Americana (Portuguese pronunciation: [ameɾiˈkɐnɐ]) is a municipality (município) located in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.

In Brazil, however, slavery was legal until 1888, making it a particularly attractive location to former Confederates, among whom was a former member of the Alabama State Senate, William Hutchinson Norris.

The first records on the occupation of the lands where Americana now stands date from the late 18th century, when Domingos da Costa Machado I acquired a crown property between the municipalities of Vila Nova da Constituição (now Piracicaba) and Vila de São Carlos (now Campinas).

A part of the property, which included the Machadinho estate, was sold by Domingos da Costa Machado II to Antônio Bueno Rangel.

A part of the property was afterwards sold to the captain of the Brazilian National Guard, Ignácio Corrêa Pacheco, who is considered the founder of Americana.

The Emperor Dom Pedro II was a fierce advocate of the South during the war, and openly recruited the former Confederates, offering free transport, cheap land, and an easy path to citizenship.

[7] The first immigrant to arrive was the lawyer and ex-state senator from Alabama, colonel William Hutchinson Norris.

[3] Norris was to investigate and report on Brazil and as a possible new home for Confederates who no longer wanted to live in the United States.

[3] The inauguration of the station counted the Emperor Dom Pedro II and Gaston, comte d'Eu among those who attended.

The factory ran into financial trouble after the abolition of slavery in 1888, and was purchased by German immigrants who were members of the Müller family.

German immigrants brought European-style urbanization to Carioba which is reflected in the style of its manors, factories, hotels, and schools.

They often lived within the quarters designed for enslaved Africans who also suffered from lack of comfort and healthy conditions.

Those immigrants worked as indentured servants, paying off their debts to farmers who had paid for their tickets and were exploited, until the system was revamped and improved.

Root expressed interest in visiting the town, and was received at Americana with great emotion and affection.

Its first police force was created, a sub prefecture was established, and three street lights – lit by kerosene and brought from Germany – were introduced.

A school was also established, with the sending of the educator Silvino José de Oliveira to represent Americana's interests with the state government.

In this year, the fight to change its status to city began, led by Antonio Lobo and others, such as Lieutenant Antas de Abreu, Cícero Jones and Hermann Müller himself.

At the time of the beginning of the Getúlio Vargas dictatorship in Brazil in 1930, Americana was undergoing a profound economic transformation due to the rise of the textile industry there (the city was known as the "Rayon Capital").

In 1932, during the administration of Mayor Antonio Zanaga, the revolt known as the Constitutionalist Revolution erupted against Vargas' regime.

The sudden increase in population caused an imbalance in the public accounts of the municipality, which was not ready for such a great number of new residents.

[15] In 2017, it was found that α-cypermethrin (pyrethroid) and flufenoxuron (benzoylurea chitin synthesis inhibitor) are efficacious against populations in this area.

It occupies the old building belonging to the Academic Group "Dr. Heitor Penteado" on Comendador Müller Square, near the Church of Santo Antônio.

Up until her death, she continued to receive students at her home, helping illiterate adults and poor children.

Named Terminal Rodoviario Francisco Luiz Bendilatti, the Americana bus station has been in operation since 1988 and is located in the Campo Limpo neighborhood.

The main cities connected with Americana bus station are São Paulo, Goiânia, Curitiba, Araraquara, Osasco, Limeira, Santo André, Cascavel, Londrina and Maringá.

[25] The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).