Ribeirão Pires

Ribeirão Pires is a city in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (state), Brazil. It is part of the "ABC Region." The population is 120,396 (2015 est.) in an area of 99.1 km².[1] The elevation is 763 m.

Ribeirão Pires
First church of Ribeirão Pires
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Coat of arms
Location in São Paulo state
Ribeirão Pires
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°42′55″S 46°25′10″W
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Government
  MayorSaulo Mariz Benevides (PMDB)
Area
  Total99.1 km2 (38.3 sq mi)
Elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
  Total120,396
  Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-02:00 (BRST)
Websitewww.ribeiraopires.sp.gov.br

Its neighboring cities are Ferraz de Vasconcelos to the north, Suzano to the northeast and east, Rio Grande da Serra to the southeast and south, Santo Andre southwest and Mauá northwest. The city is served by trains from line 10 of CPTM. It became its own municipality in 1953, following its emancipation from Santo André.

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