Pirajuí

 city, municipality

Pirajuí is a Brazilian city of São Paulo. It is located at latitude 21 ° 59'55 "South and longitude 49 ° 27'26" West, with an altitude of 468 meters. Its population in 2004 was 20 745 inhabitants. It has an area of 821.68 km ².

The exploration of the ridge between the rivers and Ugly Golden began in 1888 and in the following year several settlers like John Justino da Silva, Cel. Joaquim de Almeida Toledo Piza and Adam Bonifacio Dias, Leon Cerqueira, Ignacio Vidal Abreu dos Santos, Luiz Wolf, Clementino Rodrigues da Silva, Salvador da Costa Sarico and others, won couvade then inhabited by Indians. The land for the cultivation of coffee. In a few years this type of agricultural economy took the whole region. In 1902, John Justino da Silva and others decided to found a property, which gave the name of Sao Sebastiao do Pouso Alegre, and in 1904 was already prayed the first Mass in the chapel erected in honor of Saint Sebastian. With the extension of the rails of the railroad northwest of Brazil, the town has gained momentum and was elevated to the category of district peace in December 1907, changing its name to Pirajuhi (Tupi, according Theodoro Sampaio, "pirá -yubay "river of fish or yellow gold) later Pirajuí.
For the coffee industry the nickname of the city is "The greatest coffee city of the world."
Kindness: PIRAJUENSE