# ABC Region > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/ABC_Region > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/ABC_Region.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Region > Source revision: 1339326037 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Industrial region in Greater São Paulo, Brazil This article is about a region in Brazil. For the powerful bloc in South America, see [ABC countries](/source/ABC_countries). For similarly named localities elsewhere, see [ABC § Places](/source/ABC_(disambiguation)#Places). [23°39′57″S 46°32′30″W / 23.66583°S 46.54167°W / -23.66583; -46.54167](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=ABC_Region¶ms=23_39_57_S_46_32_30_W_region:BR-SP_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki) Industrial centre [Diadema](/source/Diadema%2C_S%C3%A3o_Paulo) The **ABC Region**, also known as **ABC Paulista**, is an industrial region in [Greater São Paulo](/source/Greater_S%C3%A3o_Paulo), Brazil. The name refers to three smaller cities south of São Paulo, capital of the Brazilian [state of the same name](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_(state)). Originally, these three cities were [Santo **A**ndré](/source/Santo_Andr%C3%A9%2C_S%C3%A3o_Paulo), [São **B**ernardo do Campo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Bernardo_do_Campo), and [São **C**aetano do Sul](/source/S%C3%A3o_Caetano_do_Sul). Later, the region became known as the **ABCD**, with the addition of the city of [**D**iadema](/source/Diadema%2C_Brazil),[1] and sometimes even as **ABCDMRR**, with the addition of [**M**auá](/source/Mau%C3%A1), [**R**ibeirão Pires](/source/Ribeir%C3%A3o_Pires), and [**R**io Grande da Serra](/source/Rio_Grande_da_Serra).[2] The ABC region is widely known in Brazil and abroad because of the great number of international companies, particularly car manufacturers, in its area. National media and organizations consider the ABC region a powerful industrial pole and birthplace of the labor union movement that fought against the [military dictatorship](/source/Military_dictatorship_in_Brazil) in the 1970s and 1980s. In this region the [Workers' Party](/source/Workers'_Party_(Brazil)) (PT) was formed, whose activities and popularity launched [Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva](/source/Luiz_In%C3%A1cio_Lula_da_Silva), or simply Lula, to the presidency of Brazil in 2002. In 2006, the [Federal University of ABC](/source/Universidade_Federal_do_ABC) was established as a research and higher learning institution, with two campi and centers for Engineering, Modeling and Applied Social Sciences (CECS), for Mathematics, Computing and Cognition (CMCC) and for Natural and Human Sciences (CCNH).[3] ## General aspects Although they do not contribute to the original acronym, [Mauá](/source/Mau%C3%A1), [Ribeirão Pires](/source/Ribeir%C3%A3o_Pires), [Rio Grande da Serra](/source/Rio_Grande_da_Serra) (as they were an extension of the municipality of Santo André, before the division) and Diadema are also part of the region. The [Billings Reservoir](/source/Billings_Reservoir) bathes 6 of the 7 municipalities in the region, except São Caetano do Sul. The 7 municipalities together make up an area of 825 km², and have a population of over 2.5 million inhabitants ([IBGE](/source/Brazilian_Institute_of_Geography_and_Statistics) estimate for 2007).[4] ## Municipalities Municipality Area (km2) Population (2022) HDI (2010) Ref. Diadema 30.732 393,237 0.757 [5] Mauá 61.909 418,261 0.766 [6] Ribeirão Pires 99.175 115,559 0.762 [7] Rio Grande da Serra 36.671 44,170 0.774 [8] Santo André 175.782 748,919 0.815 [9] São Bernardo do Campo 409.532 810,729 0.805 [10] São Caetano do Sul 15.331 165,655 0.862 [11] Total 829.132 2,696,530 ## See also - [BRT ABC](/source/BRT_ABC) - [Diadema](/source/Diadema%2C_S%C3%A3o_Paulo) - [Federal University of ABC](/source/Federal_University_of_ABC) - [Mauá](/source/Mau%C3%A1) - [Ribeirão Pires](/source/Ribeir%C3%A3o_Pires) - [Rio Grande da Serra](/source/Rio_Grande_da_Serra) - [Santo André](/source/Santo_Andr%C3%A9) - [São Bernardo do Campo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Bernardo_do_Campo) - [São Caetano do Sul](/source/S%C3%A3o_Caetano_do_Sul) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Santos FC New Jerusalém Stadium"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210219191513/http://twitter.com/santosfcstadium). [Santos FC](/source/Santos_FC). Archived from [the original](https://twitter.com/santosfcstadium) on February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["ASSEMBLÉIA LEGISLATIVA REGIÃO ADMINISTRATIVA DO ABCDMRR"](https://www.al.sp.gov.br/repositorio/audpub/anexos/89/YY2012MM9DD9HH15MM57SS28-ABCDMRR.pdf) (PDF). Retrieved May 7, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Centers – UFABC"](https://www.ufabc.edu.br/en/teaching/centers/). Retrieved February 22, 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Encontra ABCD | Guia do ABCD » EncontraABCD.com.br"](https://www.encontraabcd.com.br/). *Encontra ABCD* (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved September 25, 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Diadema"](https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/diadema/panorama). IBGE. Retrieved August 19, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Mauá"](https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/maua/panorama). IBGE. Retrieved August 19, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Ribeirão Pires"](https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/ribeirao-pires/panorama). IBGE. Retrieved August 19, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Rio Grande da Serra"](https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/rio-grande-da-serra/panorama). IBGE. Retrieved August 19, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Santo André"](https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/santo-andre/panorama). IBGE. Retrieved August 19, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["São Bernardo do Campo"](https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/sao-bernardo-do-campo/panorama). IBGE. Retrieved August 19, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["São Caetano do Sul"](https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/sao-caetano-do-sul/panorama). IBGE. Retrieved August 19, 2023. ## External links - [Agência ABC](http://www.agenciagabc.com.br/) (in Portuguese) - [Consórcio do Grande ABC](https://web.archive.org/web/20060206220932/http://consorcioabc.org.br/) (in Portuguese) ### Newspapers - [Diário do Grande ABC](http://www.dgabc.com.br/) (in Portuguese) - [Repórter Diário](http://www.reporterdiario.com.br/) (in Portuguese) Authority control databases VIAF This geographical article relating to the state of São Paulo is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:SaoPauloState-geo-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3ASaoPauloState-geo-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:SaoPauloState-geo-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [ABC Region](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Region) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Region?action=history)). 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