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SĂŁo JosĂ© do Rio PrĂȘto

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Also known as: Rio PrĂȘto
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SĂŁo JosĂ© do Rio PrĂȘto, city, in the highlands of northwestern SĂŁo Paulo estado (state), Brazil. It lies 1,558 feet (475 metres) above sea level near the headwaters of the PrĂȘto River.

Originally called Rio PrĂȘto, the city became a seat of a municipality in 1894 and grew as a service centre for an agricultural region that grows oranges, coffee, cotton, rice, and feijĂŁo (beans). Those products, as well as meat, dairy products, vegetable oils, furniture, textiles, and chemicals, are processed there. SĂŁo JosĂ© do Rio PrĂȘto is home to a football (soccer) stadium. The city is linked by rail, road, or air to SĂŁo Paulo city, 250 miles (400 km) southeast, as well as to Araƈatuba to the southwest and RibeirĂŁo PrĂȘto to the east. Pop. (2010) 408,258.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Jeff Wallenfeldt.
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