Pongaí

 city, municipality

Pongaí is a Brazilian city of São Paulo. It is located at latitude 21°44'11 "South and longitude 49°22'00" West, with an altitude of 422 meters. Its population in 2004 was 3750 inhabitants. It has an area of 183.98 km ².
The tribes of Caingangues, Kayapo and Guarani dominated the whole region, along the slopes of Ribeirão Anaconda and Streams of Oz and High Bridge (Left tributary of the Tiete River). Hostile that they were repelled with violence by the invaders of their domain, though some have been semi pacified by Capt. Honorio, representing the nation's Guarani. By 1868, Jose Candido Carneiro and José Lopes de Morais settled in the region, establishing their farms. The issues between whites and Indians enabled the penetration of other pioneers, which gradually formed a village. Because there is a stream nearby with small waterfall, the rising town took the name of Saltinho. The heritage of Saltinho was created in 1913 with 29.75 acres of land donated by José Candido Carneiro, who opened the first bite. She was then prayed the first Mass in the chapel built by the same Candido Carneiro. Saltinho was elevated to the district in 1927 under the name Pongaí. The toponym Pongaí, a Tupi-Guarani (ponga = jump, + t = small), means trekking.
Kindness: PONGAIENSE