Taubaté is a medium-sized city in the State of São Paulo, in southeastern Brazil. Its strategic geographical location, between the two most important Brazilian cities (São Paulo (123 km) and Rio de Janeiro) (280 km), being crossed by Presidente Dutra Highway which connects the two megacities and is directly connected to São Paulo via SP-070 also called Rodovia Governador Carvalho Pinto, and between high, cold mountains and the Atlantic Ocean has helped the development of the city.