Highways
Direct connection to the Campinas–Ribeirão Preto axis and southern Minas Gerais, serving agro-industrial and industrial cargo.
Mococa · São Paulo · Brazil
A city with history, structure and a future
Founded on 5 April 1856 and emancipated on 3 February 1873, Mococa is today a regional hub of around 69,000 inhabitants, with preserved heritage, complete urban infrastructure and an active development agenda.
1856
History and heritage
The town grew in the 19th century along the route between São Paulo and southern Minas Gerais, driven by coffee. From that period remain mansions, churches and cultural landmarks such as Cine Mococa, still alive in the city centre and central to local identity.
2018 · Brasil–África do Sul
Mococa and Dihlabeng: sister cities
In 2018, Mococa was established as a sister city of Dihlabeng, South Africa. This relationship strengthens institutional, cultural and economic exchange between the two cities and expands Mococa's international connections.
1953
ACI Mococa: 70 years of representation
Founded on 10 December 1953 and affiliated to FACESP, the Commercial and Industrial Association of Mococa represents companies of every size, maintains thematic councils, provides business services and runs both the Desenvolve Mococa programme and the COMEX department.
Logistics
Location and logistics
Mococa lies in north-eastern São Paulo state, on the border with Minas Gerais, 232 km from the city of São Paulo, linked by state highways to the Campinas–Ribeirão Preto–southern Minas axis and with road access to the Port of Santos.
Port of Santos
Road access to Latin America's largest port, the main gateway for the state's exports.
Airports
Close to Viracopos and Ribeirão Preto for air cargo and executive travel.
SDKK
Mococa Municipal Airport (SDKK)
Its own facility for executive and agricultural aviation, minutes from downtown, serving companies, technical missions and agribusiness operations.
- Code
- SDKK
- Runway
- 1,000 × 30 m
- Elevation
- 645 m
- Distance to downtown
- 4 km
- Distance to São Paulo
- 232 km
Business
Business environment
Industrial districts, municipal incentives, available land and institutional support from ACI Mococa create a favourable environment for new plants and for expanding existing ones.
CONNECT
Innovation: CONNECT and the incubator
CONNECT brings together an accelerator, an incubator and a research institute in one environment. The incubator currently hosts 9 companies, supporting startups and technology-based businesses linked to agriculture, industry and services.
ETEC · FATEC · SENAI
Education and professional training
The city offers technical and higher education — including ETEC, FATEC and higher education institutions — plus training programmes run by ACI Mococa and partners, developing talent for industry, agribusiness and foreign trade.
2017
Quality of life and urban infrastructure
Consolidated urban indicators, universal services and a human-scale city with short commutes and strong community life.
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Treated water (2017)
100%
Sewage (2017)
100%
Waste collection (2017)
Sport and youth development
The Mocoquense Sports Association (AEM) and public facilities sustain a tradition of athletic development, notably in swimming, along with competitions that energise the city.
Shopping mall and regional retail
A shopping centre with more than 50 stores, 17,000 m², 15 food outlets and over 500 jobs created, consolidating Mococa as the shopping hub of its micro-region.
Santa Casa
Healthcare and community life
A healthcare network of regional reference anchored by the Santa Casa hospital, alongside a permanent calendar of cultural, sporting and business events that strengthens urban life.
