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Rodovia Assis Chateaubriand
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, crosses the state in the northeast–southwest direction. It starts in the city of Guaíra, and passes through Barretos, Olímpia and São José do Rio Preto, where it interconnects with the Rodovia Transbrasiliana (BR-153). The route continues to Presidente Prudente, passing through Penápolis and Martinópolis. It is managed and maintained by the . It has two toll stations, one near Indiana and the other near Martinópolis. See also * Highway system of São Paulo The highway system of São Paulo (state), São Paulo is the largest statewide road transportation system in Brazil, with 34,650 km. It consists of a hugely interconnected network of municipal (11,600 km), state (22,000 km) and federa ... * Brazilian Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Anápolis, in the state of Goiás. It crosses Brazil in a north–south direction, starting in São Domingos do Araguaia, in the state of Pará and ending in Aceguá, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul on the Brazil/Uruguay border. The highway, highly variable in quality and traffic, cuts through the states of Pará, Tocantins, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Duplication A 315 km section between Anápolis and Monte Alegre de Minas has already been duplicated. In 2020, the Federal Government plans to grant 850.7 km of the highway to the private sector, in the Anápolis (GO) section to Aliança (TO), to double 623.4 km of the section. Gallery BR-153 no Tocantins.jpg, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barretos
Barretos is a municipality in the northern part of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has approximately 122,833 inhabitants (IBGE/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 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 Telecomunica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highway System Of São Paulo
The highway system of São Paulo (state), São Paulo is the largest statewide road transportation system in Brazil, with 34,650 km. It consists of a hugely interconnected network of municipal (11,600 km), state (22,000 km) and federal (1,050 km) roads. More than 90% of the population is within 5 km of a paved road. It has also the largest number of two-, four- and six-lane highways in Latin America. According to the National Confederation of Transports, it is the best highway grid in the country, with 59.4% classified as excellent. The term used in Portuguese language for ''highway'' is ''rodovia'', and for ''road'' is ''estrada''. Management systems The responsibility for building, maintaining, expanding, managing and exploiting the state roads fall into the following categories: * DERSA Desenvolvimento Rodoviário S.A. A state-owned company, responsible for some state-built roads and highways, such as Rodovias Dom Pedro I, Carvalho Pinto, Ayrton Senna, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana, São Paulo
Indiana is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 4,879 (2020 est.) in an area of 129 km². The elevation is 479 m. History The municipality was created by state law in 1948. Media In telecommunications, the city was 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). See also * List of municipalities in São Paulo This is a list of the municipalities in the state of São Paulo (SP), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countr ... References Municipalities in São Paulo (state) {{MesoregionPresidentePrudente-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinópolis
Martinópolis is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 26,628 (2020 est.) in an area of 1254 km2. The elevation is 488 m. History The municipality was created by state law in 1938. Media In telecommunications, the city was 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). Notable people * Ary Toledo, (1937), humorist, singer, showman See also * List of municipalities in São Paulo This is a list of the municipalities in the state of São Paulo (SP), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countr ... Bibliography * José Carlos Daltozo, ''Martinópolis, Sua História e Sua Gente'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penápolis
Penápolis is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil. The population is of 63,757 inhabitants (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE/2020). The city has an area of 710.8 km². Historical formation The region was first populated by the ''Crowned Indians'' (or Kaingang or still Caingangue). The first presence of the Brazilian State in the region was, in the end of the 19th century, a military colony in the Salto do Avanhandava, that was nicknamed "Banishment". The Patrimony appeared in donated lands, in 1906, by the Farmer Eduardo Jose de Castilho, to the priests ''Capuchinhos''. These and the enterprising colonel Manuel Bento de a Cruz had established the Patrimony of Santa Cruz of the Avanhandava, on 25 October 1908. Immediately afterwards, on 2 December 1908, the patrimony became a new town. The pioneers had found its biggest obstacles in the attacks of the Indians and the ''malaria''. The Indians a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidente Prudente, São Paulo
Presidente Prudente is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality located in the Interior of São Paulo, interior of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, approximately 558 kilometers from the state capital, São Paulo. According to the 2024 estimate by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Presidente Prudente has a population of 234,083 inhabitants, with a floating population of 402,000 inhabitants, making it the List of municipalities in São Paulo, 40th most populous municipality in São Paulo. The municipality covers a territorial area of 560.637 km². The municipality comprises the seat and the districts of Ameliópolis, Eneida, Floresta do Sul, and Montalvão, which are subdivided into 255 neighborhoods. Presidente Prudente was emancipated from Conceição de Monte Alegre (now Paraguaçu Paulista) in the early 1920s. Its name honors the former Brazilian president Prudente de Morais (1841–1902), who was a lawyer and politician, serving as the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São José Do Rio Preto
São José do Rio Preto () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is located in the northwestern region of the state, approximately from the city of São Paulo and from Brasília. With a population of 469,173 inhabitants as of the 2021 census, it is the 11th largest city in São Paulo and the 36th largest in Brazil. The city was founded in 1852 and has a rich history closely tied to commercial activities, service provision, and agriculture. São José do Rio Preto is the principal city of the Mesoregion of São José do Rio Preto, which has a population of 1,569,220. In 2020, the Microregion of São José do Rio Preto had a population of 763,534. The city celebrates its anniversary on the same day as Saint Joseph's Day. History Prior to the 19th century, the region of São José do Rio Preto was inhabited by the Kaingang people, Kaingang indigenous population. Over time, their numbers gradually declined as a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olímpia
Olímpia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, in the Microregion of São José do Rio Preto. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 55,130 inhabitants. The city has a total area of . History The oldest archaeological evidence in the territory dates back to the centuries 9th or 10th. In the early 1990s, workers of construction found four funerary urns containing bones, bead necklaces, and pots inside, which was later linked to the Tupi, and Macro Je people. Although it is known that Latin America was inhabited by nomadic tribes, this is actually the oldest evidence of human presence in the area prior to European colonization. In the 19th century, the foundation of Olimpia (formerly knows as Fazenda Olhos d'Água, and then, Vila Olímpia) is related to the coffee industry during the Empire of Brazil, when plantation owners meet the demand of labor. With the exhaustion of the gold mines, people abandoned their previous sites in search of a bette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guaíra, São Paulo
Guaíra is a municipality in São Paulo state in Brazil. The population is 41,040 (2020 est.) in an area of 1258 km2. History In the northeastern region of São Paulo, between the Rio Grande, Pardo River and the Sapucaí River, in what was then called Nuporanga, Antônio Marques Garcia founded a town in the called "Corredeira," along the path to Santa dos Olhos D'Água (which is today known as Ipuã). A plot of land which was acquired November 12, 1901 for "Six-hundred thousand réis" was enlarged with lands donated by Joaquim Garcia Franco and Maria Sabino Alves Franco, resulting in a significantly sized area focused around a small settlement called "Corredeira of São Sebastião" in homage to the patron saint, later renamed "Corredeira do Bom Jardim" or simply "Corredeira." It was named a "Distrito de Paz," (that is, was assigned a Justice of the Peace) with the name of Guaíra, by State Law n. 1144 on November 16, 1908, and a municipality by State Law n. 2328 on Dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodovia Transbrasiliana
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 Anápolis, in the state of Goiás. It crosses Brazil in a north–south direction, starting in São Domingos do Araguaia, in the state of Pará and ending in Aceguá, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul on the Brazil/Uruguay border. The highway, highly variable in quality and traffic, cuts through the states of Pará, Tocantins, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Duplication A 315 km section between Anápolis and Monte Alegre de Minas has already been duplicated. In 2020, the Federal Government plans to grant 850.7 km of the highway to the private sector, in the Anápolis (GO) section to Aliança (TO), to double 623.4 km of the section. Gallery BR-153 no Tocantins.jpg, Stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assis Chateaubriand
Francisco de Assis Chateaubriand Bandeira de Melo (pronounced ), also nicknamed Chatô (October 4, 1892 – April 4, 1968), was a Brazilian lawyer, journalist, politician and diplomat. He was founder and director of the prominent media conglomerate of Brazil, the '' Diários Associados'' including: 34 newspapers, 36 radio stations, 18 television stations, one news agency, one weekly magazine ('' O Cruzeiro''), one monthly magazine ('' A Cigarra'') as well as many magazines for children. During the 1940s and 1950s, he became notable in Brazil for his work as a journalist, an entrepreneur, an arts patron as well as a politician. Chateaubriand was appointed Ambassador of Brazil to the United Kingdom, position he held from 1957 to 1961. He was also a lawyer and professor of law, writer and member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, occupying its 37th chair from 1954 until his death in 1968. Early life Chateaubriand was born in Umbuzeiro, state of Paraíba, in the Northeast of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
