Araçatuba

Araçatuba is a city located in the northwest of São Paulo state, Brazil. The city has 207,775 inhabitants (IBGE/2024) and spans 1,167 square kilometres (451 sq mi). The city name comes from the Tupi language and means "abundance of araçá" (a fruit, Psidium cattleianum). Araçatuba is located 532 kilometres (331 mi) from São Paulo. Its origins date back to the coffee boom and, at the turn of the century, its economy was characterized by the growth of sugarcane plantations. This scenario also inclu...