[3] The elevation is 584 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language and means the river of the black Jaguars.

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.

[4] 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).

[6] The most diverse evangelical beliefs are present in the city, mainly Pentecostal, including the Assemblies of God in Brazil (the largest evangelical church in the country),[7][8] Christian Congregation in Brazil,[9] among others.