José Bonifácio is a municipality in the state of

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. The population is of 37,366 inhabitants and the area is 859.94 km². The city belongs to the

Microregion of São José do Rio Preto The Microregion of São José do Rio Preto ( pt, Microrregião de São José do Rio Preto) is located on the north of São Paulo state, Brazil, and is made up of 29 municipalities. It belongs to the Mesoregion of São José do Rio Preto. The micro ...

History

The history of José Bonifácio begins in 1906. The founder of the city, José Crescencio de Souza, built the first three houses. In 1910, the brothers Manuel, Justino e Carlos Rodrigues de Sant’Anna donated part of their land to the Catholic Church. The first chapel was built in 1913, and the town received the name of ''Cerradão''. In 1914, the town was elevated to district and on December 23, 1924, became a district of

Mirassol Mirassol is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city is located in the northern part of the state, 453 km from the city of São Paulo and 15 km from São José do Rio Preto. Mirassol has 60,303 inhabitants (IBGE/2020). ...

, changing its name to the current form. José Bonifácio was officially established as a municipality on December 28, 1926.

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 ...

is the economic basis of Bonifácio. Commerce, services and administration corresponds to 62.3% of the city GDP. Industry is 29.2% 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 8.5%.

Transportation

BR-153 BR-153 is a major federal highway of Brazil, officially named the Transbrasiliana Highway. It also serves as part of the Belém–Brasília Highway in the stretch located between the cities of Wanderlândia, in the state of Tocantins, and Anápo ...

- ''Rodovia'' Transbrasiliana *

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

References

Municipalities in São Paulo (state) {{SaoPauloState-geo-stub