Piracicaba

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Piracicaba (Portuguese pronunciation: [piɾɐsiˈkabɐ] or [piˌɾasiˈkabɐ]) is a city located in the Brazilian

state of São Paulo. The population is 407,252 (2020) in an area of 1,378.07 km2.[2] It is at an elevation
of 547 m above sea level.

The place name comes from a word in the Tupi language that means "place where the fish stops", and it
is formed by the junction of the terms pirá ("fish"), syk ("stop") e aba ("place").[3]. The name refers to
the waterfalls of the Piracicaba River, which bisects the city, which is a point where the "piracema"—
fish swimming upstream to reproduce— are stopped.[4]

In 1766, Antonio Correa Barbosa, charged with the task of establishing a settlement on the estuary of
Piracicaba river, opted for a location about 90 kilometres (56 mi) from it.[5] The settlement was
officially founded on August 1, 1767, as a povoação subordinated to the vila of Itu.[6] In 1784,
Piracicaba gets emancipated from Itu, becoming a freguesia.[6]

In 1821, the freguesia is promoted to vila, known as Vila Nova da Constituição. In 1856, Vila Nova da
Constituição is promoted to city status and in 1877 it is officially named "Piracicaba", following a law
by the then councilman and future Brazilian president Prudente de Morais.[6]

In 1944, the city was made the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Piracicaba.[7]