Rio Claro, São Paulo

Rio Claro on the map of São Paulo

Rio Claro is an inland city of the Brazilian state of São Paulo, with 187 637 inhabitants ( 2011). The city is located at 47 ° 33 ' West and 22 ° 24' South, in the Greater Region Piracicaba at a distance of 190 kilometers to the city of São Paulo. The municipality covers a territory of 490 km ².

Originally founded under the name São João Batista do Ribeirão Claro, the city was first renamed throughout its history in São João do Rio Claro and 1905, then in Rio Claro.

Climate

In a tropical climate prevails in the city an average temperature of 18 ° to 22 ° C. The hottest month is February with an average temperature of 22 ° C, the average maximum is 30 ° C.

Horto Florestal Edmundo Navarro de Andrade

In the town is the Horto Florestal Edmundo Navarro de Andrade. This park is a forest, which was planted by the railway company to have a mineral reservoir. In this forest Edmundo Navarro de Andrade planted eucalyptus trees, which he had brought from Australia in 1914. In the following years he conducted research there over the eucalyptus.