São José do Rio Pardo
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São José do Rio Pardo is a municipality in 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...

 in Brazil
Brazil
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. It was founded by Colonel Antônio Marçal Nogueira de Barros on April 4, 1865. Nevertheless, since the town's saint, São José
São José
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 or Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph
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 was celebrated on March 19, 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
Caconde
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. The population in 2004 was 52,494 and the area is 420.19 km². The elevation is 676 m.
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