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
According to data for 2013 from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the municipality had a gross domestic product (GDP) of R$97,021,000.00, of which R$4,353,000.00 were product taxes net of subsidies, and the GDP per capita was R$32,297.32. Also according to the IBGE, in 2013 the city had 208 local units (shops) and a total of 1,565 employed persons, with 1,302 of them salaried. Salaries along with other compensation totaled R$26,742,000.00 and the average monthly wage of the municipality was 2.3 minimum wages.