Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
Lucélia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil . The population is 21,886 (2020 est.) in an area of 315 km².[ 2] The elevation is 438 m.
History
The municipality was created by state law in 1944.[ 3]
Map of the state of São Paulo (1944).
Demographics
Historical population of municipality
Year
Population
%±
1946 71,073 — 1950 29,900 −57.9% 1958 29,356 −1.8% 1960 23,834 −18.8% 1970 20,472 −14.1% 1980 18,710 −8.6% 1991 19,286 3.1% 2000 18,316 −5.0% 2010 19,882 8.5% 2022 20,061 0.9%
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In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo .[ 7] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[ 8]
Religion
Christianity is present in the city as follows:
Catholic Church
The Catholic church in the municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marília .[ 9]
Protestant Church
The most diverse evangelical beliefs are present in the city, mainly Pentecostal , including the Assemblies of God in Brazil (the largest evangelical church in the country),[ 10] [ 11] Christian Congregation in Brazil ,[ 12] among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.
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