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image by Ivan Sache,
4 August 2020
The municipality of São Francisco de Paula (21,633 inhabitants in 2018;
327,350 ha) is located 120 km north-east of Porto Alegre.
The municipality is
composed of the districts of São Francisco de Paula (seat), Cazuza Ferreira
(est. as Lageado by Municipal Act No. 3 issued on 7 January 1903, renamed to
Capela do Lajeado in 1933 and Cazuza Ferreira in 1939), Eletra (est. as Salto by
Municipal Act No. 43 issued on 31 December 1932, renamed to Eletra in 1944), Juá
(est. by Municipal Law No. 117 promulgated on 10 May 1950), Lajeado Grande (est.
by Municipal Law No. 655 promulgated on 12 December 1968), Rincão dos Kroeff
(est. by Municipal Law No. 117 promulgated on 10 May 1950), and Tainhas (est. by
Municipal Act No. 42 promulgated on 18 October 1922).
São Francisco de
Paula was established in 1762 by Captain Pedro da Silva Chaves, who offered a
plot to erect a chapel dedicated to St. Francis of Paule; the first parish
priest was the captain's son, José de Silva Leal Leme. The settlement, named
Cima da Serra (Mountain Top), was incorporated in 1809 to the municipality of
Santo Antônio da Patrulha.
The district of São Francisco de Paula de Cima da
Serra was established within the municipality of Taquara do Mundo Novo (now
Taquara) by Provincial Law No. 266 promulgated on 30 November 1852. The
municipality of São Francisco de Paula de Cima da Serra was established by State
Decree No. 563 issued on 23 December 1902 and inaugurated on 7 January 1903. The
name of the municipality was shortened to São Francisco de Paula in 1930.
https://www.saofranciscodepaula.rs.gov.br/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 4 August 2020
The flag of São Francisco de Paula is white with the municipal coat of arms.
Photos
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Ivan Sache, 4 August 2020