[6] The history of Franca begins with the bandeiras of Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva (The Anhanguera) in the 18th century.

At the time of my voyage, there were only about fifty houses there, but the sites for the construction of a large number of them were already marked, and it was easy to see that Franca would not take long to acquire greatness.

Due to the expansion of coffee production between the XIX and XX centuries, many italian immigrants settled in Franca, and the first shoe factory emerged in the late 1920s.

[10] Franca took part in the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932, losing six residents who fought to death for São Paulo.

It hosts a diverse industrial sector, including production in metal, furniture, food, and beverages.

[12] Franca is also located in the Alta Mogiana region, known for its coffee production due to the abundance of fertile soil and a favorable climate for cultivation.

[13] The city has also had a long-standing jewelry and diamond industry, making it one of Brazil's prominent diamond-cutting centers.

The average monthly earnings of formal workers in 2022 were 2.1 times the value of the national minimum wage in Brazil.

The railway system in the city ceased operations in 1980, and its train station, first opened in 1887, was officially closed in 1983.

As of the census of 2022, the infant mortality rate stood at 7.09 per 1,000 live births, while hospitalizations for diarrhea reached 6.2 per 1,000 residents.

[31] In 2011, the racial and ethnic composition consisted of 69.15% White, 23.84% Mixed-race (Pardo), 6.30% Black, 0.58% Asian, and 0.12% Indigenous.