Barretos
Encyclopedia
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. Barretos belongs to the Mesoregion of Ribeirão Preto
.
In January 8, 1897, Barretos was officially established as a municipality.
festival in the country, the Festa do Peão de Boiadeiro
.
The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Barretos
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the northern part of the state of São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. The city has approximately 112,101 inhabitants (IBGE
IBGE
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics or IBGE , is the agency responsible for statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil...
/2010) and an area of 1565.6 km². Barretos belongs to the Mesoregion of Ribeirão Preto
Mesoregion (Brazil)
Mesoregions are subdivisions of Brazilian states, grouping together various municipalities in proximity and with common characteristics. They were created by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics for statistical purposes and do not, therefore, constitute an administrative area....
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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.
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%.Culture
Barretos hosts annually the most famous rodeoRodeo
Rodeo is a competitive sport which arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. It was based on the skills required of the working vaqueros and later, cowboys, in what today is the western United States,...
festival in the country, the Festa do Peão de Boiadeiro
Festa do Peão de Boiadeiro
The Festa do Peão de Boiadeiro is a rodeo featuring bulls and horses. In Brazil hundreds such festivals are held throughout the year....
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The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Barretos
Roman Catholic Diocese of Barretos
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barretos is a diocese located in the city of Barretos in the Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.-History:...
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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 DivisãoCampeonato Paulista Segunda DivisãoCampeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, also known as Campeonato Paulista Série B, is the fourth level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships...
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