Place:Cunha, São Paulo, Brazil

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NameCunha
Alt namesFaçamsource: Family History Library Catalog
Façãosource: Family History Library Catalog
Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Façãosource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates23.083°S 44.967°W
Located inSão Paulo, Brazil
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Cunha is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 21,459 (2020 est.) in an area of 1,407.25 km². The first inhabitants arrived in the beginning of the 18th century. The municipality was founded in 1785, it was elevated to a city in 1858. Since 1975 Cunha has become an important center of stoneware ceramics, with 5 Noborigama wood fired kilns and 16 ceramics studios in all. The city is visited for ceramics, a pleasant climate, natural parks and gastronomy. In recent years tourism to the region has grown, with visitors coming from around the region to enjoy the local state park (Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar), artisan shops such as Aracatu and Oficina da Lã as well as festivals like the annual lamb festival (Festival do Cordeiro). On October 25, 2015, Cunha hosted the first edition of the Brazilian portion of the Tour de France cycling competition.

Cunha is located in the road which connect Presidente Dutra Highway and Paraty, been a good place to stopover. Parts of this road was part of Estrada Real, which was used to carry gold and precious gems from Minas Gerais to Paraty port to be exported, what explain the historical importance of the city.

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Population history

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Year Population
2001 23,090
2003 22,975
2004 22,889
2015 22,086
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