Fishing near Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo

Ribeirão Preto sits in the interior of São Paulo state, surrounded by a network of rivers and smaller ribeirões that draw local anglers year-round. The Rio Pardo, just 9 km away, is the marquee water, while the Rio Mogi-Guaçu and the stream that shares the city's name round out the core fishery. Pesque-pague (pay-to-fish) operations are also a fixture of the local scene.