Pedra Bela

Pedra Bela
View of Pedra Bela
Location in São Paulo state
Pedra Bela
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°47′35″S 46°26′36″W / 22.79306°S 46.44333°W / -22.79306; -46.44333
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
 • Total
159 km2 (61 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
6,110
 • Density38.4/km2 (99.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Pedra Bela is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 6,110 (2020 est.) in an area of 159 km2.[2] The elevation is 1,120 m.

Tourism

Pedra do Santuário (Sanctuary Rock) is Pedra Bela's main tourist attractions. It features a small chapel[3] at its top and the remains of a trench used by Paulista troops as an observation post overseeing the border with Minas Gerais state during Brazil's Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932.

Pedra do Santuário also features one of Brazil's - and the world's - longest zipline[4][5], 'Mega Tirolesa', with close to 2 kilometers in length, from the rock's top to the foot of the hill where the city is located.

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[6] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. ^ Carvalho, Larissa (2025-03-22). "Essa cidade da zona rural de São Paulo já passou 1 ano sem roubos". Correio Braziliense - Radar (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-02-27.
  4. ^ "Tirolesa e rapel perto de SP? Pedra Bela é uma das melhores opções". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-02-27.
  5. ^ "PREFEITURA MUNICIPAL DE PEDRA BELA". www.pedrabela.sp.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-02-27.
  6. ^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  7. ^ "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-06-14.