São João da Boa Vista (; "Saint John of the Good View" in English) 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 ...

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 in 2020 was 91,771 and the area is . The elevation is .

The foundation history

The city was founded on June 24, 1824 In the beginning of last century, a group of miners decided to rest at the edge of

Jaguari Mirim River The Jaguari Mirim River is a river of São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil., United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency It is a tributary of the Moji-Guaçu River. See also *List of rivers of São Paulo List of rivers in São Pa ...

, already in São Paulo state, and got astonished by the exuberant view of the nature. They got so delighted that on that Saint John's day, the miners started up the construction of the town and, to celebrate the Saint of that day as well as because of the amazing twilights at the sunset, the city was named São João da Boa Vista. Only 14 years later, the town was claimed a district. On March 24, 1859 it became a city, and on February 7, 1885 it was considered a judicial district, offering its citizens all the basic infrastructure.

Demographics

São João da Boa Vista possesses, according to IBGE 2010, 83,661 inhabitants.

Notable people

Glenn McMillan Glenn Aguiar McMillan (born October 5, 1984) is a Brazilian-Australian actor and lawyer best known internationally as Dustin, the Yellow Wind Ranger, on ''Power Rangers Ninja Storm''. His father is Irish Australian and his mother is Brazilian. ...

- actor and lawyer *

Guiomar Novaes Guiomar Novaes (February 28, 1895 – March 7, 1979) was a Brazilian pianist known for individuality of tone and phrasing, singing line, and a subtle and nuanced approach to her interpretations. Biography Born in São João da Boa Vista (in the a ...

- famous piano player *

Nenê Bonilha Luis Otavio Bonilha de Oliveira, known as Nenê Bonilha (17 February 1992), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play ...

- football player *

Roger Abdelmassih Roger Abdelmassih (born 3 October 1943) is a former Brazilian physician, an expert on human reproduction, and one of the pioneers of in-vitro fertilization in Brazil. In early 2009 he was accused of sexually abusing sedated patients. Abdelmassih ...

- former doctor accused of sexual assault against 52 women

References

Populated places established in 1821 1821 establishments in Brazil {{SaoPauloState-geo-stub