Santa Bárbara d'Oeste

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Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Industrial municipality in São Paulo, Brazil.

Santa Bárbara d'Oeste spans 272 square kilometers within the Metropolitan Region of Campinas, featuring agricultural lands and urban districts spread across gentle hills.

Margaret Grace Martins established the settlement in 1818 by donating land for a chapel, making this the first Brazilian city founded by a woman.

The Cemetery of the Americans maintains the heritage of Confederate settlers who arrived after 1867, introducing agricultural methods and cultural traditions to the region.

The municipality contains 44 medical facilities and maintains an urbanization rate of 98.73 percent, serving its population of over 190,000 residents.

Indústrias Romi manufactured the Romi-Isetta in 1956 at their Santa Bárbara d'Oeste facility, marking the first automobile produced in Brazil.

Location: São Paulo

Inception: 1818

Elevation above the sea: 570 m

Shares border with: Limeira, Rio das Pedras, Americana, Capivari, Monte Mor, Nova Odessa, Piracicaba, Sumaré, Iracemápolis

Website: http://santabarbara.sp.gov.br

GPS coordinates: -22.75389,-47.41389

Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:37

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