Manchester Paulista

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Manchester Paulista is a nickname for the Brazilian city of Sorocaba, highlighting its historical industrial development reminiscent of England’s Manchester.

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Manchester Paulista canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
appliesTo city of Sorocaba NERFINISHED
associatedCity Sorocaba NERFINISHED
associatedRegionType Paulista region of Brazil NERFINISHED
associatedWithIndustry textile industry
associatedWithPeriod late 19th century industrialization of Sorocaba
comparisonBasis industrial profile
comparisonCity Manchester NERFINISHED
comparisonCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
country Brazil
denotes industrial character of Sorocaba
etymologyNote Paulista refers to things or people from the state of São Paulo
hasAlternativeDesignationOf Sorocaba, São Paulo NERFINISHED
hasCulturalSignificanceFor residents of Sorocaba
hasMeaning Brazilian Manchester
languageOfName Portuguese
nameElement Manchester NERFINISHED
Paulista NERFINISHED
reasonForNickname historical industrial development of Sorocaba
similarity to industrial city of Manchester in England
refersTo Sorocaba NERFINISHED
region State of São Paulo NERFINISHED
usedAs promotional nickname for Sorocaba
usedInContext historical descriptions of Sorocaba
tourism promotion of Sorocaba

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Sorocaba nicknamed Manchester Paulista