São João da Boa Vista

São João da Boa Vista ("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 km2. The elevation is 767 m.

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, 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.

Media
In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. 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).

Notable people

 * Roger Abdelmassih – former doctor accused of sexual assault against 52 women
 * Nenê Bonilha – football player
 * Glenn McMillan – actor and lawyer
 * Mariana Morais – MMA featherweight fighter
 * Guiomar Novaes – famous piano player