São José do Rio Preto
São José do Rio Preto on the map of Brazil
São José do Rio Preto (also called Rio Preto ) is a city in the northwest of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, 452 km from São Paulo.
History
The city was on 19 March 1852 by João Bernardino de Seixas Ribeiro, after he had acquired by Bishop Luis Antonio da Silveira of the Catholic Church of the Diocese of Saint Joseph, the terrain. Already 1894 São José do Rio Preto, the state capital of the state of Jaboticabal.
The Kaingang then introduced with the bandeiras the Intercultural marriage.
The city has a tropical climate with the average annual temperature is 25.4 ° C. Rio Preto has about 400,000 inhabitants, making it one of the 50 largest cities of Brazil.
The city is a major transportation hub, four major highways intersect here: SP 310 (Washington Luís ), BR 153 ( Trans-Brazilian Highway ), SP 425 ( Assis Chateaubriand ) and SP 427 ( Décio Custódio da Silva ). Rio Preto is located at an altitude of 489 meters and covers an area of approximately 430 square kilometers. It was founded on 19 March 1852 by João Bernardino de Seixas Ribeiro.
São José do Rio Preto is the seat of the diocese of São José do Rio Preto.
Train wreck from November 24, 2013
On 24 October 2013, with 1,000 tons of corn, loaded freight train company America Latina Logistica (ALL) derailed in the town. The derailment cost 10 lives and destroyed two homes.