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São Bernardo do Campo

Coordinates: 23°42′00″S 46°33′00″W / 23.70000°S 46.55000°W / -23.70000; -46.55000
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Município de São Bernardo do Campo
Municipality
Flag of Município de São Bernardo do Campo
Official seal of Município de São Bernardo do Campo
Nickname: 
The Automobile Capital
Motto(s): 
Pavlistarvm Terra Mater
(Mother Land of the Paulistas)
Município de São Bernardo do Campo is located in Brazil
Município de São Bernardo do Campo
Município de São Bernardo do Campo
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°42′00″S 46°33′00″W / 23.70000°S 46.55000°W / -23.70000; -46.55000
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Government
 • MayorLuiz Marinho (PT)
Area
 • Municipality407.1 km2 (157.2 sq mi)
 • Land331.28 km2 (127.91 sq mi)
 • Water75.82 km2 (29.27 sq mi)  18.6%
 • Urban
118.74 km2 (45.85 sq mi)
 • Metro
212.54 km2 (82.06 sq mi)
Elevation
762 m (2,500 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Municipality765,203 (23rd)
 • Density1,919.40/km2 (1,883.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-2 (UTC-2)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (UTC-3)
Postal Code
09600-000
Area code+55 11
HDI (2008)0.834 – high
WebsiteSão Bernardo do Campo

São Bernardo do Campo (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w beʁˈnaʁdu du ˈkãpu]) is a Brazilian city in the ABC Region, state of São Paulo. Its population in 2003 was 745,161. Its area is 406 square kilometres (157 square miles).

The city was founded in 1553, one of the first cities in Brazil. São Bernardo do Campo is very known because of the automobiles industries that came in 1950s, like: Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler Chrysler and Ford.

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