Paulínia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo

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...

 in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. As of 2009, its population was 84.577 inhabitants in an area of 145.27 km². The elevation is 590 m. Is known for hosting the Replan

Refinaria do Planalto Paulista

Refinaria de Paulínia or simply REPLAN is a petroleum refinery located in the city of Paulínia in the São Paulo state, in Brazil. REPLAN is the largest refinery of the Brazilian company Petrobras, with a capacity of about , which accounts for about 20% of Brazilian overall petroleum refining capacity...

, the largest refinery of Petrobras

Petrobras

Petróleo Brasileiro or Petrobras is a semi-public Brazilian multinational energy corporation headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest company in Latin America by market capitalization and revenue, and the largest company headquartered in the Southern Hemisphere by market...

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History

The municipality was created in 1964 from a part of the municipality of Campinas

Campinas

Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities....

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Sports

Paulínia Futebol Clube

Paulínia Futebol Clube

Paulínia Futebol Clube, or Paulínia as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Paulínia in São Paulo, founded on June 10, 2004.Home stadium is the Luís Perissinoto, with a capacity of 10,070...

 is the municipality's football club. They play their home games at Estádio Municipal Luís Perissinoto

Estádio Municipal Luís Perissinoto

Estádio Municipal Luiz Perissinotto, usually known as Estádio Luiz Perissinotto or, sometimes by its nicknames Bermudas and Municipal, is a multi-use stadium in Paulínia, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 10,070 people...

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See too

• Theatro Municipal de Paulínia
• Rio Atibaia
• Rio Jaguari
• Escola Técnica de Paulínia
• Paulínia Shopping