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Barretos

SP · Southeast

Population: 127,276 (IBGE estimate 2026)

About Barretos

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Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).

Barretos, officially the Tourist Resort of Barretos, is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo, in the Ribeirão Preto Mesoregion. It is located at 20°33'26" south latitude and 48°34'04" west longitude, at an average altitude of 530 meters. Its population counted by IBGE in 2022 was 122,485 inhabitants, spread over an area of 1,566.161 km². It is made up of the seat and the districts of Alberto Moreira and Ibitu.

The city is internationally known for the largest sertanejo music festival in the country: the Festa do Peão de Boiadeiro de Barretos, considered the largest rodeo festival in Latin America, which attracts competitors from all over the world and thousands of tourists every year.

Its Hospital de Amor is also an international reference in cancer treatment.

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Scores by topic

0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).

Cost of living

No rent data

Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.

Healthcare

84

SP average (81 cities): 35 · All 338 cities: 34

Hospital beds per 1,000

3.77 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Doctors per 1,000

9.42 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Airport access

33

SP average (81 cities): 79 · All 338 cities: 60

Distance to intl. airport (km)

308.73 km

Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data

International departures within 100 km

0 departures in 12 months

Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data

Nearest international airport

Viracopos (SBKP), 309 km in a straight line · 2,166 international departures in 12 months

Social Progress Index (overall)

67.1

score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)

Climate month by month

Hot Average temperature: 25.2 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)

10 15 20 25 30 35 °C 0100200300400 mm Jan: 325 mm Feb: 210 mm Mar: 210 mm Apr: 79 mm May: 39 mm Jun: 20 mm Jul: 9 mm Aug: 16 mm Sep: 65 mm Oct: 110 mm Nov: 158 mm Dec: 233 mm Jan: 31.2 °CFeb: 31.8 °CMar: 31.5 °CApr: 31.5 °CMay: 29 °CJun: 29 °CJul: 29.4 °CAug: 31.7 °CSep: 32.3 °COct: 33.1 °CNov: 32 °CDec: 31.4 °C Jan: 21.6 °CFeb: 21.5 °CMar: 21.2 °CApr: 19.7 °CMay: 16.6 °CJun: 15.4 °CJul: 15.3 °CAug: 16.9 °CSep: 19.1 °COct: 20.7 °CNov: 21 °CDec: 21.5 °C JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) Avg. low (°C) Rain (mm)
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Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) 31.231.831.531.529.029.029.431.732.333.132.031.4
Avg. low (°C) 21.621.521.219.716.615.415.316.919.120.721.021.5
Rain (mm) 32521021079392091665110158233

Weather station Frutal, 71 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data

Location

Nearby cities

Up to 150 km in a straight line. Scores use your weights.

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  4. Ribeirão Preto SP · 104 km 66
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  6. Franca SP · 122 km 59

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