Santa Bárbara d'Oeste is a municipality in the State of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. It lies about 138 kilometres (86 mi) northwest of the State capital. It occupies an area of 272.2 square kilometres (105.1 sq mi), of which 43.1 square kilometres (16.6 sq mi) is urban. In 2020, the population was estimated at 194,390 by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, making it the 43rd most populous city in São Paulo and the sixth largest in the metropolitan region of Campinas.
Montage with images of Santa Bárbara d'Oeste
Santa Bárbara d'Oeste received an influx of immigrants from the Confederate States of America in the late 1860s (known as Confederados)
Descendants of Americans during Confederado Festival in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste.
The chapel of Santa Bárbara d'Oeste
Americana is a municipality (município) located in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. The population is 229,322 in an area of 133.91 km2 (51.70 sq mi). The original settlement developed around the local railway station, founded in 1875, and the development of a cotton weaving factory in a nearby farm.
Saint Anthony Sanctuary, located in downtown Americana.
The old flag of Americana reflecting the city's Confederate origins.
Confederate flag in the old coat of arms of Americana.
The German Casa de Cultura Hermann Muller Carioba.
