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Diamantina, Brazil
Diamantina () is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. Its estimated population in 2020 was 47,825 in a total area of 3,870 km2. ''Arraial do Tijuco'' (as Diamantina was first called) was built during the colonial era in the early 18th century. As its name suggests, Diamantina was a center of diamond mining in the 18th and 19th centuries. A well-preserved example of Brazilian Baroque architecture, Diamantina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Ouro Preto, São João del-Rei, Mariana, Tiradentes, Congonhas and Sabará. Statistical micro-region Diamantina is a statistical micro-region that includes the following municipalities: Diamantina, Datas, Felício dos Santos, Gouveia, Presidente Kubitschek, São Gonçalo do Rio Preto, Senador Modestino Gonçalves, and Couto de Magalhães de Minas. The area of this region is 7,348 km2 and in 2006 the population was 80,063 inhabitants. The population density (2000) was ...
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Telephone Numbering Plan
A telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunication to assign telephone number A telephone number is a sequence of digits assigned to a landline telephone subscriber station connected to a telephone line or to a wireless electronic telephony device, such as a radio telephone or a mobile telephone, or to other devices f ...s to subscriber telephones or other telephony endpoints. Telephone numbers are the addresses of participants in a telephone network, reachable by a system of destination code routing. Telephone numbering plans are defined in each of the administrative regions of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and in private telephone networks. For public numbering systems, geographic location typically plays a role in the sequence of numbers assigned to each telephone subscriber. Many numbering plan administrators subdivide their territory of service into geographic regions designated by a prefix, often called an area code or ...
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São João Del-Rei
São João del-Rei, also spelled São João del Rey or São João del Rei, is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. Founded in 1713 in homage to King John V of Portugal, the city is famed for its historic Portuguese colonial architecture. The current population is estimated at 90,497 inhabitants. Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Ouro Preto, Diamantina, Mariana, Tiradentes, Congonhas and Sabará. Geography It is located in the drainage basin of the Rio Grande and its terrain is located in the Mantiqueira mountains. It is a centre for the cities in the south and southeast of Minas Gerais. The municipality contains part of the Ritápolis National Forest. According to the modern (2017) geographic classification by Brazil's National Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the municipality belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena. History The city was founded by the ban ...
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Jequitinhonha River
The Jequitinhonha River () flows mainly through the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its source lies near Diamantina in the Espinhaço Mountains at an elevation of , after which it flows northward and then east-northeastward across the uplands. At Salto da Divisa, it is interrupted by the Cachoeira (falls) do Salto Grande, high. The river descends to the coastal plain at the city of Jequitinhonha, beyond which it is also called Rio Grande do Belmonte, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Belmonte in Bahia state after a course of approximately . The main tributaries are the Araçuaí River, Piauí, São Miguel, Itacambiruçu, Salinas, São Pedro, and São Francisco. The valley of the Jequitinhonha is one of the poorest regions of Brazil and is still prone to endemic yellow fever. It covers , twice the size of Switzerland, and has an approximate population of one million people, distributed in about 80 municipalities. The most populous of these is Almenara (36,254 in 2004) ...
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16th Century
The 16th century begins with the Julian year 1501 ( MDI) and ends with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 ( MDC) (depending on the reckoning used; the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582). The 16th century is regarded by historians as the century which saw the rise of Western civilization and the Islamic gunpowder empires. The Renaissance in Italy and Europe saw the emergence of important artists, authors and scientists, and led to the foundation of important subjects which include accounting and political science. Copernicus proposed the heliocentric universe, which was met with strong resistance, and Tycho Brahe refuted the theory of celestial spheres through observational measurement of the 1572 appearance of a Milky Way supernova. These events directly challenged the long-held notion of an immutable universe supported by Ptolemy and Aristotle, and led to major revolutions in astronomy and science. Galileo Galilei became a champion o ...
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Couto De Magalhães De Minas
Couto may refer to: Surname Couto is a common surname in the Galician and Portuguese language, namely in Portugal, Galicia and Brazil. Its meaning is game reservation or feudal land. Sometimes a diminutive form occurs, . It is a name associated with a great number of different people: *André Couto, (born 1976) Portuguese/Macanese racing driver * Eric Couto, Executive Director of Wisconsin Progress (c. 1978-Present), founding member of Meat Knights *Fernando Couto, (born 1969) Portuguese football player * Grant Andrew DeCouto, (born 1995), American producer *Mia Couto, (born 1955) Mozambican writer * Maria Aurora Couto, Goan Catholic writer, historian and educationalist * Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes, (1890-2005) longest-lived person to be documented in Portugal *Gago Coutinho, (1869-1959) Portuguese aviation pioneer *Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, 1st Count of Marialva (c. 1385-1450), Marshal of Portugal *Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, captain of Espírito Santo (1490-1561), founder of the ...
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Senador Modestino Gonçalves
Senador Modestino Gonçalves is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. Location Its population as of 2020 was 4,105 living in a total area of . The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statistical microregion of Diamantina. It became a municipality in 1962. The municipal seat of Senador Modestino Gonçalves is located at an elevation of 743 meters in the upper Jequitinhonha River valley. It is northeast of Diamantina to which it is connected by secondary highways. The nearest major population center is Itamarandiba, which had 31,000 inhabitants in 2007. The distance to Itamarandiba is 48 km; and the distance to Belo Horizonte is 373 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Diamantina - Felício dos Santos - Carbonita - Itamarandiba and São Gonçalo do Rio Preto. The municipality contains the Mata dos Ausentes Ecological Station, a fully protected conservation unit in the Jequitinhonha River valley. Economy The ...
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São Gonçalo Do Rio Preto
São Gonçalo do Rio Preto is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 3,173 living in a total area of 313 km². Location The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statistical microregion of Diamantina. It became a municipality in 1986. The municipal seat of São Gonçalo do Rio Preto is located at an elevation of 742 meters in the upper Jequitinhonha River valley. It is southeast of Diamantina to which it is connected by secondary highways. The nearest major population center is Diamantina. The distance to Diamantina is 24 km; and the distance to Belo Horizonte is 345 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Diamantina, Senador Modestino Gonçalves, Felício dos Santos and Couto de Magalhães de Minas. The municipality contains the Rio Preto State Park, created in 1994. Economy The main economic activities are services, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$10 million, wi ...
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Presidente Kubitschek
Presidente Kubitschek is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 3,001 living in a total area of 189 km2. The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statistical microregion of Diamantina. It became a municipality in 1962. The municipal seat of Presidente Kubitschek is located at an elevation of 1109 meters in the upper Jequitinhonha River valley. It is south of Diamantina to which it is connected by state highways MG-259 and federal highway BR-267. The nearest major population center is Diamantina. The distance to Diamantina is 54 km; and the distance to Belo Horizonte is 298 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Datas, Santo Antônio do Itambé, Conceição do Mato Dentro and Gouveia.Citybrazil
The main economic activities are services, and a ...
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Gouveia, Minas Gerais
Gouveia is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 11,818 living in a total area of 874 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statistical microregion of Diamantina. It became a municipality in 1953.IBGE
Gouveia is located at an elevation of 1113 meters in the upper valley. It is southwest of Diamantina to which it is connected by federal highway BR-367. The nearest major population center is Diamantina. The distance to is 34 km ...
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Felício Dos Santos
Felício dos Santos is a Brazilian municipality located in the center-north of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 4,704 living in a total area of 358 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statistical microregion of Diamantina. It became a municipality in 1962.IBGE
Felício dos Santos is located at an elevation of 750 meters in the upper valley. It is northeast of Diamantina to which it is connected by state highways MG-317 and MG-214 and by federal highway BR-367. The nearest major population center is

Datas
Datas is a Brazilian municipality in the north-center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 5,421 living in a total area of 309 km2. The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statistical microregion of Diamantina. It became a municipality in 1962.IBGE
Datas is at an elevation of 1340 meters in the upper valley. It is south of to which it is connected by federal highway BR-367. The nearest major population center is

Sabará
Sabará is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to Greater Belo Horizonte, the Belo Horizonte metropolitan region and to the associated microregion. It is a well preserved historic city and retains the characteristics of a baroque architecture, baroque city, with its Church (building), churches, buildings and museums. Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Ouro Preto, São João del-Rei, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Diamantina, Mariana, Minas Gerais, Mariana, Tiradentes, Minas Gerais, Tiradentes and Congonhas. Historic structures Sabará is home to numerous colonial-period historic structures, many designated as Brazilian national monuments by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN); others are designated as state monuments or recognized as Portuguese-era monuments as Heritage of Portuguese Influence by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. * Hospice of the Holy Land and Chapel of Our Lady of Pilar (''Hospício ...
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