Itobi
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Itobi is a municipality in the state of São Paulo
in Brazil
. Itobi's population in 2004 was 7,816 and its area is 139.98 km². Its elevation is 658m. The name Itobi derives from the Tupian language. It means: "Água corrente verde", like "Rio Verde" (or Green River). Itobi is denominated, by people, as "The Princess of the Green River"; in Portuguese, "Princesa do Rio Verde". One of the most importants judges of São Paulo State was born in Itobi: Antonio Luiz Pires Neto, who is a 'desembargador' of the 'Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo' (that is the name of the Supreme Court of São Paulo State and 'desembargador' is the name, in Brazil, for the judge of that Court).
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
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Brazil
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. Itobi's population in 2004 was 7,816 and its area is 139.98 km². Its elevation is 658m. The name Itobi derives from the Tupian language. It means: "Água corrente verde", like "Rio Verde" (or Green River). Itobi is denominated, by people, as "The Princess of the Green River"; in Portuguese, "Princesa do Rio Verde". One of the most importants judges of São Paulo State was born in Itobi: Antonio Luiz Pires Neto, who is a 'desembargador' of the 'Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo' (that is the name of the Supreme Court of São Paulo State and 'desembargador' is the name, in Brazil, for the judge of that Court).