Poá, Brazil
Poá is a town of 103,765 people in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in January 1, 1949.
Why visit Poá
Townapedia lists 14 museums and landmarks, 35 parks and trails, 58 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Associação Cultural Suzanense Bunkio, Centro de Educação e Cultura Francisco Carlos Moriconi and Praça da Juventudo.
Weather in Poá
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About Poá
Poá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The water extracted from Fonte Áurea, or the Golden Fountain, is sold throughout Brazil. The population is 103,765 (2022 Census) in an area of 17.264 km2.
From the Wikipedia article Poá (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Teatro Municipal Doutor Armando de Ré
Cinema and theater · 3.8 km
1354 Rua General Francisco Glicério
Museums and landmarks14
Praça dos Eventos
Monument and historic site · 3.1 km
1744 Avenida Brasil, Ferraz de Vasconcelos
2 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds35
Parque Max Feffer
Park · 2.2 km
90 Avenida Senador Roberto Simonsen, Suzano
23 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes58
Rotisserie aop
Restaurant · Pizza, Salgados, Buffet · 1.6 km
52 Rua João Francisco Ferreirinha, Poá
Tu,Sa 09:00-23:00
Bom Prato
Restaurant · Regional · 2.4 km
155 Rua Lourenço Paganucci
Mo-Sa 07:00-11:00; 17:00-19:00; PH off
Cachaças Rock Bar
Bar and pub · 3.0 km
Sede do Moto Club Cachaças
312 Alameda Jaime Fortes, Suzano
Mo-Su 11:00-22:00
Restaurante e Pizzaria Pague Pouco
Restaurant · 3.9 km
30 R. Presidente Rodrigues Alves, Suzano
Mo-Sa 18:00-00:00
Disk Jura Pizzaria
Restaurant · Pizza · 2.8 km
560A Avenida Mogi das Cruzes
Container Beer
Bar and pub · Pizza, Regional, Cerveja · 1.0 km
16 Rua Gardênia, Poá
Costelão de Suzano
Restaurant · 3.6 km
283 Rua Sete de Setembro
DemaJoe Restaurante
Restaurant · 3.6 km
219 Rua XV de Novembro
46 more on the map.
History
Poá is one of eleven municipalities considered spa towns (Estancia Hidromineral) by the state of São Paulo, fulfilling certain prerequisites set by state law. This status ensures that these municipalities more money from the state to promote regional tourism and beyond that the city acquired the right to add the title "Estancia Hidromineral" to its name, a term which is designated by both the municipal expedient as the official state references. Poá's economy is mainly service-focused, since the installation of polluting industries has been banned since 1970, the year it became a spa town. Territory-wise, is one of the smallest municipalities in the state of São Paulo (only bigger than Aguas de São Pedro and São Caetano do Sul).
From the History section of Poá on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship68
1ª Igreja Presbeteriana Independente de Poá
Church · Presbyterian · 0.8 km
44 Avenida Duque de Caxias, Poá
Igreja Luterana da Esperança
Church · Lutheran · 3.2 km
174 Avenida Hermann Teles Ribeiro, Ferraz de Vasconcelos
Paróquia de Santa Cruz e Santa Margarida D'Youville
Church · Roman Catholic · 2.7 km
710 Rua das Margaridas, Ferraz de Vasconcelos
Paróquia Nossa Senhora Aparecida
Church · Roman Catholic · 2.8 km
313 Rua Tiradentes, Ferraz de Vasconcelos
Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Paz
Church · Roman Catholic · 2.8 km
250 Rua Getúlio Vargas, Ferraz de Vasconcelos
Paróquia Nossa Senhora das Graças
Church · Roman Catholic · 3.5 km
355 Avenida Bandeirantes, Itaquaquecetuba
Paróquia Nossa Senhora de Fátima
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.7 km
532 Rua Jorge Tibiriçá, Ferraz de Vasconcelos
Shopping54
Gas and EV charging23
Auto Posto Portal Poá
Gas station · 1.7 km
Rodovia João Afonso de Souza Castellano, Poá
Schools, colleges and libraries68
Escola Municipal Bairro Casa Branca
School · 4.0 km
191 Rua Tereza Haguihara Cardoso
Escola Municipal Professora Eliana Pereira Figueira
School · 2.5 km
704 Avenida Senador Roberto Simonsen, Suzano
Escola SESI-SP de Ferraz de Vasconcelos
School · 2.1 km
20 Rua Francisco Antonio Zelev, Ferraz de Vasconcelos
Escola Municipal Antonio Teixeira, Vereador
School · 1.9 km
20 Rua do Ouro, Suzano
Instituto Educacional Luterano
School · 3.2 km
162 Avenida Herman Tellles Ribeiro, Ferraz de Vasconcelos
Healthcare34
Ambulatório de Especialidades Doutor Joracy Cruz
Clinic and pharmacy · 3.7 km
33 Rua Kazuo Kagiwara, Suzano
Hospital Regional de Ferraz de Vasconcelos Doutor Osiris Florindo Coelho
Hospital · 1.8 km
270 Rua Princesa Isabel, Ferraz de Vasconcelos
Unidade Básica de Saúde Antônio Nhan
Clinic and pharmacy · 3.1 km
10 Rua Luiz Zandrini
Unidade Básica de Saúde Cidade Kemel
Clinic and pharmacy · 3.5 km
1031 Avenida Kemel Addas
Unidade Básica de Saúde Doutot Cypriano Oswaldo Monaco
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.7 km
223 Rua Capitão Pedro Esperidião Hoffer
Unidade Básica de Saúde Maria Eduarda Ribeiro Domingues
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.8 km
560 Rua Mém de Sá, Poá
Unidade de Saúde da Família Onésia Benedita Miguel
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.3 km
205 Rua Leonor Admee de Castro
Droga Raia
Clinic and pharmacy · 3.8 km
1000 Rua General Francisco Glicério, Suzano
Drogaria São Paulo
Clinic and pharmacy · 3.8 km
437 Rua General Francisco Glicério, Suzano
Map of Poá
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Getting there and nearby towns
Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport of Cumbica/Guarulhos/São Paulo (GRU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 16 km away.
- Ferraz de Vasconcelos 3 km southwest, about 3 min by car
- Suzano 4 km southeast, about 4 min by car
- Itaquaquecetuba 5 km north, about 5 min by car
- Jardim Presidente Dutra 14 km northwest, about 14 min by car
- Arujá 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- Mogi das Cruzes 16 km east, about 16 min by car
- Mauá 20 km southwest, about 20 min by car
- Guarulhos 21 km west, about 21 min by car
- Ribeirão Pires 21 km south, about 21 min by car
- São Paulo 30 km west, about 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Vista de poá, João Paulo Chagas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Estação Poá (Linha 11 Coral, CPTM) • placa (2), Geogast, CC BY 4.0
- Estação Poá (Linha 11 Coral, CPTM) • placa (1), Geogast, CC BY 4.0
- Estacao poá 2009, João Paulo Chagas, CC BY 3.0
- Avenida nove de julho poá, João Paulo Chagas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Praca biblia poá, João Paulo Chagas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Teatro Municipal de Poá, Lucas Landin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Praça da Bíblia2, Lucas Landin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Praça da Bíblia, Lucas Landin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- EXPOA2012-3, João Paulo Chagas, CC BY 3.0
- EXPOA2012-1, João Paulo Chagas, CC BY 3.0
- EXPOA2012-4, João Paulo Chagas, CC BY 3.0
- EXPOA2012-2, João Paulo Chagas, CC BY 3.0
- Poa - SP - panoramio, FernandoSantos, CC BY-SA 3.0
- CPTM Calmon, Lucas Landin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Estação Calmon Viana (Linha 11 Coral, CPTM) • placa e trem Série 2000, Geogast, CC BY 4.0
- Ischiocentra hebes, Gabriel Felix, CC BY 4.0
- APA Várzea do Rio Tietê por Dolileia Mantovani (12), Dolileia Mantovani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- APA Várzea do Rio Tietê por Dolileia Mantovani (04), Dolileia Mantovani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CPTM - TUE série 2000 (interior), Igormartinez99, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Baby Alice (6869744654), Lelê Breveglieri from Suzano, CC BY 2.0
- Praca independencia, João Paulo Chagas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Coletiva de Imprensa na Escola Raul Brasil (47319017332), Governo do Estado de São Paulo, CC BY 2.0
- Coletiva de Imprensa na Escola Raul Brasil (46648611544), Governo do Estado de São Paulo, CC BY 2.0
- Coletiva de Imprensa na Escola Raul Brasil (40406317753), Governo do Estado de São Paulo, CC BY 2.0
- Fundamental subtraction relationship, MateusRSBenedito, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Coletiva de Imprensa na Escola Raul Brasil (47319016862), Governo do Estado de São Paulo, CC BY 2.0
- Coletiva de Imprensa na Escola Raul Brasil (46648611194), Governo do Estado de São Paulo, CC BY 2.0
- Coletiva de Imprensa na Escola Raul Brasil (33495633118), Governo do Estado de São Paulo, CC BY 2.0
- Coletiva de Imprensa na Escola Raul Brasil (47319017642), Governo do Estado de São Paulo, CC BY 2.0
- Coletiva de Imprensa na Escola Raul Brasil (40406317993), Governo do Estado de São Paulo, CC BY 2.0
- Coletiva de Imprensa na Escola Raul Brasil (46648611264), Governo do Estado de São Paulo, CC BY 2.0
- Coletiva de Imprensa na Escola Raul Brasil (46648611454), Governo do Estado de São Paulo, CC BY 2.0
- Coletiva de Imprensa na Escola Raul Brasil (47371858121), Governo do Estado de São Paulo, CC BY 2.0
- Coletiva de Imprensa na Escola Raul Brasil (47319017632), Governo do Estado de São Paulo, CC BY 2.0
- Coletiva de Imprensa na Escola Raul Brasil (47319017132), Governo do Estado de São Paulo, CC BY 2.0
- Escola Estadual Professor Raul Brasil, Contribuidores do OpenStreetMap, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Paço municipal ferraz de vasconcelos, João Paulo Chagas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Streptoprocne zonaris 519095850, Miguel, CC BY-SA 4.0
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