is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil . Its Coordinates are . The population in 2004 is 149,758, the area is 641.68 km² The elevation is 583 m. This place name comes from the Tupi Language .
Itu was the birth place of the Brazilian Republic and has a very interesting museum about it.
Itu became a famous town after "Simplicio" a well known Brazilian comedian, born in Itu, was made Tourism Secretary and to increase tourism promoted it as the "capital of large things". For example, the town square holds a giant 4mt high yellow phone-booth "orelhão". The Itu popsicle is about a feet tall.
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