Country Brazil State São Paulo Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3) Elevation 925 m | Region Southeast Founded September 23, 1828 Postal code 13930-000 Population 25,912 (2009) | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 94% Humidity Points of interest Teleférico, Cristo Redentor, Disneylândia dos Robôs, Parque Represa Dr Jovino Sil | ||
Serra Negra is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It belongs to the meso-region of Campinas. Population (2000) was 24,953 inhabitants. Total area: 203,5 km², demographic density: 112 inhabitants/km²
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Map of Serra Negra - State of S%C3%A3o Paulo, Brazil
Location
The name of the city means black mountain range in the Portuguese language. It is located at an altitude of 925 m, in the Serra da Mantiqueira, a mountain range which runs mostly along the border of the state of São Paulo and Minas Gerais. It has a mild climate, being also a busy tourism spot, similarly to its close neighbours, the cities of Lindóia and Águas de Lindóia.
History
Serra Negra was founded on 23 September 1828, but at least a century before that the region was already inhabited and was on the passageway between São Paulo and Minas Gerais. It was elevated to the status of city on 21 April 1885. At the end of the 19th century, the region received a large influx of European immigrants, mostly Italians, who came to work on coffee farms. Mineral water sources were discovered by Luiz Rielli in 1928 and the city became a much sought-after spa town (it is known as the "City of Health").