São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga
Village that developed as São Paulo, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga (lit. 'Saint Paul of the Fields of Piratininga') was the village that developed as São Paulo, Brazil in the region known as Campos de Piratininga. It was founded as a religious mission and a Jesuit Royal College by priests José de Anchieta and Manuel da Nóbrega on January 25, 1554 (the date of the first mass and the anniversary of Saint Paul's conversion). The village was initially populated by Portuguese colonists and two tribes of the Guaianás Amerindians. Later, São Paulo was the base of the Bandeirantes who explored the interior in search of slaves and gold.
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