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Population: 398,772 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Carapicuíba is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. Founded by the priest José de Anchieta around 1580, Carapicuíba was one of the twelve Jesuit villages created with the aim of catechising the native peoples of the São Paulo region.
The city received the Sorocabana Railway in 1875 and played an important role in supplying meat to the São Paulo capital. General Miguel Costa Station, which still stands on the site today, was used for unloading cattle destined for the slaughterhouse.
Still in the 19th century, the Baron of Iguape acquired land in the region and named it Fazenda Carapicuíba. Later, in 1923, the farm was sold to Delfino Cerqueira, who hired a company to subdivide the land and build streets. In the 1930s the village began to develop, driven by favourable climatic conditions and soils suitable for growing various foods, such as potatoes, cereals, vegetables and greens.
At that time, around 60 Japanese families leased part of the land, working cooperatively through the Cotia Agricultural Cooperative. In the 1950s Carapicuíba received Russian, Polish and Ukrainian immigrants. In 1965, Carapicuíba became an independent municipality separate from Barueri, welcoming immigrants from various states of the Brazilian Northeast.
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
SP average (81 cities): 95 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
5.52 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
68.73 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
SP average (81 cities): 45 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
118.16 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,162.9 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
SP average (81 cities): 35 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
0.58 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
1.68 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
SP average (81 cities): 66 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
5.1 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.2 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
SP average (81 cities): 74 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
26.41 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
97.45 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
SP average (81 cities): 79 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
38.57 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
43,496 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro (SBGR), 39 km in a straight line · 41,330 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Mild Average temperature: 21.2 °C (Average temperature below 22 °C (72 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 28.6 | 29.0 | 28.0 | 26.6 | 23.4 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 24.5 | 25.2 | 26.5 | 26.9 | 28.3 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 19.4 | 19.6 | 18.9 | 17.5 | 14.7 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 14.9 | 16.5 | 17.3 | 18.7 |
| Rain (mm) | 292 | 258 | 229 | 87 | 66 | 60 | 48 | 32 | 83 | 127 | 144 | 231 |
Weather station São Paulo(Mir.De Santana), 23 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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