Águas de São Pedro
Recognizing the importance of the thermal springs in the region, the São Paulo State Government on 19 June 1940 founded the (Hydromineral and Climatic Spa of Águas de São Pedro). Despite this, the city celebrates its birthday on 25 July, the date in 1940 of the founding of the first major building in the city, the "Grande Hotel" (now "Grande Hotel São Pedro"). The municipality of Águas de São Pedro was incorporated by State Law No.233, of 24 December 1948.
Águas de São Pedro
The current mayor is Paulo Sergio Barboza de Lima, a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party, and the vice mayor is Celso Henrique de Azevedo Marques, affiliated with the Party of the Republic. The Municipal Council is composed as follows: two seats are held by the Social Democratic Party (PSD); two seats by the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB); one seat by the Party of the Republic (PR); one seat by the Democrats (DEM); one seat by the Workers' Party (PT); one seat by the Popular Socialist Party (PPS); and one seat by the Brazilian Republican Party (PRB).