Sorocaba Attractions
Sorocaba
Sorocaba, lying west of São Paulo in the valley of the Rio Tietà (92km/57mi on the Rodovia Castelo Branco), is one of the leading industrial centers in São Paulo state. It originated as a settlement on the banks of the Rio Sorocaba, founded in 1611, which grew up round a chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Ponte da Sorocaba. The real development of the town began in the 18th century, when it became the main assembly point for the herds of cattle from southern Brazil which were then driven to the goldfields of Minas Gerais.
Bus station
Avenida Comandante Pereira Inácio 100
Sorocaba, lying west of São Paulo in the valley of the Rio Tietà (92km/57mi on the Rodovia Castelo Branco), is one of the leading industrial centers in São Paulo state. It originated as a settlement on the banks of the Rio Sorocaba, founded in 1611, which grew up round a chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Ponte da Sorocaba. The real development of the town began in the 18th century, when it became the main assembly point for the herds of cattle from southern Brazil which were then driven to the goldfields of Minas Gerais.
Bus station
Avenida Comandante Pereira Inácio 100
Fazenda Ipanema
Fazenda Ipanema
The first ironworks in Brazil was established in 1813 on the Fazenda Ipanema, an estate belonging to Dom Pedro I 25km/15.5mi north-west of Sorocaba on the road to Iperó.
The first ironworks in Brazil was established in 1813 on the Fazenda Ipanema, an estate belonging to Dom Pedro I 25km/15.5mi north-west of Sorocaba on the road to Iperó.
Folk Events
Folk events
There are concerts by seresteiros (serenade singers) and performances of local dances (the catira, the fandango, the dança de São Gonçalo, the Indian cururu, etc.) in the Municipal Theatre on the Alto da Boa Vista.
There are concerts by seresteiros (serenade singers) and performances of local dances (the catira, the fandango, the dança de São Gonçalo, the Indian cururu, etc.) in the Municipal Theatre on the Alto da Boa Vista.
Museum
The Sorocaba Museum occupies a house (1780), once the property of the Marquesa de Santos, in Rua Theodoro Kaiser (Vila Hortànsia district).
São Bento
São Bento
On Largo de São Bento, in the city center, are the 17th century church and monastery of São Bento.
On Largo de São Bento, in the city center, are the 17th century church and monastery of São Bento.
