Suzano
Suzano is a municipality in São Paulo state, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 300,559 (2020 est.) in an area of 206.24 km². The elevation is 749 m.
Suzano | |
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| Município de Suzano Municipality of Suzano | |
Downtown Suzano | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Cidade das Flores (City of Flowers) | |
Location in São Paulo state | |
Suzano Suzano | |
| Coordinates: 23°32′34″S 46°18′39″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Metropolitan Region | São Paulo |
| Founded | April 2, 1949 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rodrigo Ashiuchi (PR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 206.24 km2 (79.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 749 m (2,457 ft) |
| Population (2020 ) | |
| • Total | 300,559 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.765 – high |
| Website | Suzano, São Paulo |
Suzano has a large Japanese Brazilian population. It consists of a large downtown area surrounded by residential areas. There are three main roads that travel through the downtown section. One of them is a one-way street (northbound), and two are one-way streets (southbound). It was named after the engineer who built the train station.
The city features a medium-sized shopping mall, city hall, train station, frequent bus routes, and a small number of office and residential buildings. Suzano is an important industrial center today, although it was originally agricultural.
Many soldiers who fought in Italy's Monte Castello in World War II were from Suzano.
On March 13, 2019, there was a school shooting at the Raul Brasil School in Suzano. Eight people were killed before the two gunmen died of suicide.