Lavrinhas is a
municipality in the state of
São Paulo in
Brazil. It is formed by the seat and district of
Pinheiros
Pinheiros (, “pine trees”) is a district in the subprefecture of the same name in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Prior to development, the land which this borough occupies was dominated by the dense forest which contained a Brazilian subt ...
(which includes the hamlet of Capela do Jacu). The municipality is crossed by many rivers, creeks and so on; the main ones are: Jacu River, Braço River and Paraíba do Sul River, this one presenting rapids. It is a historical town, where many events of the 1932 Revolution took place in and which attracts, to this day, many tourists, who’re taken by guides to the trenches, vestiges of the conflict. As for its economy, most of it is based on agriculture, cattle raising and tourism.
Location
Lavrinhas is part of the
Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 7,361 (2021 est.) in an area of . The elevation is . The state of
Minas Gerais is bounded to the North.
The municipality contains part of the
, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the
Paraíba do Sul
The Paraíba do Sul (), or simply termed Paraíba, is a river in southeast Brazil. It flows west to northeast from its farthest source at the source of the river Paraitinga to the sea near Campos dos Goytacazes. The river receives its name when ...
river.
Coat of arms
Its
coat of arms has a red shield with the tag at the bottom reading ''Cave nam vigilio'' (
Latin for "Watch yourself, for I'm watching") with two soldiers on each side and with three swords over three mountaintops coloured in orange.
Flag
Its flag colors are white on the left side and yellow on the right side with its coat of arms of the left. The line is not straight.
Population history
References
External links
* http://www.lavrinhas.sp.gov.br
*
Lavrinha on citybrazil.com.br*
Municipal anthem of Lavrinhas
Municipalities in São Paulo (state)
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