Presidente Prudente

Presidente Prudente is a city in the state of São Paulo. It's one of the main industrial and cultural centers of the São Paulo West, so much so that became known as the "Capital of the West Paulista".

Understand
Presidente Prudente occupies an area of 562 km², of which 16.5 km² are in urban area, and its population was estimated in 2010 at 208,000 dwellers, then being the 36th most populous in São Paulo. Today the municipality is formed by the city of Presidente Prudente and districts, Ameliópolis, Eneida, Floresta do Sul and Montalvão, subdivided in about 220 neighborhoods.

Prudente is next to the river basin of the Paraná River, in its territory several sub-basins of small and medium streams with important roles in your configuration, and being drained by streams Veado and Cedro, belonging to the river Santo Anastacio basin; and the stream of Onça and river Mandaguari, belonging to the Peixe River basin. The city presents itself gently undulating with continuous occurrence of hills, in the vast majority with dividers made of waterways.

History


The city of Presidente Prudente was named after President Prudente de Morais, who was a Brazilian lawyer and politician, first governor of the state of São Paulo (1889-1890). With the great economic crisis of 1929, the economy of municipalities linked to coffee production suffered great shock and Presidente Prudente introduced economic activities such as the cultivation of cotton. The industrialization of the city began in the mid-1930s.

In the 1940s much of the usable land in the area was made up of pastures. The increasing importance of cattle ranching in the High Sorocabana region was accomplished by deforestation. The correlated industrial activities in the early days of logging, turned to the transformation of raw materials, mainly offered by cattle breeding.

Climate
The Presidente Prudente climate is tropical rainy with less dry and cold winters (with occurrence of light frosts in a few days of the season) and rainy summers with temperatures high. July is the driest month, and January the rainiest month. In the 2010s, however, the hot, dry days during the winter have been increasingly frequent, often surpassing 30°C, especially between the months of July and September.

Get in
Presidente Prudente is about  west of the state capital.

By car
The city of Presidente Prudente has three state highways.


 * SP 270 (Raposo Tavares highway) - Connects São Paulo the Presidente Epitácio to the border of Mato Grosso do Sul, past Presidente Prudente . The highway is concessioned by CART - Dealership Auto Raposo Tavares. This highway toll account, see the points of collections and their values ​​by site http://www.cartsa.com.br
 * SP 501 (Júlio Budisk road) - Link between Presidente Prudente and SP 294 - Captain João Ribeiro de Barros road, crossing cities New Alta Paulista Osvaldo Cruz, Adamantina, Dracena and Panorama.
 * SP 425 (Chateaubriant Assis highway) - Connects the state motto of São Paulo with the states of Minas Gerais and Paraná. This road serves as a link to Presidente Prudente São José do Rio Preto and the city served by SP 300 - Marshal Rondon highway.

On foot
Presidente Prudente is an easy enough city to walk. The main traffic routes are basically flat, with few slopes. Paths are narrow in the central area, meaning you might be in for some tight squeezes between traffic and other pedestrians. The footpaths are somewhat haphazard, so pay attention as you walk.

By bus
The city does not have exclusive lines Tour, but companies making mass transit, covering areas considered tourist and of great importance to the city and region. Find out the schedules and itineraries with transport companies by phone or information stations. One can consult routes and schedules through the President Prudente City Hall site. (only in Portuguese)



By car

 * Transit can seem a bit chaotic, but the city council and the secretariat responsible for city traffic are making the necessary improvements in their way. The streets are old urban structures projects are narrow, which need careful attention of the driver to have no problems with the cars of his right, whether moving or parked.
 * Avoid transit through central pathways, which are among the avenues Brasil, Manoel Goulart, Coronel Marcondes and Washingon Luiz on weekdays. Roads are a lot of pedestrian traffic and a large concentration of cars. Another problem is the parking issue, and in the central area for the collection of "Blue Zone" (Rotary Park). Outside this perimeter there are also difficulties in finding places to park on weekdays, especially in the central perimeter and the shopping centers where parking is charged.
 * The city is an exaggeration obstacles. The municipality has fixed electronic surveillance, allowing a maximum speed of 60 km/h on the fine passage in red lights. The city also has mobile radars, which can be in any avenue monitoring traffic. In the central area are not allowed large vehicles with more than two tons.

By taxi
Prudente has radio taxi companies and taxi points throughout the city.



Eat
Presidente Prudente is a full plate for anyone visiting. It is not difficult to find bars, restaurants, tapas bars, pizzerias, pubs, snack bars, has it all! Just do not eat who does not want.

Budget
Who has little money the city offers everything from large networks of restaurants, fast food, offering affordable, to snack bars with simple snacks.





Mid-range
Have a little more money in your pocket, options also abound.



Splurge
If you are wealthy, there are fancy places and very well attended.





Phone
The international code area of Brazil is 55, since area code (DDD) of Presidente Prudente is 18.

The city has the cell phone system satellite Globalstar. Even the city is one of the ground stations of the company in Brazil, and there are only three stations in the country, in Manaus, Petrolina and Presidente Prudente.

Internet
Prudente is served by several points of particular Wi-Fi (hotels, schools, shops, restaurants, etc.), public and restricted public (for registration on the property). Below are some of the important public points:

Access by password
Password provided by registration at the establishment.


 * Prudenshopping
 * Parque Shopping Prudente
 * Centro Universitário Toledo
 * Unoeste
 * Aeroporto de Presidente Prudente
 * Sesc Thermas Prudente

Public access

 * Ameliópolis: Rua Lauro dos Santos
 * Ana Jacinta: Avenida Raymundo Nonato Lima
 * Balneário da Amizade
 * Bolsão de Veículos Parque do Povo
 * Brasil Novo: Rua Maria Guevara Branco, 107
 * Centro Cultural Matarazzo: Rua Quintino Bocaiúva, 749/827
 * Centro de Eventos IBC
 * Complexo Parque Aquático Cidade da Criança
 * Eneida: Rua Noroeste, 330
 * Estádio Caetano Peretti: Rua Túlio Cechetti, 517
 * Estádio Prudentão: Avenida Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek
 * Floresta do Sul: Rua Sebastião de Souza, defronte ao nº 551
 * Ginásio de Esportes da Vila Iti: Rua Antônio Luthero dos Santos
 * Humberto Salvador
 * Jardim Jequetibás
 * Jardim São Bento
 * João Domingos
 * Maré Mansa
 * Montalvão: Rua Dezesseis de Novembro com a Rua Oswaldo Cruz
 * Morada do Sol: Rua Wilson Gimenes, 250
 * Parque do Povo: Avenida 14 de Setembro, 2232
 * Parque Ecológico Cidade da Criança
 * Planalto-Planaltina
 * Praça 9 de julho: Avenida Coronel Marcondes
 * Praça Ana Jacinta: Rua Luiz Mungo, 151
 * Praça CEU
 * Praça Cohab: Rua Adelino Rodrigues Gatto, 1219
 * Praça do Texaco
 * Praça Raposo Tavares: Rua Raposo Tavares
 * Prefeitura Municipal: Avenida Coronel Marcondes, 1200
 * PUM: Avenida Coronel José Soares Marcondes, 1842
 * Quiosque Mario Amato
 * Residencial Dayane
 * Rodoviária: Avenida Brasil, 1380
 * São Judas: Rua Coronel Albino, 1062
 * Vila Nova Prudente

Postal service
Post Offices have branches and collection boxes throughout the city. See the attendance points:



Stay safe
Prudente is like other cities in Brazil, there are points of greatest risk, safer ones. The city does not have pockets of poverty, and slums in uneven areas. There are so poor neighborhoods, distant and more prone to drug trafficking and crimes, but the city, luckily and public security actions, does not have major points of intorpecentes consumption. However the locals consider the relatively quiet town.

The region has a lot of prisons, especially since the closure of the Carandiru Prison in the capital in 2002. Over the years the city became an important center for monitoring and Civil Police Military Intelligence and the State of São Paulo, since the major heads of criminal organizations are in Region prisons.

The traveler should be aware in remote places, especially at night. Stay in well-lit and busy places. Avoid walking after 23:00 on weekdays, in Downtown and Parque do Povo area. Use only in case of necessity the public toilets in the evening Parque do Povo, as these sites become places of prostitution and drug users. Another point to be avoided is the region comprising the Bus Station and Urban Terminal as it is a place of prostitution and customarily occur armed robbery.

Taking the necessary precautions tourists will always be safe in the city. If you need to contact the local police for points-to-face and telephone service in addition to the "190" of the PM.



Gyms
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Banks
Presidente Prudente has dozens of banking houses, in addition to self-service boxes scattered shops, public services and shopping malls. Agencies and banks listed below are the main ones.



Go next

 * Presidente Epitácio It is one of the tourist resorts of the West Paulista, busy mainly in the carnival, with parades of the city's samba schools on the banks of the Paraná River, the Figueiral. The city was elected with by the most beautiful sunset in Brazil ( Distance: by SP 270 - Raposo Tavares )
 * Londrina It is the second largest city in the state of Paraná, one of the most important urban centers in southern Brazil. There is a strong link between educational and commercial Prudente and Londrina, with a significant flow of people between cities. ( Distance: by the SP 270 - Raposo Tavares, SP 483 - José Batista de Souza, SP 421 - Jorge Bassil Dower and highways of Paraná )
 * Araçatuba, the second largest city in the West Paulista, is known nationally as the Live Cattle Capital. ( Distance: by the SP 425 - Assis Chateaubriand, SP 461 and SP 463 )
 * Maringá one of the few planned garden cities of Brazil. Wooded and a model of urbanism and security. ( Distance: by the SP 425 - Assis Chateaubriand and PR 317 - Deputado Sílvio Barros )
 * Marília, known as the National Food Capital, is one of the major cities closest to PP. ( Distance: by the SP 270 - Raposo Tavares and SP 333 - Rachid Rayes )