Santa Isabel, São Paulo
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Santa Isabel is a municipality in the state of São Paulo
in Brazil
. The population in 2003 was 45,516 and the area is 362.4 km². The elevation is 655 m.
Santa Isabel was named after a Portuguese queen who was declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. It was founded in the 18th century, as Brazil was still a colony of Portugal. It is located some 50 miles east of the city of São Paulo, belonging to the Guarulhos macro region,as it is part of the Greater São Paulo region as well.
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...
. The population in 2003 was 45,516 and the area is 362.4 km². The elevation is 655 m.
Santa Isabel was named after a Portuguese queen who was declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. It was founded in the 18th century, as Brazil was still a colony of Portugal. It is located some 50 miles east of the city of São Paulo, belonging to the Guarulhos macro region,as it is part of the Greater São Paulo region as well.