Queluz is a
municipality in the state of
São Paulo in
Brazil. It is part of the
Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. In 2015, the population was estimated as 12,600 people living in an area of . The northeast boundary is shared with two other states,
Minas Gerais to the north and
Rio de Janeiro to the east. The city came from a village of
Purí Indians in the year of 1800. The village grew up around a chapel built by Indians and slaves under the leadership of father Francisco das Chagas Lima, who was sent to evangelize the Purí people, where he stands today is the Mother Church. The city was incorporated in 1876. The patron saint of Queluz is St. John the Baptist, and the name Queluz is a tribute to the Imperial Family, sharing the name of the town where
D. Pedro I was born. Coffee culture is important to the municipality, as farms still exist in the surrounding countryside of
Sertão,
São José, Restauração, Bela Aurora, Regato, Cascata, etc.