Lavrinhas

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
Flag of Lavrinhas
Flag
Coat of arms of Lavrinhas
Coat of arms
Location in São Paulo state
Location in São Paulo state
22°34′15″S 44°54′8″W / 22.57083°S 44.90222°W / -22.57083; -44.90222CountryBrazilRegionSoutheastStateSão PauloMetrop. regionVale do Paraíba e Litoral NorteArea
 • Total167.07 km2 (64.51 sq mi)Elevation
508 m (1,667 ft)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total7,311 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Postal code
12790-xxx
Area code+55-19Websitewww.lavrinhas.sp.gov.br

Lavrinhas is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is formed by the seat and district of Pinheiros (which includes the hamlet of Capela do Jacu). The municipality is crossed by many rivers, creeks and so on; the main ones are: Jacu River, Braço River and Paraíba do Sul River, this one presenting rapids. It is a historical town, where many events of the 1932 Revolution took place in and which attracts, to this day, many tourists, who’re taken by guides to the trenches, vestiges of the conflict. As for its economy, most of it is based on agriculture, cattle raising and tourism.[2]

Location

Lavrinhas is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.[3] The population is 7,361 (2021 est.) in an area of 167.07 square kilometres (64.51 sq mi).[4] The elevation is 508 m (1,667 ft). The state of Minas Gerais is bounded to the North.

The municipality contains part of the 292,000 hectares (720,000 acres) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.[5]

Coat of arms

Its coat of arms has a red shield with the tag at the bottom reading Cave nam vigilio (Latin for "Watch yourself, for I'm watching") with two soldiers on each side and with three swords over three mountaintops coloured in orange.

Flag

Its flag colors are white on the left side and yellow on the right side with its coat of arms of the left. The line is not straight.

Population history

Year Population
2000 6,008
2004 6,692
2015 7,052
2021 7,361

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "A Cidade – Prefeitura de Lavrinhas".
  3. ^ Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 1.166
  4. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  5. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia Hidrográfica do Paraíba do Sul (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-01

External links

  • (in Portuguese) http://www.lavrinhas.sp.gov.br
  • (in Portuguese) Lavrinha on citybrazil.com.br
  • Municipal anthem of Lavrinhas (in Portuguese)
Places adjacent to Lavrinhas
Passa-Quatro, MG
Cruzeiro
Lavrinhas
Queluz
Silveiras
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