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About
Ribeirão Preto
 600.000
inhabitants
City
Area 651 km²
43
Hotels
33
Cinema rooms
7
Theaters
7
Universities and 5 postgraduate
16
Hospitals
35
Health Units
The
world´s greatest sugar-alcohol
pole
Ribeirão
Preto, the capital of alcohol
fuel, located at approximately 320 Km (200
miles)in São Paulo State ,is the
hub of the fastest developing region in
Brazil. Established in 1856, within a clearing
through which a century earlier the early
explorers (Bandeirantes) had traveled,
the city on coffee growing, farmed by immigrants
and fertilized by red earth known as “rossa” by
Italians and “roxa” in the
indigenous “caboclo” language.
At the turn of the XIX century the fertile
lands around Ribeirão Preto made the
region the largest producer of coffee and a
world supplier for what was called “green
gold”. Thus the former clearing, fed
by two streams, soon became an important city
linked to the rest of Brazil by rail, telephone
and highways.
Development brought new crops, such as sugarcane,
soy, maize, cotton, and oranges, and led to
the establishment of a strong agricultural
industry. Ribeirão Preto is known as
the Brazilian capital of agribusiness.´
Criminality levels in Ribeirão Preto
are low for a city of more than 500 thousand
inhabitants. The civil and military police
forces work hard to guarantee order and tranquility.
Public policies mobilize the population to
construct a fair society based on social justice
Nevertheless, all participants should be attentive,
like in any other city in the world.
The region of Ribeirão Preto is made
up of more than 80 counties that are home to
3 million inhabitants and cover an area of
30 thousand km2. Per capita income approaches
that of some European Mediterranean countries
and is almost double the national average.
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THE
CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SÃO
PAULO
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THE
CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SÃO
PAULO. Ribeirão Preto is
home to the second largest of the University
of São Paulo’s eight campi.
It is situated within the area of the former
Monte Alegre Farm, comprising colleges
of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing,
Economics, Administration, Accounting,
Biology, Psychology, Law, Chemistry and
Medicine, and research produced there is
internationally recognized.
The Campus also houses the General Hospital,
one of the most advanced research centers in
Latin America, and a Bloodbank, residences for
teachers, student accommodations, banks, athletic
facilities, restaurants, a post office and publishers.
It boasts an arboretum and a beautiful park and,
lake. It also houses preserved buildings of the
Italian immigrant colony from the beginning of
last century which was originally part of the
Monte Alegre Farm.
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FACULTY
OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES OF RIBEIRÃO
PRETO UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO |
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ECONOMY
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A SUGAR AND ALCOHOL VCENTER
Thanks to the geographic characteristics
of the land, weather and quality of the
soil, Ribeirão Preto is the center
of a region that is the biggest food
producer in São Paulo State. It
is the state’s, and in some cases,
the country’s top producer of soy
beans, corn, rice, coffee and cotton.
Thirty-five percent of São Paulo
State’s grain production take place
in the city’s region. However,
it is the sugar cane that places Ribeirão
Preto and it region as the major producer
and exporter of sugar and alcohol in
the world.
Agribusiness is one of the driving forces
of the economy of Ribeirão Preto and
is region, to such and estent that it was
awarded the title of “the capital of
agribusiness”.
Agriculture
makes of the region one of the most important
and prosperous farming areas of the State.
Special emphasis given to sugar cane, oranges,
soybean, coffee, peanuts, and fruits in general.
The region is one of the main players in
the production of sugar and alcohol, with
21 sugar mills that employ aroubd 8 thousand
individuals. One the other hand, the industrial
sector of Ribeirão Preto is noted
for its productive diversification. The industrial
cluster concentrates over 1,200 companies
and main sectors boost up the economy of
the region are: production of food and beverages,
healthcare industries, paper, cardboard and
printing, metalworks, textile and garment
industries
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THE
PEDRO II THEATER |
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Ribeirão Preto experienced
its first economic heyday in the 1920s. Its
status as largest coffee producer gave the
city an air of Eldorado. At this time, in 1928,
João Meira Júnior, the President
of the Paulista Brewery Company, began construction
of a grand opera theater. The project was inspired
by European show houses.
The New York stock market crash in 1929 and the
ensuing world economic crisis impacted the building
of the theater. Several standards of finish underwent
change. Nevertheless, the theater emerged as
a symbol of the power of the coffee society and
was inaugurated on October 8th, 1930.
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PINGÜIM
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The
“Pingüim”, inaugurated on
November 10th 1943, is one of the “visiting
cards“
of Ribeirão Preto, because it serves
the most famous chopp (draft beer) in Brazil.
The traditional choperia (draft beer pub)
was founded by Nicolás Miranda and
is located in the Edificio Diederichesen,
also part of the Quarteirão Paulista,
where the Snooker Pinguim was located at
the very beginning.
Every day, around 2 thousand people drink
over 2 thousand liters of draft beer, served
in crystal tulip glasses. The beer goes through
an 800-meter-long streamer before getting
to the dispenser.
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PARQUE PREFEITO LUIZ ROBERTO JÁBALI
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Is
an environmental and recreational complex
containing 152 thousand square meters of
vegetation and the city’s largest recreational
space. The project, devised by municipal
authorities, transformed an early mining
area for basalt rock. This rock was formed
by volcanic eruptions some 130 to 60 million
years ago. The complex is an ideal area for
excursions and rambling. Waterfalls and artificial
lakes were built near a square for events
and beautify and refresh this environment.
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SÃO
SEBASTIÃO METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL
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The
footstone was settled on march 3rd 1904 and
the construction was finisched in 1920. The
style is Romenesque with gothic lines the
stained glasses and frescos by Benedito Calixto
from 1917 deserve a special mention
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MUSEU
CASA DE PORTINARI
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Inaugurated in 1970, the museum displays works
of artist Cândido Portinari. Also
Furniture and utensils of the familiy.
The museum exhibits drawings, desings and
poems by the artist, as well as the murals
of the house.
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MUNICIPAL
THEATER
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Inaugurated in 1969, the Municipal Theater
features thrree modem lines and has a
seating capacity for 515 peaple. Because
it is na wide venue, with many trees,
it is very often used also for cutural
events.
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