Cunha, São Paulo

Cunha
Municipality
Municipality of Cunha
Flag Seal
Location in São Paulo
Coordinates: 23°04′26″S 44°57′36″W / 23.07389°S 44.96000°W / -23.07389; -44.96000
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Founded	20 April 1858
Government
• Mayor	Rolien Guarda Garcia (PSB)
Area [1]
• Total	1,407.25 km2 (543.34 sq mi)
Elevation	950 m (3,120 ft)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	21,459
• Density	15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Demonym	cunhense
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)	0.684 – medium[3]
Website	cunha.sp.gov.br

Cunha is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.^[4] The population is 21,459 (2020 est.) in an area of 1,407.25 km².^[1] The first inhabitants arrived at the beginning of the 18th century. The municipality was founded in 1785 and was elevated to a city in 1858. Since 1975, Cunha has become an important center of stoneware ceramics, with 5 Noborigama wood-fired kilns and 16 ceramics studios. The city is visited for ceramics, a pleasant climate, natural parks and gastronomy. In recent years, tourism to the region has grown, with visitors coming from around the region to enjoy the local state park (Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar), artisan shops such as Aracatu and Oficina da Lã, as well as festivals like the annual lamb festival (Festival do Cordeiro). On October 25, 2015, Cunha hosted the first edition of the Brazilian portion of the Tour de France cycling competition.^{[needs update]}

Cunha is located on the road connecting Presidente Dutra Highway and Paraty, which is a good place to stop over. Parts of this road were part of Estrada Real, which was used to carry gold and precious gems from Minas Gerais to Paraty port to be exported, which explains the city's historical importance.

According to the 2000 IBGE Census, the population was 23,090, of which 11,134 or 48.22% are urban and 11,936 (51.69%) are rural. The average life expectancy was 71.69 years, and the fertility rate was 2.41.

In telecommunications, Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo served the city until 1975, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.^[5] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.^[6]

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).^[6]

• Church Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Praça Cônego Siqueira s/n)
• Church Rosário (Praça do Rosário s/n)
• School Dr. Casemiro da Rocha (Rua Dr. Casemiro da Rocha, 205)
• Mercado Municipal (Rua Dom Lino, 118)
• Sobrado à Praça Coronel João Olímpio, 52 (Former City Council and City Hall)

Handcrafts

• Casa do Artesão (Rua Jose Arantes Filho, 27)

• Cachoeira da Barra
• Cachoeira do Barracão
• Cachoeira do Desterro
• Cachoeira do Jericó
• Cachoeira do Mato Limpo
• Cachoeira do Pimenta
• Cachoeira do Paraibuna
• Cachoeira do Paraitinga

Some of these are falls which you can swim in.

• Pedra da Macela (where it is possible to see all the sea between Ubatuba and Angra dos Reis)

• List of municipalities in São Paulo

• Official city hall webpage (in Portuguese)
• citybrazil.com.br (in Portuguese)
• Cunha on Explorevale (in Portuguese)

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