In which city did João Carlos de Oliveira set a world record of 17.89 metres?
João Carlos de Oliveira Born in Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo De Oliveira won two Olympic bronze medals. His personal best of 17.89 metres, set on October 15, 1975 in Pan American Games, stood as the world record until 1985. As of today, it is still in the top twenty of all-time best results in the event.
Diadema, São Paulo Diadema (] , uncommonly ] ) is a municipality in São Paulo state, Brazil. Belonging to the ABCD Region of Greater São Paulo, it is 17 km distant from São Paulo's central point. Initially part of São Bernardo do Campo, Diadema became a city of its own in 1959. The population is 412,428 (2015 est.) in an area of 30.76 km2 . The annual mean temperature in the city is 19.6 °C . Its HDI is 0.790.