São José do Rio Pardo

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Coordinates: 21°35′44″S, 46°53′19″W São José do Rio Pardo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It was founded by Colonel Antônio Marçal Nogueira de Barros on April 4th, 1865. Nevertheless, since the town's saint, São José or Saint Joseph was celebrated on March 19th, the accepted official date of the town foundation is that of March. At first, São José do Rio Pardo was a dependency of the village of Caconde. The population in 2004 was 52,494 and the area is 420.19 km². The elevation is 676 m.