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Santa Branca is a pretty and peaceful small town (about 20,000 inhabitants) in São Paulo state.

We're located in a valley called "Vale do Paraíba" - 49w 23s- and we're 90Km (56 mi. )away from São Paulo City and 400 km (250 mi. ) from Rio de Janeiro.

Some of the major multinational companies in the country, such as GM, Ford, Volkswagen, J&J, Kodak, Ericsson, Philips, Panasonic are in neighboring cities along Paraíba Valley.

Santa Branca is a hilly place known as "Cidade Presépio" which means "Nativity Scene Town", and it's cut by a beautiful river called "Rio Paraíba do Sul".

The town's main activities are agriculture and cattle breeding.

Nativity Scene at the Square in Christmas time

Matriz Church on the top of Central Square

Below you see part of our Central Square where kids ride bikes, skateboard and play ball

Kids playing at Central Square

Our town´s flag

Municipal Chamber at Central Square

View of Paraíba River

Old bridge over Paraíba River during the rainy months

One of the first streets in town, the houses still preserve their old style.

Picture section for Friends and Flags at Central Square

Here is another view of our square

Kids at Central Square

Kids in front of an old building near Central Square

Partial View of our town