Barretos is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the northern part of the state of

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. The city has approximately 122,833 inhabitants (

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/2020) and an area of 1566.1 km². 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.

Economy

The

tertiary sector The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...

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 The primary sector of the economy includes any industry involved in the extraction and production of raw materials, such as farming, logging, fishing, forestry and mining. The primary sector tends to make up a larger portion of the economy in de ...

corresponds to 6.28%. The largest Latin American cancer center is based in this city.

Culture

Barretos hosts annually the most famous

rodeo Rodeo () is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations. It was originally based on the skills required of the working va ...

festival in the country, the

Festa do Peão de Barretos The Festa do Peão de Barretos (Portuguese for "Cowboy Festival of Barretos") is a rodeo featuring bulls and horses. In Barretos, Brazil, hundreds such festivals are held throughout the year. The Festa do Peão is one of the most famous such fest ...

. The city is the seat of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Barretos The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barretos ( la, Dioecesis Barretensis) is a diocese located in the city of Barretos in the Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil. History * 14 April 1973: Established as Diocese of Barretos from the Di ...

Transportation

SP-326 Rodovia Brigadeiro Faria Lima (official designation SP-326) is a highway in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. SP-326 is a full four-lane highway connecting the cities of Bebedouro and Barretos, serving also the city of Colina, and runs in the Sou ...

''Rodovia'' Brigadeiro Faria Lima *

SP-425 Rodovia Assis Chateubriand (officially designated SP-425) is a highway in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Its name honours the Brazilian journalist and press tycoon, Assis Chateaubriand, owner of Diários Associados. The highway, which is single ...

''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 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, also known as Campeonato Paulista Série B1, is the fourth level of the São Paulo state professional football tournaments that determines one of the several Brazilian states championships. The two best teams ...

Notable people

Douglas Camilo da Silva Douglas Camilo da Silva, known as Douglas Camilo born in the Barretos, is a midfielder who plays in the Inter de Bebedouro. Career Plays in the Inter de Bebedouro. Career statistics :''(Correct )'' Contract * Inter de Bebedouro.

(born 1990), footballer

References

External links

* http://www.barretos.sp.gov.br Prefecture of Barretos * https://web.archive.org/web/20050225231012/http://www.citybrazil.com.br/sp/barretos/ * http://www.independentes.com.br Populated places established in 1854 1854 establishments in Brazil {{SaoPauloState-geo-stub