Bady Bassitt

Bady Bassitt is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 27,260 (2022 est.) in an area of 110 km². The town is located 7 km from São José do Rio Preto, and the municipality belongs to the Microregion of São José do Rio Preto.

History
In 1908, Bady Bassitt was a village named Borboleta (butterfly). In this year, a road coming from Rio Preto was open. Camilo de Morais opened the first store in Borboleta, in 1912.

On February 13, 1914, the village of Borboleta was officially established, and on December 12, 1926, the village was elevated to district of Rio Preto.

On February 18, 1959, the municipality of Borboleta is officially established, and in 1963, the name was changed to the current form, an homage to Bady Bassitt, a politician from São José do Rio Preto.

Neighbouring places

 * Mirassol, northwest
 * São José do Rio Preto, northeast
 * Nova Aliança, southwest
 * Potirendaba, south
 * Cedral, southeast

Hydrography
The municipality features several streams:
 * Córrego Borá
 * Córrego dos Macacos
 * Córrego Borboleta (Main stream)

Statistics

 * Area: 108.5 km²
 * Population density: 134.54/km² (IBGE/2010) - 222.90/km² (SEADE/2011)
 * Urbanization: 93.5% (2010)
 * Sex ratio (Males to Females): 98.2 (2011)
 * Birth rate: 11.8/1,000 inhabitants (2009)
 * Infant mortality: 5.95/1,000 births (2009)
 * Homicide rate: 0.0/100 thousand ppl (2008)
 * HDI: 0.812 (UNDP/2000)

All statistics are from SEADE and IBGE.

Economy
The Tertiary sector is the economic basis of Bady. Commerce, services and administration corresponds to 60.5% of the city GDP. Industry is 35.2% of the GDP, and the Primary sector corresponds to 4.1%.

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).

Transportation
The city is linked with the BR-153 (Transbrasiliana), the SP-310 (in Rio Preto) and the SP-355 (Maurício Goulart) highways.