Serra Negra is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It belongs to the meso-region of Campinas. Population (2020) was 29,452 inhabitants. Total area: 203,5 km², demographic density: 112 inhabitants/km²

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Serra Negra
municipality
Municipality of the Hydromineral Spa of Serra Negra
A view of Serra Negra from the Morro do Mirante
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  Virtvte Pavlistarvm Florvi (Latin for I flourish thanks to the valor of the people of São Paulo)
Anthem: Serra Negra Meu Amor
Location in the state of São Paulo
Coordinates: 22°36′43″S 46°42′03″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Founded	September 23, 1828
Government
• Mayor	Antônio Luigi Ítalo Franchi (DEM)
Area
• Total	203.01 km2 (78.38 sq mi)
Elevation	925 m (3,035 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	29,452
• Density	125.3/km2 (325/sq mi)
• Demonym	Serra-negrense
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code	13930-000
Area code	19
HDI (2000)	0.817 –high
Website	Serra Negra

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The name of the city means black mountain range in the Portuguese language. It is located at an altitude of 925 m, in the Serra da Mantiqueira, a mountain range which runs mostly along the border of the state of São Paulo and Minas Gerais. It has a mild climate, being also a busy tourism spot, similarly to its close neighbours, the cities of Lindóia and Águas de Lindóia.

Serra Negra was founded on 23 September 1828, but at least a century before that the region was already inhabited and was on the passageway between São Paulo and Minas Gerais. It was elevated to the status of city on 21 April 1885. At the end of the 19th century, the region received a large influx of European immigrants, mostly Italians, who came to work on coffee farms. Mineral water sources were discovered by Luiz Rielli in 1928 and the city became a much sought-after spa town (it is known as the "City of Health").

In 1962, war criminal and Nazi physician, Josef Mengele, also known as the Angel of Death purchased a coffee and cattle farm in Serra Negra with 2 of his associates Géza and Gitta Stammer, with Josef owning a half interest.^[2]