ABOUT THE CITY

By 1840, the land in the municipality of Mococa, belonged to the Spanish Sesmaria D. Tomas, and were part of the district of Mogi-Mirim. At that time farmers from Minas Gerais, lured by the favorable topography of the land and its natural resources, have begun a new settlement.

In the year 1846, it began to be practiced to coffee plantations, which later became the main source of municipal resources.

Dismembered the city of Casa Branca created the municipality of São Sebastião da Boa Vista.

However nothing more intriguing than its name. The Captain General, José Custódio Dias, who out there hunting used the phrase “Look there for mocoquinha”. MU – means little; CO – means mainstay; OCA – means home. So referring to the homes of small mainstay of the place. It became officially Mococa in 1875.

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USEFUL INFORMATION

ACCOMMODATION:

1. Plaza Hotel

Tel.: (19) 3656-0103

Bus companies that serve the city:

• Santa Cruz/Nasser

BUS TERMINAL: (19) 3656-0446

Telephone Companies:

• CLARO/VIVO/TIM/OI/NEXTEL

Hospitals/Health Center

• Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Mococa

Praça Jeferson Ferraz, 90 – Centro

Telephone: (19) 3656-9200

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