São João da Boa Vista

21°58′09″S 46°47′53″W

São João da Boa Vista
Municipality
Município de São João da Boa Vista
Aerial view of São João da Boa Vista
Flag Seal
Location of São João da Boa Vista in São Paulo (state)
São João da Boa Vista Location of São João da Boa Vista in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°58′09″S 46°47′53″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast Region
State	São Paulo
Founded	June 24, 1824
Government
• Mayor	Vanderlei Borges de Carvalho[1]
Area
• Total	516.399 km2 (199.383 sq mi)
Elevation	767 m (2,516 ft)
Population  (2020 [2])
• Total	91,771

São João da Boa Vista (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃w ʒuˈɐ̃w dɐ ˈboɐ ˈvistɐ]; "Saint John of the Good View" in English) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2020 was 91,771 and the area is 516.399 square kilometres (199.383 sq mi). The elevation is 767 metres (2,516 ft).^[3]

History of its foundation

The city was founded on June 24, 1824, when a group of miners decided to rest at the edge of Jaguari Mirim River, which was already in the state of São Paulo. Amazed by the beauty of the natural surroundings, the miners decided immediately to establish a town on the site and, to celebrate that day's saint as well as the amazing views at sunset, the city was named São João da Boa Vista. Only 14 years later, the town was declared a district. On March 24, 1859 it became a city, and on February 7, 1885 it became a judicial district, providing to its citizens all of the basic infrastructure.

Demographics

According to IBGE 2010, São João da Boa Vista has 83,661 inhabitants.

Etnias

Color/Race	Percentage
White	85,36%
African	4,47%
Multiracial	9,54%
Asian	0,09%
Indigenous Peoples	0,03%
Without Declaration	0,50%

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.^[4] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).^[5]

Notable people

• Nenê Bonilha – football player
• Glenn McMillan – actor and lawyer
• Mariana Morais – MMA featherweight fighter
• Guiomar Novaes – famous piano player
• Roger Abdelmassih – a doctor and pioneer of in-vitro fertilization, who was also convicted of multiple rapes.

Climate

Climate data for São João da Boa Vista, elevation 776 m (2,546 ft), (2006–2020 normals, extremes 2005–2014)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	34.7 (94.5)	35.1 (95.2)	35.6 (96.1)	34.8 (94.6)	32.0 (89.6)	31.8 (89.2)	33.4 (92.1)	35.0 (95.0)	37.0 (98.6)	40.6 (105.1)	36.2 (97.2)	37.3 (99.1)	40.6 (105.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.6 (85.3)	30.3 (86.5)	29.6 (85.3)	28.5 (83.3)	25.9 (78.6)	25.0 (77.0)	25.6 (78.1)	27.5 (81.5)	29.3 (84.7)	30.1 (86.2)	28.8 (83.8)	29.5 (85.1)	28.3 (83.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	24.4 (75.9)	24.8 (76.6)	24.1 (75.4)	22.7 (72.9)	19.9 (67.8)	19.0 (66.2)	19.3 (66.7)	20.8 (69.4)	22.8 (73.0)	23.9 (75.0)	23.5 (74.3)	24.3 (75.7)	22.5 (72.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19.2 (66.6)	19.3 (66.7)	18.7 (65.7)	16.9 (62.4)	13.9 (57.0)	13.0 (55.4)	13.0 (55.4)	14.1 (57.4)	16.3 (61.3)	17.8 (64.0)	18.3 (64.9)	19.0 (66.2)	16.6 (61.9)
Record low °C (°F)	15.0 (59.0)	15.9 (60.6)	13.1 (55.6)	10.3 (50.5)	5.6 (42.1)	4.4 (39.9)	2.5 (36.5)	1.8 (35.2)	4.1 (39.4)	10.1 (50.2)	10.7 (51.3)	13.2 (55.8)	1.8 (35.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	270.8 (10.66)	167.5 (6.59)	161.0 (6.34)	92.7 (3.65)	60.8 (2.39)	37.5 (1.48)	50.5 (1.99)	68.4 (2.69)	88.5 (3.48)	161.2 (6.35)	175.3 (6.90)	231.2 (9.10)	1,565.4 (61.62)
Source: Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas[6][7][8][9]

See also

• List of municipalities in São Paulo