 d: 19434.8  

🇯🇵 Makishi 127.667,26.2 d: 19434.8  

🇯🇵 Okinawa City 127.793,26.343 d: 19431.1  

🇯🇵 Okinawa 127.809,26.409 d: 19426.5  

🇯🇵 Nago 127.978,26.592 d: 19421  

🇯🇵 Amami 129.483,28.367 d: 19310.4  

🇯🇵 Miyakojima 125.267,24.8 d: 19325.6  

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