Novo Horizonte (Portuguese for "New Horizon") is a municipality in the state of

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. The population is 41,414 (2020 est.) in an area of 932 km². Novo Horizonte is the center of a

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with 79,222 inhabitants.

History

In 1906, the district of Novo Horizonte was created. The city was officially established on December 21, 1916, and installed in October 28, 1917.

Economy

The

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is the economic basis of Novo Horizonte. Commerce, services and public administration corresponds to 69.9% of the city GDP.

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is 21.5% of the GDP, and the

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corresponds to 8.5%. The cultivation and processing of

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is relevant.

Sport

Grêmio Novorizontino Grêmio Novorizontino, commonly referred to as simply Novorizontino, is a Brazilian association football club in Novo Horizonte, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeo ...

is the local

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club founded in 2010. It's the

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Grêmio Esportivo Novorizontino Grêmio Esportivo Novorizontino, usually known simply as Novorizontino was a Brazilian football club from Novo Horizonte, São Paulo state. History On March 11, 1973, the club was founded as Pima Futebol Clube, named after shoe factory Pima ...

which folded in 1999.

References

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