CRUZEIRO

city, southeastern So Paulo estado (state), Brazil, on the Paraba do Sul River, at 1,686 feet (514 m) above sea level. Known variously as Emba, Boa Vista, and Vila Novais, the settlement was given town status in 1801 and was made the seat of a municipality in 1871. Cruzeiro's industries include food processing (principally coffee, rice, corn , feijo , and sugarcane cultivated in the hinterland) and manufacturing (ceramics, railway cars, and brooms). Situated midway between the cities of So Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Cruzeiro is easily accessible by railroad and highway. Pop. (1980 prelim.) 55,175.