São Sebastião do Paraíso
| Município de São Sebastião do Paraíso "Paraíso"
São Sebastião do Paraíso
"Cidade dos Ipês" |
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| Coordinates | 20 ° 55 ′ S , 46 ° 59 ′ W | ||
 Location of "Paraíso" in the state of Minas Gerais
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| founding | October 25, 1821 (first settlement) September 13, 1870 (Vila) |
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| Country | Brazil | ||
| State | Minas Gerais | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BR-MG | ||
| Região intermediária | Varginha (since 2017) | ||
| Região imediata | São Sebastião do Paraíso (since 2017) | ||
| height | 975 m | ||
| surface | 814.9 km² | ||
| Residents | 64,980 (2010) | ||
| density | 79.7 Ew. / km² | ||
| estimate | 70,956 (July 1, 2018) | ||
| Time zone | UTC −3 | ||
| Website | ssparaiso.mg (Brazilian Portuguese) | ||
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| City Prefect | Walker Américo Oliveira (2017-2020) | ||
| Political party | PTB | ||
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| GDP | 1,650,997 thousand R $ 23,730 R $ per person (2015) |
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| HDI | 0.722 (2010) | ||
São Sebastião do Paraíso , officially Município de São Sebastião do Paraíso , is a medium-sized town in the southwest of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais . It borders the state of São Paulo and is 400 km from the capital, Belo Horizonte .
geography
Surrounding places are São Tomás de Aquino , Capetinga , Pratápolis , Fortaleza de Minas , Jacuí , Monte Santo de Minas , Itamogi and in the neighboring state of Santo Antônio da Alegria (SP), Altinópolis (SP) and Patrocínio Paulista (SP).
history
The first settlement began as early as 1821. On September 13, 1870, the hamlet received the status of Vila de São Sebastião do Paraíso , in 1873 that of a cidade, with which the rights of self-government were connected. Emigrants from Italy had a great influence on the development of the community.
City administration
After the local elections in Brazil in 2016, the executive power for the term from 2017 to 2020 lies with the city prefect (mayor) Walker Américo Oliveira of the Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro (PTB). His predecessor Rêmolo Aloise des Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira (PSDB) had to resign on September 19, 2016 due to a scandal. This involved referrals to the Sagrado Coração de Jesus Hospital, owned by the Aloise family. The legislature rests with a city council ( Câmara Municipal ) made up of ten elected city councilors ( vereadores ).
Population development
| year | Residents |
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| 1872 | 19,428 |
| 1890 | 15,194 * |
| 1900 | 25,623 |
| 1920 | 37,537 |
| 1940 | 28,815 * |
| 1950 | 22,658 * |
| 1960 | 25,298 |
| 1970 | 28,538 |
| 1980 | 39,565 |
| 1991 | 49.053 |
| 2000 | 58,335 |
| 2010 | 64 980 |
| 2019 | 70,956 |
* Population declines are due to regional reforms when districts of the municipality became independent municipalities.
sons and daughters of the town
- Evandro Amorim Barbosa (* 1992), chess grandmaster
Web links
- City Prefecture website , Prefeitura Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
- City Council website , Câmara Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c IBGE : São Sebastião do Paraíso - Panorama. Retrieved September 8, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ a b Walkinho 14 , Eleições 2016 website. Retrieved September 8, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ IBGE: São Sebastião do Paraíso - História. Retrieved September 8, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Prefeito e vice renunciam aos cargos em São Sebastião do Paraíso, MG . In: Globo.com G1 - Sul de Minas . September 19, 2016 (Brazilian Portuguese, globo.com [accessed September 8, 2018]).