São João do Paraíso, Minas Gerais (Brazil)

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Blue field, green upright cross bordered yellow, with the shield centred.
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The municipality of São João do Paraíso (23,417 inhabitants in 2014; 19,256 ha) is located on the border with the State of Bahia, 780 km of Belo Horizonte and 180 km south-west of Vitória da Conquista.

São João do Paraíso was established, as the district of São João da Raposa, part of the municipality of Rio Pardo. The district was named for its patron saint (St. John) and for the most common animal ("raposa", "fox") found in the region. In 1888, Raimundo Meireles, a descendant of an earlier colonist, offered a plot located near river São João to erect a chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Saúde. The village turned into a regional center of trade, to be renamed to São João do Paraíso.
The municipality of São João do Paraíso was established in 1943.
Ivan Sache, 1 April 2019