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São Miguel Arcanjo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil founded on 1 April 1889. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba. The population is 32,769 (2015 est.) in an area of 930.34 km². The economy of São Miguel Arcanjo is mostly agricultural.The municipality contains part of the Carlos Botelho State Park, created in 1982.HistoryThe town was named after a chapel built in honor of St. Michael Archangel. The founders of São Miguel Arcanjo are Lt. Urias Emygdio Nogueira de Barros, known as Lt. Uriah, who moved here with his family in search of gold, and their two daughters: Maximina Nogueira Terra, who built the chapel, and Augusta Tereza Nogueira, who donated the land for construction.