São Bernardo do Campo

São Bernardo do Campo

São Bernardo do Campo (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w beʁˈnaʁdu du ˈkɐ̃pu]) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.[4] The population is 844,483 (2020 est.) in an area of 409.51 km2 (158.11 sq mi).[5] The city was founded by João Ramalho in 1553 and was known as Vila de Santo André da Borda do Campo de Piratininga, soon transferred to another nearby place, safer from hostile tribes. It is, however, historically perceived as the first Brazilian settlement built away from the sea. The original settlement was then resettled as São Bernardo, became a parish in 1812 and became a municipality in 1890. In 1938, it became a part of the Santo André district only to be separated again in 1945, as the aftermath of an action from a group of entrepreneurs led by Wallace Cochrane Simonsen, who was eventually appointed as the first mayor of the newborn municipality.[6]