# Presidente Prudente

Presidente Prudente is a city (município) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has a population of 230,371 inhabitants (IBGE/2020) and area of 562.8 km². The city is named after president Prudente de Morais. Prudente is located 558 km from the city of São Paulo.
Presidente Prudente is considered the sixth best city in the state of São Paulo to live in. Among 5,560 Brazilian cities, it occupies the 29th place for most promising cities to build a career.

## History

Presidente Prudente was founded in 1917.

## Demographics

* Total Population: 220,599 (IBGE/2014)
* Literacy rate: 98%
* Human Development Index: 0.846
* Regional Population: 806,954 inhabitants.

## Geography
### Climate

The city is well known for its hot temperatures in summer, when the heat index sometimes exceeds 40 °C (104 °F), in the months of October through February (from spring to summer). However, cold weather prevails in winter, as -1.8 °C (28.8 °F) was recorded in 1975 and 0 °C (32 °F) in 2000.
Climate data for Presidente Prudente, elevation 432 m (1,417 ft), (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1961–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.0 (102.2) | 39.5 (103.1) | 39.4 (102.9) | 36.4 (97.5) | 33.4 (92.1) | 33.2 (91.8) | 34.4 (93.9) | 38.1 (100.6) | 40.9 (105.6) | 41.8 (107.2) | 39.9 (103.8) | 39.4 (102.9) | 41.8 (107.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.8 (87.4) | 29.6 (85.3) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.1 (79.0) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.9 (84.0) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.9 (87.6) | 29.1 (84.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.4 (77.7) | 24.0 (75.2) | 20.7 (69.3) | 19.7 (67.5) | 19.7 (67.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 22.5 (72.5) | 24.5 (76.1) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.6 (78.1) | 23.3 (73.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 19.5 (67.1) | 16.5 (61.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 14.9 (58.8) | 16.2 (61.2) | 17.3 (63.1) | 19.4 (66.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 18.8 (65.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) | 14.2 (57.6) | 9.2 (48.6) | 5.8 (42.4) | 2.0 (35.6) | 1.8 (35.2) | −1.8 (28.8) | 0.0 (32.0) | 4.8 (40.6) | 7.2 (45.0) | 10.3 (50.5) | 10.2 (50.4) | −1.8 (28.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 232.5 (9.15) | 172.2 (6.78) | 138.3 (5.44) | 73.0 (2.87) | 82.6 (3.25) | 48.3 (1.90) | 39.7 (1.56) | 42.7 (1.68) | 84.2 (3.31) | 121.0 (4.76) | 129.6 (5.10) | 175.6 (6.91) | 1,339.7 (52.74) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 91 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72.6 | 73.2 | 70.1 | 66.3 | 68.1 | 66.1 | 59.3 | 53.6 | 58.2 | 61.9 | 63.6 | 69.3 | 65.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 197.2 | 186.5 | 228.9 | 239.5 | 215.1 | 209.7 | 235.8 | 233.4 | 195.4 | 216.1 | 227.0 | 206.4 | 2,591 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia ||||||||||||||

## Education

There are 130 schools and 3 universities in Presidente Prudente that together gather over 80 thousand students. It also has integrated colleges like Toledo, SESI and SENAI with more than 110 undergraduate courses.
Universities:
* São Paulo State University - UNESP
* University of Western São Paulo - UNOESTE
* Union of Colleges - UNIESP
Colleges:
* Toledo Integrated Colleges
* FATEC
* Uninter
* Cesumar
* LFG
* Damasio

## Health

In Presidente Prudente there are over 15 hospitals, a Teaching Hospital, Santa Casa da Misericórdia (Sisters of Mercy), 20 establishments of health service, and more than 11 private clinics.
The Teaching Hospital (Hospital Universitário in Portuguese) (HU/HR) was once the largest university hospital in Latin America.

## Economy

The Tertiary sector is the most relevant for the city, corresponding to 80.94% of Prudente's GDP. The Secondary sector is 18.40% of the GDP and the Primary sector corresponds to 0.65%.

## Culture

The city also has an important cultural tradition, ranging from crafts to theater, music and sports. The city's main football club is Grêmio Prudente, whose stadium is the Paulo Constantino Stadium (Prudentão). There are also Parque do Povo and the Procópio Ferreira Municipal Theater, as well as other theaters and small parks.

## Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. 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). For information about news in the city, citizens use the printed newspaper O Imparcial, and online the website G1 Prudente, Diário de Prudente and Portal Prudentino. Presidente Prudente has TV Fronteira (affiliated with Globo), TV Band, and TV Record. The city also has nine radio stations, the main ones being "101 FM" and "98 FM".

## Transportation

* SP-270 Rodovia Raposo Tavares
* SP-425 Rodovia Assis Chateaubriand
* SP-501 Rodovia Júlio Budisk
Presidente Prudente has scheduled air connections to and from Presidente Prudente Airport.

## Notable people

* Camilo Sanvezzo, footballer
* Antônio Carlos Zago, footballer
* Pablo (Pablo Freitas Cardoso Mello)
* Thaila Ayala, actress and model
* Mauro Vinícius da Silva, triple jumper, 2-time World Champion
* Matheus Martinelli, footballer