Discover Taquaritinga

Taquaritinga brings together religious art, historic venues and lively festival traditions. A notable landmark in the city’s history is the Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião: it was inaugurated on January 20, 1945, and built in the Gothic style. Inside, frescoes and sacred paintings depict biblical scenes and the life of São Sebastião. The architecture and artwork offer different ways to explore the town’s cultural history.

São Sebastião is also associated with an annual municipal holiday: the celebration takes place on January 20 and includes Masses and a procession. The Quermesse de São Sebastião is also held in Praça Dr. Aimone Salerno, also known as Praça da Matriz. This information may be especially useful when planning a trip focused on Taquaritinga’s religious traditions.

Cine São Pedro is another part of Taquaritinga’s cultural history. This historic cultural venue was inaugurated on May 15, 1923, by Companhia Theatral Carrara under Pedro Curti. Alongside the church, it offers another perspective on the city’s cultural heritage: the history of a venue sits alongside sacred art and the religious festival calendar.

Another historical point concerns the surveying of the city area. The reference point from which Taquaritinga was donated is now located in Praça Dr. Waldemar d'Ambrosio, formerly Praça Centenário. However, since 1992, Praça 1º de Maio has been used to survey the city area. The squares therefore have different associations: one is linked to the reference point for the donation, the other to the surveying method used later. For anyone interested in the town’s origins and development, this provides an additional historical point of reference alongside the church and venue.

Festival programs also offer a glimpse into public life in Taquaritinga. For Carnival 2026, the Batatão festivities were planned for Rua Campos Salles, between Rua Rui Barbosa and Rua Visconde do Rio Branco. The named intersections were Ruas Marechal Deodoro and Duque de Caxias, on the sections between Prudente de Morais and General Glicério. The program also included the Desfile das Escolas de Samba e Blocos Carnavalescos on February 15 and 17, both starting at 7:00 p.m. These dates were part of the 2026 Carnival program and describe the plans at the time.

Another example is Carnataquá 2025: in the afternoon, starting at 4:00 p.m., the Jardineira da Tarde followed a route through the streets of Taquaritinga. The previous year, the event drew between 35,000 and 40,000 people. The figures and dates illustrate different aspects of the festival tradition: an afternoon event with a street route and an attendance figure reported for the previous year. When deciding on your trip, historic sites and festival traditions offer different areas of focus, depending on whether you are more interested in sacred art, city history or public celebrations.

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If you would also like to visit other town pages, here are more destinations: Ribeirão Grande, São Pedro, Caconde, Arujá, Paulinia, Marília, Porto Góis, Santo André.

For the broader travel overview: São Paulo.