Sorocabana Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About Sorocabana
In 1875, the railway companySorocabanaopened a new railway fromSão Paulotowards the west. That would begin the economical development of a whole new region of the state. Nowadays, the most economically relevant part of the region is the northeast part, where the region's largest city,Sorocaba, and nearby cities have been prospering with the expansion of industry and services sectors. The northwest of the region is mostly rural, with agriculture playing a major role. This part of the region has several getaway resorts, mostly in charming small cities likeAvaré,Barra BonitaandÁguas de Santa Bárbara. Finally the south of the region, close to the border withParaná, is less densely populated and economically developed. The characteristic landscape of the region is the Itararé Valley, a geologic
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