Florida Paulista

 city, municipality

Florida Paulista is a Brazilian city of São Paulo. It is located at latitude 21°36'53" South and longitude 51°10'25" West, with an altitude of 410 meters away. Its population in 2004 was 10,386 inhabitants. It has an area of 526.33 km².

The Boston Cattle Company SA Ltd, Canadian company represented in Brazil by the engineer James Burr, had in this region, namely in the former Zona da Mata, more than 20,000 acres of land, aiming to break through and colonize, which has favored the arrival of the rails of the then Company of Railroads, finding an area already cleared, and can also rely on agricultural products and wood for the rails that railroad.

In early 1942, was established the first school with two classes, being their teachers: Georgina Maluly and Guiomar de Faria Tavares Spanghero this, the wife of Mr. Joseph Spanghero at that time was a merchant and then employee of the state farm. The School Group was created in December 7, 1946, with annexation of these schools and the designation of Group Aguapeí High School, later School Group "Octavian Jose Correa." Was its first director Professor Carlos de Oliveira Sant'ana, appointed 12/01/1947. It was the servant of that establishment Virgilio Garcia Neto.