Barretos
Barretos | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Barretos | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname(s): "National Capital of Rodeo" "The Brazilian Nashville"[1] | |
| Motto(s): Frates Sumus Omnes (We are all brothers) | |
 Location of Barretos | |
  Barretos Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 20°33′25″S 48°34′04″W / 20.55694°S 48.56778°W / -20.55694; -48.56778 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  São Paulo |
| Mesoregion | Ribeirão Preto |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paula Lemos |
| Area [2] | |
| • Total | 1,566.161 km2 (604.698 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Population (2020 [3]) | |
| • Total | 122,833 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Barretense |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| Postal Code | 14780-000 |
| Area code | (+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 122,833 inhabitants (IBGE/2020) and an area of 1566.1 km2.[3] Barretos belongs to the Mesoregion of Ribeirão Preto.
History
The city was founded on August 25, 1854. The first chapel was built in 1856, where today lies the "Praça Francisco Barreto". On January 8, 1897, Barretos was officially established as a municipality.[4]
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%.[5] The largest Latin American cancer center is based in this city.[6]
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
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.
Notable people
- Douglas Camilo da Silva (born 1990), footballer
- Wagner Coradin (born 1989), footballer[7]
References
- ^ "Barretos é a Nashville brasileira". Folha de Londrina (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 July 1998. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics". 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
2018 Area Total
- ^ a b "IBGE 2020" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Wagner at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
External links
- (in Portuguese) http://www.barretos.sp.gov.br Prefecture of Barretos
- (in Portuguese) https://web.archive.org/web/20050225231012/http://www.citybrazil.com.br/sp/barretos/
- (in Portuguese) http://www.independentes.com.br
