São José da Safira

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

São José da Safira is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Notable people from here

J

Josimar Lopes Ferreira

Brazilian politician

V

Valdeci Gomes Barcelos

Brazilian politician

José Honorato dos Santos

Brazilian civil servants and politicians

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Minas Gerais

• Nacip Raydan
  11.6 mi away · pop. 2,459
• Glucínio
  15.1 mi away
• Chonin de Cima
  23.1 mi away · pop. 1,074
• José Raydan
  24.4 mi away · pop. 4,268
• Junco de Minas
  26.5 mi away
• Pescador
  35.8 mi away · pop. 3,570
• Gonzaga
  40.9 mi away · pop. 5,230
• Angelândia
  42.2 mi away · pop. 7,718
• Poté
  42.6 mi away · pop. 13,666
• Nova Módica
  42.9 mi away · pop. 3,663
• Alpercata
  47.3 mi away · pop. 6,903
• Setubinha
  50 mi away · pop. 9,917

Browse all places in Minas Gerais →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Madagascar Periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Seen 2026-06-07

Black-throated Saltator

Saltatricula atricollis

Seen 2024-11-20

Pileated Finch

Coryphospingus pileatus

Seen 2024-11-20

Social Flycatcher

Myiozetetes similis

Seen 2024-11-20

Blue Dacnis

Dacnis cayana

Seen 2024-11-20

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Seen 2024-11-20

Savanna Hawk

Buteogallus meridionalis

Seen 2024-11-20

Variegated Flycatcher

Empidonomus varius

Seen 2024-11-20

Golden-capped Parakeet

Aratinga auricapillus

Seen 2024-11-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of São José da Safira, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

3.3 mi6 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers