Piacatu

Piacatu
Piacatu
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in São Paulo state
	Piacatu Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 21°35′32″S 50°35′57″W / 21.59222°S 50.59917°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Area
• Total	232 km2 (90 sq mi)
Population (2020 )
• Total	6,038
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Piacatu is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 6,038 (2020 est.) in an area of 232 km².^[2] The elevation is 422 m. The city name is an ancient tupi-guarani language composite word meaning "good vision".

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1975, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.^[3] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.^[4]

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).^[4]

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
^ ^a ^b "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-05-26.

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[1] IBGE 2020

[2] Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

[3] "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-26.

[:vivo-4] "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-05-26.

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