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Carapicuíba, Brazil

Carapicuíba is a town of 386,984 people in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1580.

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Population386,984 GeoNames
RegionSão Paulo
Elevation762 m 2,500 ft
Founded1580
Time zoneAmerica/Sao Paulo
Land area35.0 km²
Nearest airportCampo de Marte Airport (RTE) 20 km

Why visit Carapicuíba

Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 106 parks and trails, 88 places to eat, 7 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.

Highlights include Museu da Biblia, Instituto Casa da Gente, Parque Municipal Dionísio Álvares Mateos and Praça Antônio Moreira.

About Carapicuíba

Carapicuíba (Portuguese pronunciation: [kaɾapikuˈibɐ]) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 398,236 (2025 est.) in an area of 34.55 square kilometres (13.34 sq mi). It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in the state of São Paulo.

From the Wikipedia article Carapicuíba (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Things to do3

Cinépolis

Cinema and theater · 2.2 km

400 Rua General Divisão Pedro Rodrigues da Silva, Barueri

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Cinemark

Cinema and theater · 1.9 km

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RJ distribuidora de ovos

Farm and orchard · 3.8 km

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Museums and landmarks9

Museu da Biblia

Museum · 4.6 km

672 Avenida Pastor Sebastião Davino dos Reis

Tu-Fr 09:00-12:00, 13:00-17:00; Sa,Su,PH 10:00-16:00

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Instituto Casa da Gente

Museum · 1.2 km

250 Avenida São Paulo Apóstolo, Carapicuíba

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Centro Cultural Praça das Artes

Museum · 4.3 km

255 Rua Ministro Raphael de Barros Monteiro

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Busto José Carlos Sandorfy

Monument and historic site · 3.2 km

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Conservatório Villa Lobos

Museum · 4.7 km

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escultura E

Monument and historic site · 2.6 km

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Letreiro "Alphaville"

Monument and historic site · 3.0 km

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Rua Cidade de Ipirá-Bahia

Monument and historic site · 4.8 km

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Viela A

Monument and historic site · 2.9 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds106

Parque Municipal Dionísio Álvares Mateos

Park · 4.8 km

64 Rua Georgina

Mo-Fr 06:00-20:00; Sa,Su,PH 06:00-18:00

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Praça Antônio Moreira

Park · 2.5 km

Rua Maestro Vahakn Minassian, Osasco

24/7

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Praça dos Artistas

Park · 4.3 km

Avenida Presidente Tancredo de Almeida

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Praça dos Estudantes

Park · 3.5 km

Avenida Prefeito Arnaldo Rodrigues Bittencourt, Barueri

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Praça Arborizada Do condominio Rochelle

Park · 3.2 km

24/7

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Praça Darci Fortunatu Novais

Park · 4.4 km

00:00-24:00

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Parque Gabriel Chucre

Park · 0.8 km

505 Rua Consolação, Carapicuíba

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Parque Recreativo Taddeo Almeida Cananeia da Silva

Park · 4.5 km

287 Rua Chico Mendes, Barueri

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Pista de Cooper e Lazer Margens do Tietê

Park · 4.5 km

Rua da Prata, Barueri

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Praça da Fonte

Park · 3.5 km

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Praça das Artes Antônio Augusto Moraes Liberato - Gugu Liberato

Park · 4.3 km

255 Rua Ministro Raphael de Barros Monteiro, Barueri

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Praça das Nações

Park · 4.5 km

Avenida Presidente Tancredo de Almeida

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Restaurants and cafes88

NB Steak

Restaurant · Barbecue · 2.8 km

650 Alameda Rio Negro

Mo-Th 11:30-15:30,18:00-23:00; Fr 11:30-16:00,18:00-23:30; Sa...

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Outback Steakhouse

Restaurant · American, Steak · 3.0 km

61 Alameda Grajaú

Mo-Fr 11:30-23:00; Sa 11:30-24:00; Su 12:00-24:00:PH off

Open in Google Maps · +55 11 4133 1955

Cervejaria Dogma (Beer Taste Lab)

Bar and pub · 2.6 km

669 Avenida Piracema, SP

11:00-23:00

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Bráz Trattoria - Shopping Tamboré

Restaurant · Italian, Pizza · 2.0 km

669 Avenida Piracema, Barueri

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Padaria e Restaurante Central de barueri

Bakery · 4.5 km

825 Rua Duque de Caxias

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Cervejaria Dogma Tambore

Bar and pub · 2.2 km

69 Avenida Piracema, Barueri

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Elefante Rosa Pizzaria Brasileifra

Restaurant · Pizza · 3.8 km

1470 Avenida Benedito Alves Turíbio

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La famiglia

Restaurant · Pizza · 1.2 km

134 Rua José Fernandes Teixeira - Zuza

Open in Google Maps · +55 11 4184 4468

Nostra Pizzaria

Restaurant · Pizza · 2.6 km

Estrada da Gabiroba

Open in Google Maps · +55 11 4188 5853

Padaria Caprioti

Bakery · 2.8 km

Estrada do Pequiá, Carapicuíba

Mo-Su 07:00-20:00

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Pizzaria Bella Vitta

Restaurant · Pizza

230 Rua Ângela Perioto Toliane

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Sabor a Lenha Pizzaria e Pastelaria

Restaurant · Pizza · 4.3 km

Rua Tiradentes

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History

The region which today is Carapicuíba was inhabited by indigenous people before the arrival of European settlers. The hamlet was founded by José de Anchieta. Afonso Sardinha settled there with his farm with the will to use the indigenous people as a workforce. He then built a chapel. The indigenous people soon reacted to the European occupation, and rushed into the jungle. By the 17th century, it was part of the recently created municipality of Santana do Parnaíba. Nothing much has changed in the hamlet during this century and most of the 18th century.

From 1770 on, however, the city and its surroundings started to change noticeably, as new villages were settled, like Embu and Cotia. Houses were built around the main chapel, in which several "entrepreneur" (actually, people who arranged the parties with folklore-related themes) lived.

Until the Sorocabana Railway was implemented, in 1870, little was developed in the village. However, when a station was opened near the section of the tracks that run through the city, many people started to live in the city. During the first half of the 20th century, agriculture started to play a role in the economy of the village, because of the climate and quality of the land. A bus line starting in Barueri, running through Carapicuíba, Osasco and ending in Pinheiros was created to take people to São Paulo in alternate itineraries.

From the History section of Carapicuíba on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to stay7

Churches and places of worship99

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Shopping71

Gas and EV charging46

Schools, colleges and libraries79

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Healthcare64

Map of Carapicuíba

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Getting there and nearby towns

Campo de Marte Airport (RTE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 20 km away.

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