Jaçanã
Jaçanã neighborhood was born in 1870, because of the belief of the existence of gold in that region. People believed in it because of its ancient name, Uroguapira.
When came to the knowledge that there was no gold in the region, its name was changed to Guapira. This name was chosen for the indian people to Cantareira region.
The neighborhood became nationally known due to Adoniran Barbosa’s song, Trem das onze, which referred to the old train station located on the region and nowadays is a symbol and a reference of the place.
On July, 1930, the neighborhood was called Jaçanã because there was a big amount of Jaçanãs, birds with long legs that live in lakes.
In 1934, many lands were populated by the brothers Mazzei, which made the region become a tipical middle class paulista neighborhood.
In 1950, the “Companhia Cinematográfica Maristela” was open, the first cultural neighborhood center that made movies such as “Presença de Anita”; “Suzana e o Presidente”; “Meu Destino é Pecar”; “O Comprador de Fazendas”; “Simão, o Caolho”; “Mãos Sangrentas”; “Magias Verde”; “Carnaval em Lá Maior”; “Quem Matou Anabela?”; “A Pensão de D. Stela”; “Getúlio”; "Glória e Drama de um Povo"; "Arara Vermelha"; "Casei-me com um Xavante" e "Vou te Contá". The Studio was closed in 1958.
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