Barretos is a

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

in the northern part of the state of

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. 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 Mesoregion is a unit of intermediate territorial subdivision, between "microregion" and "macroregion". The term may refer to: * Mesoregion (Brazil), a statistical subdivision of Brazil * Mesoregion (geomorphology), a geomorphological unit * Mesore ...

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 ...

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 d ...

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 vaqu ...

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 fe ...

. The city is the seat of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Barretos The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barretos () is a diocese located in the city of Barretos in the ecclesiastical province of São José do Rio Preto in Brazil. History * 14 April 1973: Established as Diocese of Barretos from the Diocese of Jabotic ...

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by

Companhia Telefônica Brasileira Companhia Telefônica Brasileira (CTB) was a Brazilian fixed-line telephone company that provided services to the states of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (state), São Paulo, as well as Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo thr ...

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 (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 from the S ...

''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. The highway, which is single-lane in most of its length, cr ...

''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 is the fifth tier of the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF). List of champions ;League names *Campe ...

Climate

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 *

Scylla Duarte Prata Scylla Duarte Prata (November 23, 1923 – June 14, 2025) was a Brazilian gynecologist. Biography Prata entered the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (USP) at a time when very few women were seen in the corridors of medical te ...

(1923–2025), gynecologist *

Wagner Coradin Wagner Aparecido Coradin Junior (born 3 October 1989), known as Wagner Coradin or just Wagner, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sergipe. Club career Born in Barretos, São Paulo, Wagner was a Mirassol youth graduate. He m ...

(born 1989), footballer

Religion

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...

is present in the city as follows:

Catholic Church

The Catholic church in the municipality is part of the

Protestant Church

The most diverse evangelical beliefs are present in the city, mainly

Pentecostal Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a movement within the broader Evangelical wing of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes direct personal experience of God in Christianity, God through Baptism with the Holy Spirit#Cl ...

, including the Assemblies of God in Brazil (the largest evangelical church in the country),

Christian Congregation in Brazil The Christian Congregation in Brazil () was founded in Brazil by the Italian-American missionary Luigi Francescon (1866–1964), as part of the larger Christian Congregation (Pentecostal), Christian Congregation movement. History Louis Frances ...

, among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.

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 {{MesoregionRibeirãoPreto-geo-stub