Piracicaba (Portuguese pronunciation: 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. 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").. 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. More information...
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