Ribeirão Preto is a municipality and city in the Northeastern region
of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is nicknamed Brazilian California, because of a combination of an economy
based on agrobusiness plus high technology, wealth and sunny weather all year
long. According to 2010 Census Ribeirão Preto is the eighth largest
municipality in the state, and in 2012 it’s estimated to be 619,746
inhabitants. With a total area of 652.2 km² (251.8 sq mi), its coordinates
are 21° 10’ 42" South latitude and 47° 48’ 24" West longitude; and it
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