São João
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São João is Portuguese
for "Saint John", and may refer to many saints that have used that name, but also the Apostle John
of the New Testament specifically, in addition to:
In the archipelago of the Azores:
In the archipelago of Madeira:
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
for "Saint John", and may refer to many saints that have used that name, but also the Apostle John
John the Apostle
John the Apostle, John the Apostle, John the Apostle, (Aramaic Yoħanna, (c. 6 - c. 100) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He was the son of Zebedee and Salome, and brother of James, another of the Twelve Apostles...
of the New Testament specifically, in addition to:
Architecture
- Forte de São João (disambiguation)
- Capela de São João Baptista (Chapel of St. John the Baptist), considered the most expensive chapel in Europe, it is located in the Church of São RoqueIgreja de São Roque (Lisbon)The Igreja de São Roque in Lisbon was the earliest Jesuit church in the Portuguese world, and one of the first Jesuit churches anywhere. It served as the Society’s home church in Portugal for over 200 years, before the Jesuits were expelled from that country...
, in Lisbon
Brazil
- Barra de São João, Casimiro de Abreu, Rio de janeiro
- Cedro de São JoãoCedro de São JoãoCedro de São João is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 5,538 and its area is 80 km²....
, Sergipe - Mata de São JoãoMata de São JoãoMata de São João is a town and municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.-References:...
, Bahia - São João, ParanáSão João, ParanáSão João, Paraná is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
- São João, PernambucoSão João, PernambucoSão João is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 240 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated population of 22.287 inhabitants.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco...
- São João d'AliançaSão João d'AliançaSão João d'Aliança is a small town and municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. São João is a gateway to the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park. The name is sometimes written as São João D'Aliança.-Location:...
, Goiás - São João do AraguaiaSão João do AraguaiaSão João do Araguaia is a town and municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.-References:...
, Pará - São João do ArraialSão João do ArraialSão João do Arraial is a town and municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Piauí - São João da BalizaSão João da BalizaSão João da Baliza is a municipality located in the southeast of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 5,432 and its area is 4,284 km²....
, Roraima - São João da BarraSão João da BarraSão João da Barra is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 28,609 and its area is 459 km²....
, Rio de Janeiro - São João Batista, MaranhãoSão João Batista, MaranhãoSão João Batista, Maranhão is a town and municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
- São João Batista, Santa CatarinaSão João Batista, Santa CatarinaSão João Batista, Santa Catarina is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-References:...
- São João Batista do GlóriaSão João Batista do GlóriaSão João Batista do Glória is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 6,828 people living in a total area of 553 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Passos...
, Minas Gerais - São João da Boa VistaSão João da Boa VistaSão João da Boa Vista is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 81,614 and the area is 517.49 km². The elevation is 767 m.-The foundation history:The city was founded on June 24, 1821...
, São Paulo - São João do CaiuáSão João do CaiuáSão João do Caiuá is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
, Paraná - São João da CanabravaSão João da CanabravaSão João da Canabrava is a town and municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Piauí - São João do CaririSão João do CaririSão João do Cariri is a town and municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.-References:...
, Paraíba - São João do CarúSão João do CarúSão João do Carú is a town and municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Maranhão - São João das Duas PontesSão João das Duas PontesSão João das Duas Pontes is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 2,593 and the area is 129.99 km². The elevation is 427 m....
, São Paulo - São João EvangelistaSão João EvangelistaSão João Evangelista is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Minas Gerais - São João da FronteiraSão João da FronteiraFronteiras is a municipality in the western part of the state of Piauí in Brazil. Its latitude is 3.956/3°57'20" S and the longitude is 41.25733/41°15'27" W...
, Piauí - São João de IracemaSão João de IracemaSão João de Iracema is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 1,486 and the area is 178.49 km². The elevation is 508 m....
, São Paulo - São João do ItaperiúSão João do ItaperiúSão João do Itaperiú is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-References:...
, Santa Catarina - São João do IvaíSão João do IvaíSão João do Ivaí is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
, Paraná - São João do JaguaribeSão João do JaguaribeSão João do Jaguaribe is a town and municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Ceará - São João da LagoaSão João da LagoaSão João da Lagoa is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 4,729 in a total area of 990 km². It became a municipality in 1995.-Location:...
, Minas Gerais - São João do ManhuaçuSão João do ManhuaçuSão João do Manhuaçu is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Manhuaçu.-See also:* List of municipalities in Minas Gerais-References:...
, Minas Gerais - São João do ManteninhaSão João do ManteninhaSão João do Manteninha is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Minas Gerais - São João da MataSão João da MataSão João da Mata is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Minas Gerais - São João de MeritiSão João de MeritiSão João de Meriti is a brazilian city in Rio de Janeiro state. Its historical name is São João do Rio Meriti. Its population was 468.309 inhabitants in 2008...
, Rio de Janeiro - São João das MissõesSão João das MissõesSão João das Missões is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 10,769 in a total area of 675 km². The elevation is 501 meters. It became a municipality in 1997....
, Minas Gerais - São João NepomucenoSão João NepomucenoSão João Nepomuceno is a city in the southeast of Minas Gerais, Brazil close to the state border with Rio de Janeiro.-External links:http://wikitravel.org/pt/São_João_Nepomuceno...
, Minas Gerais - São João do OesteSão João do OesteSão João do Oeste is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-References:...
, Santa Catarina - São João do OrienteSão João do OrienteSão João do Oriente is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Minas Gerais - São João do PacuíSão João do PacuíSão João do Pacuí is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 4,003 in a total area of 420 km². It became a municipality in 1997.-Location:...
, Minas Gerais - São João do Paraíso, MaranhãoSão João do Paraíso, MaranhãoSão João do Paraíso, Maranhão is a town and municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
- São João do Paraíso, Minas Gerais
- São João da ParaúnaSão João da ParaúnaSão João da Paraúna is a small town and municipality in western Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:São João is located west of Goiânia, 36 km...
, Goiás - São João dos PatosSão João dos PatosSão João dos Patos is a town and municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Maranhão - São João do Pau d'AlhoSão João do Pau d'AlhoSão João do Pau d'Alho is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 1,855 and the area is 118.29 km². The elevation is 354 m....
, São Paulo - São João do PiauíSão João do PiauíSão João do Piauí is a town and municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Piauí - São João de PirabasSão João de PirabasSão João de Pirabas is a town and municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.-References:...
, Pará - São João do PolêsineSão João do Polêsine- Paleontology :This city belongs to the geopark of Paleorrota.This situated approximately 50 kilometers from the city of Santa Maria.In this city there are outcrops with fossils. The CAPPA , is under construction in this city.-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
, Rio Grande do Sul - São João da PontaSão João da PontaSão João da Ponta is a town and municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.-References:...
, Pará - São João da PonteSão João da PonteSão João da Ponte is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007, the population numbered 26,091 within the total area of 1,849 km². The elevation is 561 meters. It became a municipality in 1943....
, Minas Gerais - São João do Rio do PeixeSão João do Rio do PeixeSão João do Rio do Peixe is a town and municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.-References:...
, Minas Gerais - São João do SabugiSão João do SabugiSão João do Sabugi is a town and municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Paraíba - São João da SerraSão João da SerraSão João da Serra is a town and municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Rio Grande do Norte - São João do SoterSão João do SoterSão João do Soter is a town and municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Maranhão - São João do SulSão João do SulSão João do Sul is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-References:...
, Santa Catarina - São João do TigreSão João do TigreSão João do Tigre is a town and municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.-References:...
, Paraíba - São João do TriunfoSão João do TriunfoSão João do Triunfo is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
, Paraíba - São João da UrtigaSão João da Urtiga-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
, Rio Grande do Sul - São João da VarjotaSão João da VarjotaSão João da Varjota is a town and municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Piauí
Portugal
- São João (Abrantes)São João (Abrantes)São João, or São João Baptista, is a Portuguese civil parish, located in the municipality of Abrantes, in Santarém District. It is one of the three parishes that make-up the urbanized area of the city...
, a parish in the district of Abrantes - São João (Lisbon)São João (Lisbon)São João is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Lisbon. It was created on February 7, 1959.-Main sites:*Santos-o-Novo Convent*Santa Apolónia Fort...
, a parish in the district of Lisbon - São João (Ovar), a parish in the district of OvarOvarOvar Municipality is a municipality in Aveiro District, Baixo Vouga Subregion in Portugal. It has a total area of 147.4 km² and a total population of 56,296 inhabitants, and 42,582 electors . The city of Ovar itself has a population of 16,849....
- São João da SerraSão João da SerraSão João da Serra is a town and municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, a parish in the district of Oliveira de Frades - São João Baptista
- São João da MadeiraSão João da MadeiraSão João da Madeira , in English St. John's Wood, is a municipality in northwestern Portugal. Its part of Porto Metropolitan Area, the second largest of Portugal. It has a land area of 8.11 km² and a total population of 21 685 inhabitants...
In the archipelago of the Azores:
- São João (Lajes do Pico)São João (Lajes do Pico)São João, named for the John the Baptist is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes do Pico in the Azores. It is the only parish in the municipality with a frontier on the summit of Pico...
, a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes do Pico, Pico
In the archipelago of Madeira:
- São João da Boa Vista (Madeira), a civil parish in the municipality of TábuaTábua (Ribeira Brava)Tabua is a parish in the district of Ribeira Brava in the Madeira Islands. The population in 2001 is 1,105, its density is 99.5/km² and the area is 11.1 km². It is located W of Funchal and SE of Madeira. The main industry are agriculture. It is connected with a road linking Calheta and...
, Madeira
See also
- Saint-Jean (disambiguation)
- Saint John (disambiguation)
- Saint Juan (disambiguation)
- San Giovanni (disambiguation)
- San Juan (disambiguation)
- Sant Joan (disambiguation)Sant Joan (disambiguation)Sant Joan may refer to:*Sant Joan, Majorca, Spain**Son Sant Joan Airport, Palma de Mallorca*Sant Joan Despí, Baix Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain*Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Valencia, Spain*Sant Joan de Labritja, Ibiza, Spain...
- St. Johann