Barretos
Barretos | |
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Municipality | |
The Municipality of Barretos | |
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 Location of Barretos | |
  Barretos Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 20°33′26″S 48°34′04″W / 20.55722°S 48.56778°W / -20.55722; -48.56778Coordinates: 20°33′26″S 48°34′04″W / 20.55722°S 48.56778°W / -20.55722; -48.56778 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  São Paulo |
| Mesoregion | Ribeirão Preto |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guilherme Avilla |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 1,565.611 km2 (604.486 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Population (2010/IBGE) | |
| • Municipality | 112,101 |
| • Density | 71.6/km2 (185/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 108,686 |
| Demonym(s) | Barretense |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| Postal Code | 14780-000 |
| Area code(s) | (+55) 17 |
| Website | http://www.barretos.sp.gov.br/ (in Portuguese) |
Barretos is a municipality in the northern part of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has approximately 112,101 inhabitants (IBGE/2010) and an area of 1565.6 km².[1] Barretos belongs to the Mesoregion of Ribeirão Preto.
Neighborhood in Barretos at Avenida 31 and Rua 24
Contents
1 History
2 Economy
3 Culture
4 Transportation
5 Sports
6 External links
7 References
History
The city was founded on August 25, 1854. The first chapel was built in 1856, where today lies the "Praça Francisco Barreto". In January 8, 1897, Barretos was officially established as a municipality.[2]
Economy
The tertiary sector of the city is the most relevant, with 72.09% of the city GDP. Industry is 21.64% of the GDP, and the primary sector corresponds to 6.28%.[3] The largest Latin American cancer center is based in this city.[4]
Culture
Barretos hosts annually the most famous rodeo festival in the country, the Festa do Peão de Barretos. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Barretos.
Transportation
SP-326 Rodovia Brigadeiro Faria Lima
SP-425 Rodovia Assis Chateaubriand
Barretos is served by Chafei Amsei Airport, which offers general aviation but no scheduled flights.
Sports
- Barretos EC - a football club that is in the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.
External links
(in Portuguese) http://www.barretos.sp.gov.br Prefecture of Barretos
(in Portuguese) http://www.citybrazil.com.br/sp/barretos/
(in Portuguese) http://www.independentes.com.br
(in Portuguese) http://www.barretos.com.br
(in Portuguese) http://www.houseentretenimento.com.br
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References
^ "Population at "Censo 2010"" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 27 Jul 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "History of the City on the Prefecture Site". Barretos.sp.gov.br. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
^ "Municipal Profile at SEADE". SEADE.gov.br. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
^ "Hospital de Câncer de Barretos". www.hcancerbarretos.com.br. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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