Taubaté

Taubaté is in the North Coast region of São Paulo.

Understand
The second largest city of the Paraíba Valley, Taubaté was the home of actor and film director Amácio Mazaroppi and writer Monteiro Lobato, two renowned personalities of Brazilian culture; there are museums dedicated to each. The city is also an excellent base to explore the North Coast region of the state.

By plane
The  shares its runway with a Brazilian Army aviation base, and receives no regular flights.

By bus
The city has two bus terminals:

By car

 * Via Dutra, connects São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, passing through Taubaté and linking with nearby São José dos Campos, Aparecida and Guaratinguetá.
 * Rodovia dos Trabalhadores
 * Rodovia Floriano Rodrigues - Connects Taubaté to Campos do Jordão.
 * Rodovia Oswaldo Cruz - Connect the city to São Luiz do Paraitinga and Ubatuba.