1554
São Paulo
São Paulo was founded in 1554 by Jesuit missionaries as a hilltop mission for the conversion of the local Guaraní; the date (January 25) became the city's founding day.
On this day
January 25
Cities around the world keep their histories on dates. Here is what happened on January 25 across the 3 editorial events Pyflo has so far catalogued for this date.
3 events
3 centuries
2 countries
1911
Bill Bowerman (1911-1999)
Nike, Inc. was founded January 25, 1964 by Bill Bowerman (1911-1999) and Phil Knight (born 1938) as Blue Ribbon Sports.
2019
Vitória is one of the largest iron-ore-export port complexes in the world
significant Tubarão Port (immediately north of central Vitória) handles significant 400+ million tons of iron ore annually.
Drawn from the Pyflo Atlas — an interactive timeline of 1,601 editorial events reaching back to 2100 BCE, each pin a deep link into a city's full story. Watch history play out on the map →