São João da Boa Vista

21°58′09″S 46°47′53″W São João da Boa Vista is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 81,614 and the area is 517.49 km². The elevation is 767 m.

The foundation history

It was founded on June 24, 1859. In the beginning of last century, a group of miners decided to rest at the edge of Jaguari Mirim river, already in São Paulo state, and got astonished by the exuberant view of the nature. They got so delighted that from that day on June 24, 1859 - Saint John's day - the miners started up the construction of the town and, to celebrated the Saint of that day and the amazing view, it was named São João da Boa Vista. After only 14 years, the town was claimed a district. On March 24, 1859 it turned out to be a city, and on February 7, 1885 it was considered a judicial district, offering its citizens all the basic infrastructure.