São João da Baliza () is a municipality located in the southeast of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 8.858 (2022) and its area is 4,284 km2. São João da Baliza was first settled in 1974 after the BR-210 highway made the area accessible. It was called São João, because three of the initial settlers were called João. Da Baliza refers to a stream near the town, Igarapé Baliza, which itself comes from the Portuguese word baliza, meaning a ranging rod. It gained this name when a surveyor lost a ranging rod near the stream during highway construction. It became an independent municipality in 1982.
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External links Official website (in Portuguese)