Guarulhos is founded, nowadays the institution is called Commerce & Business Association of Guarulhos (Associacao Comercial e Empresarial de Guarulhos- ACE).
With the big boom of the Industrial sector, a large number of manpower was drawn. This new population settled themselves in urban area on a continuous process of land occupation. At this rate the population grew from 35,000 in 1950 to 101,000 in 1960, from 237,000 in 1970 to 532,726 in 1980. Most of these citizens devoted themselves to Industrial activities in Guarulhos (that hosts around 2,000 establishments), and Sao Paulo.
In 1985 the Cumbica Airport is opened. Today it is called “International Airport of Sao Paulo-Guarulhos Governor André Franco Montoro” (Aeroporto Internacional de Sao Paulo-Guarulhos Governador André Franco Montoro), the 2nd biggest Airport in Latin America.
Between 2000 and 2006 its population grew three times as much as Sao Paulo State. According to IBGE, Guarulhos is the second most populous city in the State after Sao Paulo Capital. Most of its population is economically active and evenly distributed in terms of gender.
Currently the City Council of Guarulhos has 34 aldermen
