Editing São Carlos (section)

=== Geology ===
The municipality is included in the [[Geomorphology|geomorphological]] province of the [[Basalt]]ic and [[sandstone]] slopes, between the provinces of the [[Western Plateau]] (to the north) and the Paulista Periférica Depression (to the south). In São Carlos, included in the [[Paraná Basin]], outcrops are found of the following geological formations: Bauru (Bauru Group), on the back of the slopes (Planalto de São Carlos), where the largest portion of the [[urban nucleus]], further north; Serra Geral (São Bento Group), in the narrow region of slopes where [[relief]] occurs (slopes); Botucatu (São Bento Group), which contains the lower part of the slopes, further south, besides including the Guarani Aquifer. The [[soil]] of the municipality consists mainly of, in descending order: red-yellow [[latosol]] (LV); purple [[latosol]] (LR); deep [[quartz]] sand (AQ); dark red [[latosol]] (LE); structured purple earth (ET); only [[Lithography|lithographic]] (Li); hydromorphic soil (Hi) and [[Podzol]]ic soil (PV).