Barretos

Barretos
—  Municipality  —
The Municipality of Barretos
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Location of Barretos
Coordinates:
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Mesoregion	Ribeirão Preto
Government
• Mayor	Emanoel Mariano Carvalho
Area
• Municipality	1,565.6 km2 (604.5 sq mi)
Elevation	530 m (1,739 ft)
Population (2010/IBGE)
• Municipality	112,101
• Density	71.6/km2 (185.4/sq mi)
• Urban	108,686
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Postal Code	14780-000
Area code(s)	+55 17
Website	Prefecture of Barretos

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.

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]

Culture

Barretos hosts annually the most famous rodeo festival in the country, the Festa do Peão de Boiadeiro. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Barretos.

Transportation

• SP-326 Rodovia Brigadeiro Faria Lima
• SP-425 Rodovia Assis Chateaubriand

Sports

• Barretos EC - a football club that is presently in the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.

External links

• (Portuguese) http://www.barretos.sp.gov.br Prefecture of Barretos
• (Portuguese) http://www.citybrazil.com.br/sp/barretos/
• (Portuguese) http://www.independentes.com.br
• (Portuguese) http://www.barretos.com.br

References

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