Guarulhos

Guarulhos is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 is 1,160,468, the density is 3,649.27/km² and the area is 318 km². This place name comes from the Tupi language. It is a suburb of São Paulo. Guarulhos is the 2nd largest city in São Paulo state and one of the biggest cities in Brazil.

Related Topics:
São Paulo - Brazil - 2003 - Tupi language - São Paulo

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The city is accessed by a major airport for São Paulo, the largest in South America, São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU). A traveler landing in the Guarulhos airport can take as few as 5 minutes or as long as 2 hours in immigration processing, and once claiming his/her bags he/she will be in São Paulo's downtown in 25-50 minutes, depending on the traffic.

Related Topics:
Airport - South America - São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport

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Guarulhos was made the 8th place in the rank of brazilian cities by GDP (2nd in São Paulo state) (source:IBGE, Brazil's national institute of statistics. GDP by cities report, published in 2005 with data from 2002)

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Several small hotels offer accommodations near the airport.

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Most international flights landing in brazil go to Guarulhos airport (with a small fraction landing directly in Rio de Janeiro).

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North: Mairiporã, Nazaré Paulista, Santa Isabel

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Mairiporã - Nazaré Paulista - Santa Isabel

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West: São Paulo

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Guarulhos

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East: Arujá, Itaquaquecetuba

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Arujá - Itaquaquecetuba

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South: São Paulo

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