São José do Barreiro


São José do Barreiro is a municipality in the eastern part of the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
The population is 4,185 in an area of 570.69 km².

Location

São José do Barreiro is in the microregion of Bananal. Both to the north and south it borders the state of Rio de Janeiro.
It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.
The municipality contains part of the Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.
The southern part of the municipality is part of the Serra da Bocaina National Park. Its main industries are cattle and tourism.

Population history