In 1980, when the village of Engenheiro Coelho was elevated to the category of District of Artur Nogueira, according to state law no. 2343, signed by then-governor Paulo Salim Maluf. From that date, the municipal mayor appointed Mr. João Fávero as the first sub-mayor of the district. In the following year, the installation of the sub-mayor’s office was undertaken. During the administrations of Mayor Cláudio Alves de Menezes (Artur Nogueira) and Mariano Aparecido Franco de Oliveira (sub-mayor), the District of Engenheiro Coelho went through a period of stagnation. Only maintenance services were carried out, such as water supply, garbage collection, and street cleaning. From that time on, the residents of the district began to express their desire for political-administrative independence. After a struggle led mainly by citizens Edison and Ademir Fávero, on October 30, 1991, the city gained its own administration, with the election of its first council members and Mayor Mariano Aparecido Franco de Oliveira.

Today, the municipality’s economy is based on agriculture, especially the production of oranges, sugarcane, cassava, vegetables, etc. The city also hosts large and medium-sized industries. Among them are Louis Dreyfus, which processes concentrated orange juice for export, and IWB and Nortec, which produce plastic components and fibers for the automotive industry. The service sector is diversified, with the largest share coming from real estate activities and services provided to companies, while commerce is also growing rapidly.

(Centro Universitário Adventista de São Paulo). Maintaining the characteristics of a small city and managing its growth in an orderly way, Engenheiro Coelho has stood out among cities in the region and is considered an excellent place to live. It is a municipality that is relatively wealthy and shows good levels in social indicators, according to the IPPS – São Paulo Index of Social Responsibility (Seade, 2004). It is located at latitude 22º29’18” south and longitude 47º12’54” west, at an altitude of 655 meters. According to IBGE data (2010), the municipality has 15,719 inhabitants and an area of 109.94 km². Updated data is available to readers on the municipal website of Engenheiro Coelho.

It is important for the reader to understand that our goal was not to focus on the political history of Engenheiro Coelho, but rather to provide a summary of the formation of the settlement and the development of our community. We are aware that many significant facts were not mentioned, leaving gaps that will be noticed by those familiar with our history. However, as the main interest of this work is the publication of photographs of Engenheiro Coelho, we offer this summary so that, even because it is incomplete, it may encourage interested readers and critics to contribute new data and images for future volumes.