Barretos

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Municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil

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::summary Municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil ::

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Field	Value
name	Barretos
settlement_type	Municipality
official_name	The Municipality of
Barretos
nicknames	"National Capital of Rodeo"
"The Brazilian Nashville"
motto	Frates Sumus Omnes
(We are all brothers)
image_skyline	Barretos-SP 8.jpg
image_flag	Bandeira Barretos SaoPaulo Brasil.svg
image_shield	Brasão_Barretos.png
image_map	SaoPaulo Municip Barretos.svg
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Barretos
pushpin_map	Brazil
pushpin_mapsize	250
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Brazil
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_type3	Mesoregion
subdivision_name	Brazil
subdivision_name1	Southeast
subdivision_name2	São Paulo
subdivision_name3	Ribeirão Preto
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Odair Silva
established_title	Founded
established_date	1854
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	1566.161
population_as_of	2022
population_total	122,485
population_density_km2	auto
population_demonym	Barretense
timezone	UTC-3
utc_offset	-3
timezone_DST	UTC-2
utc_offset_DST	-2
coordinates
elevation_m	530
area_code	(+55) 17
postal_code_type	Postal Code
postal_code	14780-000
website	http://www.barretos.sp.gov.br/
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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". On 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%. The largest Latin American cancer center is based in this city.

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.

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).

Transportation

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

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.

Climate

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Barretos, elevation 540 m, (1993–2020 normals, extremes 2010–present) |Jan record high C = 38.8 |Feb record high C = 38.9 |Mar record high C = 36.8 |Apr record high C = 35.1 |May record high C = 33.7 |Jun record high C = 33.1 |Jul record high C = 33.8 |Aug record high C = 37.2 |Sep record high C = 41.0 |Oct record high C = 42.9 |Nov record high C = 37.3 |Dec record high C = 37.5 |Jan record low C = 14.4 |Feb record low C = 15.9 |Mar record low C = 14.0 |Apr record low C = 8.1 |May record low C = 4.6 |Jun record low C = 2.2 |Jul record low C = 2.1 |Aug record low C = 3.7 |Sep record low C = 7.0 |Oct record low C = 9.6 |Nov record low C = 11.8 |Dec record low C = 15.1 |Jan high C = 32.0 |Feb high C = 32.6 |Mar high C = 32.3 |Apr high C = 31.3 |May high C = 28.9 |Jun high C = 29.0 |Jul high C = 29.6 |Aug high C = 31.4 |Sep high C = 32.9 |Oct high C = 33.6 |Nov high C = 32.2 |Dec high C = 32.0 | year high C = |Jan mean C = 26.5 |Feb mean C = 26.6 |Mar mean C = 26.2 |Apr mean C = 24.6 |May mean C = 21.4 |Jun mean C = 20.7 |Jul mean C = 20.6 |Aug mean C = 22.5 |Sep mean C = 24.7 |Oct mean C = 26.5 |Nov mean C = 26.0 |Dec mean C = 26.3 | year mean C = |Jan low C = 20.9 |Feb low C = 20.5 |Mar low C = 20.0 |Apr low C = 17.8 |May low C = 13.9 |Jun low C = 12.4 |Jul low C = 11.7 |Aug low C = 13.6 |Sep low C = 16.5 |Oct low C = 19.3 |Nov low C = 19.8 |Dec low C = 20.5 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 295.4 |Feb precipitation mm = 204.7 |Mar precipitation mm = 165.9 |Apr precipitation mm = 62.1 |May precipitation mm = 60.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 20.2 |Jul precipitation mm = 9.2 |Aug precipitation mm = 13.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 47.6 |Oct precipitation mm = 92.5 |Nov precipitation mm = 170.6 |Dec precipitation mm = 219.0 |year precipitation mm = | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 14.3 | Feb precipitation days = 10.9 | Mar precipitation days = 10.4 | Apr precipitation days = 5.2 | May precipitation days = 4.0 | Jun precipitation days = 2.1 | Jul precipitation days = 1.3 | Aug precipitation days = 2.3 | Sep precipitation days = 3.9 | Oct precipitation days = 7.2 | Nov precipitation days = 10.3 | Dec precipitation days = 13.4 | year precipitation days = | source 1 = Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas{{cite web | url = https://www.ciiagro.sp.gov.br/ciiagroonline/Quadros/QTmaxPeriodo.asp | title = Temperatura Máxima Mensal | publisher= Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas | access-date = 7 July 2024}} | url = https://www.ciiagro.sp.gov.br/ciiagroonline/Quadros/QTminPeriodo.asp | title = Temperatura Mínima Mensal | publisher = Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas | language = pt | access-date = 7 July 2024}} | url = https://www.ciiagro.sp.gov.br/ciiagroonline/Quadros/QTmedPeriodo.asp | title = Temperatura Média Mensal | publisher = Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas | language = pt | access-date = 7 July 2024}} | url = https://www.ciiagro.sp.gov.br/ciiagroonline/Quadros/QChuvaPeriodo.asp | title = Chuva Mensal | publisher = Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas | language = pt | access-date = 7 July 2024}} | source 2 = INMET{{cite web | url= https://bdmep.inmet.gov.br/ | title= Banco de dados meteorológicos | publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET) | language = Portuguese |accessdate = 16 February 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://tempo.inmet.gov.br/TabelaEstacoes/A729 |title=Estação: BARRETOS | language = Portuguese | accessdate = 16 February 2025}}

Notable people

Douglas Camilo da Silva (born 1990), footballer
Scylla Duarte Prata (1923–2025), gynecologist
Wagner Coradin (born 1989), footballer

Religion

Christianity is present in the city as follows:

Catholic Church

The Catholic church in the municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Barretos.

Protestant Church

The most diverse evangelical beliefs are present in the city, mainly Pentecostal, including the Assemblies of God in Brazil (the largest evangelical church in the country), Christian Congregation in Brazil, among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.

References

(12 July 1998). "Barretos é a Nashville brasileira".
(2017). "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics".
"IBGE 2020".
"History of the City on the Prefecture Site". Barretos.sp.gov.br.
"Municipal Profile at SEADE". SEADE.gov.br.
"Hospital de Câncer de Barretos".
"Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973".
"Our History - Telefônica RI".
{{Soccerway. wagner-aparecido-coradin-junior/123541. Wagner
"Sul 1 Region of Brazil [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
(2018-12-10). "Campos Eclesiásticos".
"Arquivos: Locais".
"Localidade - Congregação Cristã no Brasil".

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