Official Name: | Rio das Pedras |
Native Name: | Município de Rio das Pedras |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Coordinates: | -22.8428°N -47.6058°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | São Paulo |
Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Name3: | Piracicaba |
Subdivision Type4: | Microregion |
Subdivision Name4: | Piracicaba |
Subdivision Type5: | Metrop. region |
Established Date: | 10 July, 1894 |
Leader Party: | PPS |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Júlio Cesar Barros Ayres |
Elevation M: | 625 |
Area Total Km2: | 226.657 |
Population Total: | 35,738 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | BRT |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Rio das Pedras is a municipality in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, located at the Microregion of Piracicaba.As of 2020, it has 35,738 people and an area of 226.657 square kilometers.[2]
In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[3] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[4]
See also: Religion in Brazil, Protestantism in Brazil and Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. Christianity is present in the city as follows:
The Catholic church in the municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Piracicaba.[5]
The most diverse evangelical beliefs are present in the city, mainly Pentecostal, including the Assemblies of God in Brazil (the largest evangelical church in the country),[6] [7] Christian Congregation in Brazil,[8] among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.