was only opened on 1 January 1934. On 1 March 1962 the last steam engine to run on the line made the journey from Roosevelt station to Itaim Paulista station. Since 1994 CPTM has been responsible for the station. In 2006 the relatively new (1979) station building was demolished as part of CPTM's Line 12 modernization program. The new station was handed over on 28 May 2008. Hydrography Three small rivers flow north to south through the District of Itaim Paulista, emptying into the Rio Tietê (Tietê River). These are the Itaim, the Tijuco Preto and the Três Pontes (Three Bridges). The Lajeado river marks the boundary between Itaim Paulista on the eastern side and Vila Curuçá. In the past these rivers provided local residents with a source of income but now, like the Tietê, they are very badly polluted. Along with the three Vila Curuca rivers, the watercourses have been included in the Prefecture of São Paulo's "Corrego Limpo" clean-up program The Tietê was an important source of gravel and sand used as construction materials for the town's development. Demographic information Sex: male 49%, female 51% Educational attainment: elementary education 44%, secondary education 40%, higher education 16% Socio-economic class structure: Class A 1%, Class B 22%, Class C 67%, Class D 9%, Class E 1% Religion: Catholicism 52%, Evangelical Protestantism 24%, No religion/atheism 10%, Jehovah's Witnesses 4%, Rastafari movement 2%, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1% Color/race (IBGE classification): white 36%, brown 21%, black 38% Politics (party membership or support): Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) 41%, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira (PSDB) 28%, Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro (PMDB) 7%, Partido da República (PR) 5%, Partido Comunista do Brasil (PC do B) 2%, Other parties 23% Housing: residential property occupancy 44026, shanty accommodation (favelas) 7748, homeless 12. Population: Estimated population in 2000: 194,671 Annual growth rate: 2.06% Annual birth rate: 27.29% Annual immigration: 1764 Annual mortality rate (general population): 5.45% Annual child mortality rate: 18.62% (Source Itaim Paulista website, 24 August 2008 and IBGE (Brazilian Statistical Institute) 1996-2000) References BURGOS, Rosalina. O processo de (des)organização espacial do Itaim Paulista no contexto da expansão urbana da cidade de São Paulo (20th Century) ("The spatial (dis)organisation of Itaim Paulista in the context of the urban expansion of the city of São Paulo") - FFLCH/USP, supervised by Prof. Amália Inês G. Lemos. São Paulo, 2001 External linkings Portuguese Wikipedia Itaim