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Sorocaba is a city in the interior of São Paulo state. Although almost ignored as a tourist destination, Sorocaba is a large city with strong (and growing) economy, a charming and well-preserved Downtown, practically no slums, and known as one of the most cycling-friendly cities of the country (if not the most).
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Casarão de Brigadeiro Tobias
In 1599, governor Dom Francisco de Souza established the first slave trading post in Vila de Nossa Senhora de Monte Serrat. In 1661 it was transferred first to Itavuvu and then to what is now central Sorocaba.
Housed in the former house of the Marquesa de Santos.
Jardim Piratininga.
Dance music, pop and techno.
700. One of the first malls constructed in Brazil, with a cinema and a large variety of shops.
Av. Profa. Izoraida Marques Peres, 401 - Campolim. Several department stores, a cinema, and one of the region's biggest supermarkets.
Rodovia Raposo Tavares, km 99,5, Sorocaba.
By bicycle
With a network of 106 km of cycleways, 50 public bicycle parking lots, and 19 bicycle borrow points, Sorocaba is possibly the best large city in Brazil for cycling.
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