João Ramalho is a municipality in the state of
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. The population is 4,551 (2020 est.) in an area of 416 km².
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
/ref> The elevation is 551 m. It is named after the Portuguese explorer João Ramalho
João Ramalho () (1493–1582) was a Portuguese explorer and adventurer known as the first bandeirante. He lived much of his life among Tupiniquim natives in Brazil after he arrived there in 1515. He even became the leader of an Indian village ...
(1493–1580).
References
Municipalities in São Paulo (state)
1553 establishments in the Portuguese Empire
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