São Miguel Arcanjo, São Paulo

Coordinates: 23°52′42″S 47°59′50″W / 23.87833°S 47.99722°W / -23.87833; -47.99722 São Miguel Arcanjo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil founded on 1 April 1889. The population in 2009 was 31,329 and the area is 930,012 km². The economy of São Miguel Arcanjo is mostly agricultural.

History

The town was named after a chapel built in honor of St. Michael Archangel. The founders of São Miguel Arcanjo are Lt. Urias Emygdio Nogueira de Barros, known as Lt. Uriah, who moved here with his family in search of gold, and their two daughters: Maximina Nogueira Terra, who built the chapel, and Augusta Tereza Nogueira, who donated the land for construction.