Itu Attractions
Itu
The historic town of Itu, founded by Bandeirantes, lies in the Tietà valley, 102km/63mi north-west of São Paulo and 45km/28mi north-east of Sorocaba. To reach it from São Paulo, take SP 280 (Rodovia Castelo Branco) and then SP 308 (Rodovia do Açúcar). Alternatively, take SP 280 as far as km26/mi16 and then SP 312 (Estrada dos Romeiros), which runs through Santana do Parnaiba and Pirapora do Bom Jesus.
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Avenida Otaviano Pereira Mendes 500
The historic town of Itu, founded by Bandeirantes, lies in the Tietà valley, 102km/63mi north-west of São Paulo and 45km/28mi north-east of Sorocaba. To reach it from São Paulo, take SP 280 (Rodovia Castelo Branco) and then SP 308 (Rodovia do Açúcar). Alternatively, take SP 280 as far as km26/mi16 and then SP 312 (Estrada dos Romeiros), which runs through Santana do Parnaiba and Pirapora do Bom Jesus.
Bus station
Avenida Otaviano Pereira Mendes 500
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Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Santa Rita Capela)
Some of the oldest buildings in Itu are the Nossa Senhora do Carmo and the Santa Rita Capela, both dating to the early 18th C.
Pirapora do Bom Jesus, Brazil
(Near Itu)
Pirapora do Bom Jesus
50km/30mi south-east of Itu is the town of Pirapora do Bom Jesus, famed for the pilgrimage church of Bom Jesus de Pirapora (1725-1867) and the Casa dos Milagres ("House of Miracles"), containing votive offerings from those who have been granted a favor through the intercession of the church's patron. The Festa do Bom Jesus is celebrated here on August 6th.
50km/30mi south-east of Itu is the town of Pirapora do Bom Jesus, famed for the pilgrimage church of Bom Jesus de Pirapora (1725-1867) and the Casa dos Milagres ("House of Miracles"), containing votive offerings from those who have been granted a favor through the intercession of the church's patron. The Festa do Bom Jesus is celebrated here on August 6th.
Santana de Parnaiba
A few kilometers south-east of Pirapora is Santana de Parnaíba, an important religious center with historic old buildings. On Praça da Matriz are the church of Nossa Senhora de Sant'Ana (c. 1580) and the house of the bandeirante Bartolomeu Bueno (1600), which in the 18th century was the Câmara Municipal (Town Hall) and is now occupied by the Museu Pedagógico Anhanguera. Among popular festivals celebrated in the town are the Bloco dos Fantasmas, a parade of spirits on the Saturday of Carnival; the Samba de Cururuquara (May); the Festas Juninas (June Festival); the Festa de Santana (end of July); and Festa da Elevação da Cidade (commemorating the town's municipal charter) on November 14th, with repentistas (impromptu poets) and parades of men in bandeirante costume.
(Near Pirapora do Bom Jesus)
Santana de ParnaíbaA few kilometers south-east of Pirapora is Santana de Parnaíba, an important religious center with historic old buildings. On Praça da Matriz are the church of Nossa Senhora de Sant'Ana (c. 1580) and the house of the bandeirante Bartolomeu Bueno (1600), which in the 18th century was the Câmara Municipal (Town Hall) and is now occupied by the Museu Pedagógico Anhanguera. Among popular festivals celebrated in the town are the Bloco dos Fantasmas, a parade of spirits on the Saturday of Carnival; the Samba de Cururuquara (May); the Festas Juninas (June Festival); the Festa de Santana (end of July); and Festa da Elevação da Cidade (commemorating the town's municipal charter) on November 14th, with repentistas (impromptu poets) and parades of men in bandeirante costume.
Republican Museum
Republican Museum
The Museu Republicano da Convenção de Itu, housed in a building of 1830, contains documents on the republican movement in São Paulo, which was led by the coffee-planters, and on the agreement (convenção) reached in Itu in April 1873, which represented the first attempt to centralize the movement and give it a unified political line.
The Museu Republicano da Convenção de Itu, housed in a building of 1830, contains documents on the republican movement in São Paulo, which was led by the coffee-planters, and on the agreement (convenção) reached in Itu in April 1873, which represented the first attempt to centralize the movement and give it a unified political line.
Casa do Bandeirante
Casa do Bandeirante
3km/2mi outside the town on the road to Salto (SP 079, Estrada da Convenção Republicana), is the historic Casa do Bandeirante, which belongs to the Fazenda Nossa Senhora do Rosário.
3km/2mi outside the town on the road to Salto (SP 079, Estrada da Convenção Republicana), is the historic Casa do Bandeirante, which belongs to the Fazenda Nossa Senhora do Rosário.
Nossa Senhora da Candelária
N.S. da Candelária
On Praça Padre Miguel is the church of Nossa Senhora da Candelária (1780), which contains many paintings by José da Silva Manso and his pupil Jesuino do Monte Carmelo.
On Praça Padre Miguel is the church of Nossa Senhora da Candelária (1780), which contains many paintings by José da Silva Manso and his pupil Jesuino do Monte Carmelo.
Nossa Senhora do Patrocínio
N.S. do Patrocínio
The church of Nossa Senhora do Patrocinio was designed, and its building begun, by Jesuino do Monte Carmelo, who died in 1819, a year after the beginning of construction.
The church of Nossa Senhora do Patrocinio was designed, and its building begun, by Jesuino do Monte Carmelo, who died in 1819, a year after the beginning of construction.
Salto, Brazil
(Near Itu)
Salto
The most notable features in the town of Salto, 8km/5mi north of Itu, are the waterfall (Salto das Cachoeiras) in Praça 16 de Junho and the suspension bridge over the Rio Tietà. In the center of the town is the island of Amores, encircled by the Rios Tietà and Jundiaí.
The most notable features in the town of Salto, 8km/5mi north of Itu, are the waterfall (Salto das Cachoeiras) in Praça 16 de Junho and the suspension bridge over the Rio Tietà. In the center of the town is the island of Amores, encircled by the Rios Tietà and Jundiaí.
