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".

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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[edit]

^ 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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