São Miguel Arcanjo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo

São Paulo (state)

São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...

 in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. Founded in 1 April 1889 (121 years). The population in 2009 was 31,329 and the area is 930,012 km². The elevation is 659 m. In 2006, it is considered the world capital of fine grapes .

History

The town was named after of a chapel built in honor of St. Michael Archangel on his land. 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.