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
Águas de São Pedro is popular for its mineral waters, as its name indicates. There are three fountains in the municipality: "Fonte Juventude" (Youth Fountain), "Fonte Gioconda" ("Gioconda" Fountain), and "Fonte Almeida Salles" (Almeida Salles Fountain), all with a much higher mineralization than most other Brazilian mineral springs. Of these three, only the last two have a natural outcrop, as the "Juventude" fountain water comes from the artesian well at an old oil exploration site. The water in the "Fontanário Municipal" (Municipal Fountain) is potable, and for baths, there is the "Spa Thermal Dr. Octavio Moura Andrade", the municipal bath house.