Although it is a municipality connected to the province of São Paulo in Brazil, Novo Horizonte’s distance to the province is around 410 kilometers. This city, located in the north of São Paulo, is mostly known for its business fields creating employment, the Santa Isabel Plant and the São José da Estiva Power Plant. It also has high efficiency in the production of sugar canes. The surface area of the city, which means ‘New Horizon’ in Portuguese, is approximately 930 square kilometers.
While visiting the city officially founded at the beginning of 1900s, you will come across the restaurants presenting delicious menus from the country cuisine and the clubs organizing musical dance shows. Getting crowded specifically at weekends, the city has accommodation alternatives such as hotels and hostels. The crowd in the city increases when there is a football match as its football team “Grêmio Novorizontino “ is one of the countrywide teams with the highest number of supporters.
Novo Horizonte is a city where you will enjoy the walking routes thanks to its warm climate and vegetation specific to its geography. The Municipal Lake, the resting spot of the city, is visited by those who want to escape from the metropolitan chaos due to both the color of its still water and the peace released. You can see the historical fountain and the church built on behalf of Igreja Matriz de São José right in the city center.
You can reach the city center from the international airport of the city (Aeroporto Internacional De Novo Horizonte) by taking taxis, buses or airport shuttles.
