São João do Para�so, Minas Gerais (Brazil)

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Blue field, green upright cross bordered yellow, with the shield centred.
Jos� Pereira Silva, 31 March 2019

The municipality of S�o Jo�o do Para�so (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 Vit�ria da Conquista.

S�o Jo�o do Para�so was established, as the district of S�o Jo�o 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 S�o Jo�o to erect a chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Sa�de. The village turned into a regional center of trade, to be renamed to S�o Jo�o do Para�so.
The municipality of S�o Jo�o do Para�so was established in 1943.
Ivan Sache, 1 April 2019