São José do Rio Preto
São José do Rio Preto is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
It is located in the north/northwest region of the state, approximately 445 km (277 mi) from the city of São Paulo and 700 km (430 mi) from Brasília. With a population of 504,166 inhabitants, by the 2025 estimative of the IBGE, it is the 10th largest city in São Paulo and the 48th largest in Brazil. It has an area of 431.30 km2; the urban area, with 124.79 km2, is the 7th largest in the state and the 30th largest in the country. By the 2022 IBGE census, the city had a population of 480,383 inhabitants, with a population density of 1,112.7 people/km2.
Getting to São José do Rio Preto
São Paulo is the closest city with a major international airport handling flights to Europe and North America. The city is served by domestic carriers at the city's airport, Eribelto Manoel Reino (SJP IATA). The airport is served by Gol and LATAM with service to and from Sao Paulo and by Azul with service to Recife, Fortaleza, Belo Horizonte and other Brazilian cities.
Worth seeing
Basílica de Nossa Senhora Aparecida, Praça Dom Lafayette Libânio, no number - Boa Vista,.
Where to eat
Farroupilha, Av. Bady Bassitt, 5414 - Jardim Alto Rio Preto,. Churrascaria. Luna Di Napoli, R. Voluntários, 3393,. Pizza. Passatempo. Restaurante Bambina, R. Dr. Raul Silva, 281 - Redentora,. Sal e Brasa, Av. N.S. da Paz, 1363 - Jardim Bordon,. Churrascaria.
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