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Formoso, Minas Gerais
Formoso is a municipality in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It is located northeast of BrasÃlia, in a pocket where the boundaries of the states of Minas Gerais, Goiás, and Bahia come together. Formoso is part of the statistical micro-region of UnaÃ, which consists of the municipalities of Arinos, Bonfinópolis de Minas, Buritis, Cabeceira Grande, Dom Bosco, Formoso, Natalândia, UnaÃ, and Uruana de Minas. The population of this micro-region was 133,168 (2000) in a total area of 27,653 km2. The population density of the region is very low, 4.82 inhabitants/km2 in 2000. There are highway connections, MG-400 then GO-108 with SÃtio d'Abadia, 14 kilometers to the north in Goiás. From SÃtio there are unpaved (2001) highway connections (GO-112) with Alvorada do Norte on the BR-020 highway (Salvador-BrasÃlia), a distance of 69 kilometers. Formoso is north of the Grande Sertão Veredas National Park, created in 1989. This park is a natural area protecting the flor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally "Beautiful Horizon"), is a major urban and finance center in Latin America, and the sixth largest municipality in Brazil, after the cities of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, BrasÃlia and Fortaleza, but its metropolitan area is the third largest in Brazil with just over 5.8 million inhabitants, after those of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Nine Brazilian presidents were born in Minas Gerais, the most of any state. The state has 10.1% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 8.7% of the Brazilian GDP. With an area of —larger than Metropolitan France—it is the fourth most extensive state in Brazil. The main producer of coffee and milk in the country, Minas Gerais is known for its heritage of architecture and colonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dom Bosco
Dom Bosco is a Brazilian municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 3,655 in a total area of 822 km2. The elevation of the municipal seat is 610 meters above sea level. Dom Bosco is located northeast of Paracatu and southeast of UnaÃ. Highway connections with Unaà are made by MG-188 and BR-251. The distance to Unaà is approximately 85 km. The main economic activities are cattle raising (34,000 head in 2006) and the growing of soybeans (450 ha.), corn (1,700 ha.), beans, and rice. There is also small production of coffee Coffee is a drink prepared from roasted coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content. It is the most popular hot drink in the world. Seeds of ... and mangoes. The main employers are public administration and agriculture. In 2006 there were 406 farms employing over 1,000 people. In 2007 there were 169 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Francisco River
The São Francisco River (, ) is a large river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest in South America and overall in Brazil (after the Amazon, the Paraná and the Madeira). It used to be known as the by the indigenous people before colonisation, and is today also known as . The São Francisco originates in the Canastra mountain range in the central-western part of the state of Minas Gerais. It runs generally north in the states of Minas Gerais and Bahia, behind the coastal range, draining an area of over , before turning east to form the border between Bahia on the right bank and the states of Pernambuco and Alagoas on the left one. After that, it forms the boundary between the states of Alagoas and Sergipe and washes into the Atlantic Ocean. In addition to the five states which the São Francisco directly traverses or borders, its drainage basin also includes tributaries from the state of Goià ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João V
Dom John V ( pt, João Francisco António José Bento Bernardo; 22 October 1689 – 31 July 1750), known as the Magnanimous (''o Magnânimo'') and the Portuguese Sun King (''o Rei-Sol Português''), was King of Portugal from 9 December 1706 until his death in 1750. His reign saw the rise of Portugal and its monarchy to new levels of prosperity, wealth, and prestige among European courts. John V's reign saw an enormous influx of gold into the coffers of the royal treasury, supplied largely by the royal fifth (a tax on precious metals) that was received from the Portuguese colonies of Brazil and Maranhão. John spent lavishly on ambitious architectural works, most notably Mafra Palace, and on commissions and additions for his sizable art and literary collections. Owing to his craving for international diplomatic recognition, John also spent large sums on the embassies he sent to the courts of Europe, the most famous being those he sent to Paris in 1715 and Rome in 1716. Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. A country scores a higher level of HDI when the lifespan is higher, the education level is higher, and the gross national income GNI (PPP) per capita is higher. It was developed by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq and was further used to measure a country's development by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s Human Development Report Office. The 2010 Human Development Report introduced an Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI). While the simple HDI remains useful, it stated that "the IHDI is the actual level of human development (accounting for inequality), while the HDI can be viewed as an index of 'potential' human development (or the maximum l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grande Sertão Veredas National Park
The Grande Sertão Veredas National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional Grande Sertão Veredas) is a national park located on the border between the states of Minas Gerais and Bahia, Brazil. Location The park is in the Cerrado biome. It covers an area of and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. It was created by decree nº 97.658 of 12 April 1989, revised on 21 May 2004. It is in the municipality of Formoso, Minas Gerais. Altitude ranges from . Annual rainfall averages . Temperature ranges from with average . The park contains forests, savannah, cerrado and dense cerrado. There are extensive streams (''veredas'') which can form oxbow lakes or larger rivers. The terrain contains extensive sandstone plateaus covered in savannah vegetation with lower drainage areas holding the streams. The park contains much of the upper basin of the Carinhanha River and of the sub-basins of its tributaries such as the Itaguari, Mato Grande, Preto and Canabrava. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvorada Do Norte
Alvorada do Norte is a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is an important commercial center on the BrasÃlia-Salvador highway. Location Alvorada do Norte is part of the Vão do Paranã Microregion. Neighboring municipalities are Iaciara, Posse, Simolândia, Buritinópolis, SÃtio d'Abadia, Damianópolis, and Flores de Goiás. The distance to Goiânia is 457 km. and highway connections are made by BR-153 / Anápolis / BR-060 / Alexânia / Planaltina / Formosa / BR-020. BrasÃlia is 250 km. away. History The town of Alvorada do Norte appeared in 1958, created by the authorities of the town of SÃtio d'Abadia. They knew that the valley of the Paranã River would be the future route of the new federal highway BR-020 and that it would link the Brazilian Northeast to the new capital of BrasÃlia, so they founded a new town on the edge of the future highway. A curious fact is that Hermeliano Alves de Brito, who had been mayor of SÃtio D’Abad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SÃtio D'Abadia
SÃtio d'Abadia is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Location SÃtio d'Abadia is located in a corner of eastern Goiás, 14 kilometers north of the border with Minas Gerais. It is about 30 kilometers west of the border with Bahia. It is one of the most isolated towns in the state of Goiás, and can be accessed only by paved highway by driving north to Damianópolis. It belongs to the Vão do Paranã statistical micro-region. The distance to Goiânia is 561 km. Highway connections are made by BR-153 / Anápolis / GO-060 / Alexânia / Planaltina / Formosa / GO-020 / BR-030 / Vila Boa / GO-112 Alvorada do Norte / Vila Capão / GO-236 / Buritinópolis / Mambaà / GO-108 / Damianópolis. Municipal boundaries are with: *north: Alvorada do Norte and Damianópolis *west: Flores de Goiás *south: Minas Gerais *east: Bahia Demographics *Population density: 2.03 inhabitants/km2 (2007) *Urban/Rural population: 1,034/2,217 *Population growth rate 1996/2007: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruana De Minas
Uruana de Minas is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 3,260 inhabitants in a total area of 589 km². The elevation of the municipal seat is 530 m above sea level. The town became a municipality in 1997. Neighboring municipalities *North: Buritis and Arinos *West: Unaà *South: Bonfinópolis de Minas *East: Arinos The nearest regional center is UnaÃ, which is connected by dirt and paved highways. The distance is 77 km. Economic activities The main economic activities are cattle raising (16,427 in 2006) and agriculture. The main crops are cotton (1,000 ha.), peanuts (289 ha.), beans (2,010 ha.), corn (1,800 ha.), soybeans (4,100 ha.), and sorghum (400 ha.). In 2006 there were 277 farms with an area of 44,152 ha. The planted area was 6,000 ha., while the rest was natural pasture or woodland. About 800 people were employed in agriculture. In the town itself the main employers were commerce and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UnaÃ
Unaà is a municipality in the Northern Region of Minas Gerais, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, in the Southeast Region of Brazil. It is located 590 km from the capital of Minas Gerais and 164 km from the federal capital A federal capital is a political entity, often a municipality or capital city, that serves as the seat of the federal government. A federal capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the offices and meeting places of its respective gov .... Unaà is the main municipality of its micro-region of the same name and, together with Paracatu, the most important city of the said mesoregion of Minas Gerais. Due to its geopolitical location, because it is geographically and politically linked to Brasilia and politically to Belo Horizonte, the municipality has a strong economic dynamism for a municipality that still carries the typically mineiro custom. Its population is of 84,930 inhabitants according to estimates of the census of the IBGE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalândia
Natalância is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020, the estimated population was 3,308 in a total area of 471 km2. Natalândia lies at an elevation of 550 m above sea level. It was created as a municipality in 1997. Neighboring municipalities are UnaÃ, Bonfinópolis de Minas, and Dom Bosco. Highway communications are precarious. Highway connections (not paved as of 2005) are made by dirt road for 47 kilometers to the junction with MG-202, which continues for 40 km as a paved road to UnaÃ. The main economic activities are cattle raising (28,288 head in 2006) and the growing of perennial crops such as corn (840 ha.), and very modest production of manioc, beans, and rice. There is no data on permanent crops such as citrus fruits, bananas, or coffee, although these would be very modest if they occur at all. In 2006 there were 260 farms with a total planted area of 1,600 ha. There were only 41 tractors. 850 people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabeceira Grande
Cabeceira Grande is a municipality in northern part of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is located just south of the boundary with the Federal District and the national capital BrasÃlia. The population was 6,988 (2020) in a total area of 1,026 km2. The elevation of the municipal seat is 923 m above sea level. Cabeceira Grande is 11 kilometers east of state highway MG-188, which connects PatrocÃnio to the national highway BR-40 near Formosa. It is approximately 70 km northwest of regional center Unaà Unaà is a municipality in the Northern Region of Minas Gerais, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, in the Southeast Region of Brazil. It is located 590 km from the capital of Minas Gerais and 164 km from the federal capital. Unaà ... and is part of the statistical micro-region of UnaÃ. The main economic activities are cattle raising (32,000 head in 2006) and farming, especially the growing of soybeans (7,400 ha.), sorghum (1,000 ha.), corn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
