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Ribeirao Preto
South America is thefourth largest continent of the Western Hemisphere. It is divided politically into 12 independent countries namely Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela and the overseas department of French Guiana. The continent extends to 7,640 kilometers from Punta Gallinas, Colombia, in the north to Cape Horn, Chile, in the south. At its broadest point, near where it is crossed by the equator, the continent extends to 5,300 kilometers from east to west.
South America is connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama. It is washed on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Topographically the continent is divided into three sections namely the South American cordillera, the interior lowlands, and the continental shield. Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion and Portuguese and Spanish are the primary languages of the continent.
Ribeirao Preto is a municipality and city in the state of Sao 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. It is with 549,000 inhabitants, Ribeirao Preto is the ninth largest municipality in the state. The total area is of 652,2 square kilometers and is situated at 330 kilometers from the capital city and at 708 kilometers from Brasilia, the federal capital. Ribeirao Preto is the center of an urban agglomeration with about 827 thousand inhabitants.
Ribeirao Preto has also one of the first micro-breweries in Brazil, Cervejaria Colorado, founded in 1997 produces three different types of beers, two ales and one lager. Ribeirao Preto's highest sports acclaim comes in basketball. Ribeirao Preto's major products are orange juice, cotton, rice, meat, dairy products, textiles, machinery, steel, furniture, building materials, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and, of course, beer.
Ribeirao Preto is a city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages. It is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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