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.
Grupo Agbar
Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona, SA. (Agbar) is a Spanish company dedicated to services, distribution or treatment of water. The company was founded in 1867 in Liège as "Compagnie des Eaux de Barcelone" by an investor from France and Spain. The group is present in almost all the continents as North America, South America, Asia and Europe. The headquarters are in Barcelona and the chairman is Àngel Simon i Grimaldos.