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Limeira
South America is the fourth largest continent of the Western Hemisphere. It is divided politically into 12 independent countries namely Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela and the overseas department of French Guiana. The continent extends to 7,640 kilometers from Punta Gallinas, Colombia, in the north to Cape Horn, Chile, in the south.
South America is connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama. It is washed on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Topographically the continent is divided into three sections namely the South American cordillera, the interior lowlands, and the continental shield. Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion and Portuguese and Spanish are the primary languages of the continent.
Limeira is one of the South America’s most popular destinations, and is well known for the quantity of cultural related attractions and monuments. It is a city in the eastern part of the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo. Initially, it was known as the Brazilian orange capital because of the great citrus fruits production that occurred in the past. Historically, the city was founded in 1826 following the construction of a road built for the transportation of the production from the sugar cane farms. Topographically, it is located at an elevation of 588 meters and is 154 kilometers away from Sao Paulo and 1011 kilometers from Brasilia.
The total land area of Limeira is 582.48 square kilometers. According to the 2004 census, the population was 270,733 inhabitants and population density was 428.65 inhabitants per square kilometer. The city can be easily reached from Sao Paulo by two highways including Rodovia Anhangüera and Rodovia dos Bandeirantes.
Presently, Limeira experiences a sharp social, economic and population growth derivative of the strategic position of the locality and the high level of well-being and quality of life that is enjoyed with respect to other places of South America. This fact has consolidated along with other adjacent municipalities, as a great alternative for residence.
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