Amerindian 0,2% Education The city has 10 day-nurseries, 21 EMEI (Municipal School of Infantile Education), 11 EMEFs (Municipal School of Basic Education), 5 State Schools of Basic Education, 7 State High Schools, 5 private High Schools and 3 universities. Sports Soccer and biribol, an aquatic version of volleyball are the most popular sports in the city. The soccer team, Bandeirante Esporte Clube, was founded on March 11, 1923 and its first president was José Troncoso, who currently names a street in the city. In 1987 the team played professionally in the Premier League of Campeonato Paulista (a championship in the state of São Paulo) Biribol was invented in the city by the Teacher Dario Miguel Pedro. Transportation SP-300 Rodovia Marechal Cândido Rondon SP-461 Rodovia Gabriel Melhado Estrada BIGI-458 Estrada José Gusman References External links Prefecture of Birigui Birigui's Municipal Chamber Populated places established in 1911 1911 establishments in Brazil Portuguese words affected by the 1990 spelling reform