São Sebastião do Paraíso
São Sebastião do Paraíso | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of São Sebastião do Paraíso | |
Location in Minas Gerais | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Region | Southeast |
| Intermediate Region | Varginha |
| Immediate Region | São Sebastião do Paraíso |
| Founded | 25 October 1821 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcelo Morais (PODE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 814.925 km2 (314.644 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 973 m (3,192 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 71,796 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Demonym | paraisense |
| Time zone | UTC−3:30 (MGT) |
| Postal Code | 37950-000 to 37959-999 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.722 – high |
| Website | ssparaiso |
São Sebastião do Paraíso is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 71,445 people living in a total area of 822 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro-region of São Sebastião do Paraíso. It became a municipality in 1870. The city and surrounding area are famous for the growing of high-quality coffee.