Descalvado
Municipality
Municipality of Descalvado
Flag Coat of arms
Location in São Paulo
Descalvado Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°54′14″S 47°36′10″W / 21.90389°S 47.60278°W / -21.90389; -47.60278
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Mesoregion	Araraquara
Microregion	São Carlos
Area
• Total	753.7 km2 (291.0 sq mi)
Elevation	679 m (2,228 ft)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	33,910
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code	13690-000
Area code	+55 19
HDI (2010)	0.760 – high[2]
Website	www.descalvado.sp.gov.br

Descalvado is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 33,910 (2020 est.) in an area of 753.7 km².^[3]

The city was founded firstly as a settlement in the 1830s and was one of the main coffee producer in São Paulo's golden coffee plantation years.

Descalvado's economy is farming based and sugar cane and poultry are its main products.

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.^[4] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).^[5]

Christianity is present in the city as follows:

The Catholic church in the municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira.^[6]

The most diverse evangelical beliefs are present in the city, mainly Pentecostal, including the Assemblies of God in Brazil (the largest evangelical church in the country),^[7][8] Christian Congregation in Brazil,^[9] among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.

• List of municipalities in São Paulo
• Interior of São Paulo

This geographical article relating to the state of São Paulo is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e