Araraquara is a ceety in the state o São Paulo in Brazil. It is kent as "the abode o the sun" an aw, acause o its impressive sunset an acause o its hazy atmosphere, especially in simmer.
Mair nor 208,725 fowk live in Araraquara. The ceety was founded in 1817.
Ferroviária is the local fitbaa team o the ceety. The club plays hame matches at Estádio Fonte Luminosa, which haes a maximum capacity o 27,000 fowk.
The ceety dountoun is filled wi bars, especially aroond colleges, as it haes a heich flux o students frae nearbi ceeties.
The ceety is servit bi Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport.
The name o the ceety comes frae the Tupi-Guarani leid an is believit tae mean either "abode o the macaws" or "abode o the sun".