[4] Due to the municipality's large reforestation area, it is known as the "City of the Pines".

Most of the territory of the town consists of reforesting areas belonging to Companhia Melhoramentos de São Paulo.

[citation needed] In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.

[6] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.

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