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Luz, Minas Gerais
Luz is a Brazilian municipality located in the West (south of the west) part of the state of Minas Gerais. Luz is located between the city of Araxá and the capital city of the state of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte. The population is 18,257 (2020 est.) in an area of 1172 km². The city belongs to the Central Mineira region and to the micro-region of Bom Despacho. It became a municipality in 1923.IBGE Origin of the name In the region there was a spring with a dam that supplied water to the small settlement that had grown around a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of the Light, or Nossa Senhora da Luz. The first name of the town was Nossa Senhora da Luz do Aterrado, or Our Lady of the Light of the Dam.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Brazil
The municipalities of Brazil ( pt, municípios do Brasil) are administrative divisions of the states of Brazil, Brazilian states. Brazil currently has 5,570 municipalities, which, given the 2019 population estimate of 210,147,125, makes an average municipality population of 37,728 inhabitants. The average state in Brazil has 214 municipalities. Roraima is the least subdivided state, with 15 municipalities, while Minas Gerais is the most subdivided state, with 853. The Federal District (Brazil), Federal District cannot be divided into Municipality, municipalities, which is why its territory is composed of several Administrative regions of the Federal District (Brazil), administrative regions. These regions are directly managed by the government of the Federal District, which exercises constitutional and legal powers that are equivalent to those of the Federated state, states, as well as those of the Municipality, municipalities, thus simultaneously assuming all the obligations a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bom Despacho, Minas Gerais
Bom Despacho is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. The population is 51,028 (2020 est.) in an area of 1213.55 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro-region of Bom Despacho. It became a municipality in 1912.IBGE Micro-region of Bom Despacho Bom Despacho is a statistical micro-region which includes 12 municipalities: Araújos, Bom Despacho, Dores do Indaiá, Estrela do Indaiá, Japaraíba, Lagoa da Prata, Leandro Ferreira, Luz, Minas Gerais, Luz, Martinho Campos, Moema, Minas Gerais, Moema, Quartel Geral, and Serra da Saudade. In 2000 the area of this region was 7,515.50 km² and the population was 146,156 inhabitants.Location The city center of Bom Despahco is located at an elevation of ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC as an alpha global city, São Paulo is the most populous city proper in the Americas, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the world's 4th largest city proper by population. Additionally, São Paulo is the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The city's name honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area, the Greater São Paulo, ranks as the most populous in Brazil and the 12th most populous on Earth. The process of conurbation between the metropolitan areas around the Greater São Paulo (Campinas, Santos, Jundiaí, Sorocaba and São José dos Campos) created the São Paulo Macrometr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a beta global city, Rio de Janeiro is the sixth-most populous city in the Americas. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brasília
Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitschek on 21 April 1960, to serve as the new national capital. Brasília is estimated to be Brazil's third-most populous city. Among major Latin American cities, it has the highest GDP per capita. Brasília was a planned city developed by Lúcio Costa, Oscar Niemeyer and Joaquim Cardozo in 1956 in a scheme to move the capital from Rio de Janeiro to a more central location. The landscape architect was Roberto Burle Marx. The city's design divides it into numbered blocks as well as sectors for specified activities, such as the Hotel Sector, the Banking Sector, and the Embassy Sector. Brasília was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 due to its modernist architecture and uniquely artistic urban planning. It was named "City of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Córrego Danta
Córrego Danta is a town located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Córrego Danta was once the district of another city, Luz, until it became autonomous on January 1, 1949. It is situated in the center-west region of Minas Gerais, in the region called ''Alto do São Francisco'', which means the heights of the São Francisco, in reference to its high altitude and propinquity to the source of this river. As of 2020, the estimated population of Córrego Danta is 3,191 inhabitants, and 657.425 km2 of area, making it one of the smaller cities in Minas Gerais, along with the cities of Luz, Bambuí, Tapiraí, Campos Altos, Santa Rosa da Serra, and Estrela do Indaiá. History In 1868 the small village was elevated to a district of Luz, receiving the name of "São José do Córrego Danta" ("Saint Joseph of Córrego Danta"). It was renamed in 1923 simply as ''Córrego Danta''. Córrego Danta means "Tapirs' Stream", in reference to the populations of these animals that roam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bambuí
Bambuí is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 23,898 people living in a total area of , for a density of . The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Piumhi. It became a municipality in 1881.IBGE Location The city center of Bambuí is located at an elevation of 706 meters on a plateau and straddles the 20th parallel. Neighboring municipalities are: Tapiraí and (N), |
Iguatama
Iguatama is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 7,923 people living in a total area of 627 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Piumhi. It became a municipality in 1944.IBGE Origin of the name Iguatama is a Tupi-Guarani name, Yguaterama or Igua-terrama. This name was suggested by a local pharmacist and means "place where the river opens in bends", or "inlet of my land", or even "place where the river opens up into a lake".Location The city center of Iguatama is located at an elevation of 664 meters. The passes by the town. Neigh ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcos, Minas Gerais
Arcos is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 40,380 people living in a total area of 510 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Formiga. It became a municipality in 1938.IBGE Location The city center of Arcos is located at an elevation of 740 meters just off state highway BR-354. Neighboring municipalities are: Luz, Minas Gerais, Lagoa da Prata (N), Santo Antônio do Monte (NE), Formiga, Minas Gerais, Formiga (SE), Córrego Fundo (S), Pains, Minas Gerais, Pains (SW), and Iguatama (NW). Distances to other cities *Belo Horizonte/MG - 210 km *Formiga/MG - 32 km *Japaraíba/MG - 39 km *Divinópolis/MG - 95 kmOrigin of the name There are several explanations for ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japaraíba
Japaraíba is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 4,384 people living in a total area of 172 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro-region of Bom Despacho. It became a municipality in 1962.IBGE Location The city center of Japaraíba is located at an elevation of 711 meters about halfway between and Arcos. Neighboring municipalities are: (N), ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagoa Da Prata
Lagoa da Prata is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020, its population was estimated to be 52,711. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Central Mineira and to the microregion of Bom Despacho. Early history In the 18th century, when Tiradentes was dismembered, the municipality of Itapecerica was created, consisting of 34 districts (or divisions) called ordinanças do Reino. Among them, there was a part called Pântano (where the municipality of Lagoa da Prata is located today), the 12th located. Another was Santo Antônio do Monte. The occupation of the place where the city is today began with a dam, built by a Portuguese named Novato, who wanted mills and monjolos. With the expansion of its embankment and the affluence of the adjacent swamp, the small dam was transformed into a lagoon. Around 1850, Lieutenant Francisco Bernardes acquired a large extension of land on the banks of the São Francisco River. Bernardes acquired a large tract of land on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moema, Minas Gerais
Moema is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 7,554 people living in a total area of 203 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro-region of Bom Despacho. It became a municipality in 1953. Location The city center of Moema is located at an elevation of 728 meters on state highway MG-170, 8 km south of its junction with federal highway BR-262. Neighboring municipalities are: Bom Despacho (N)and (E), Santo Antônio do Monte and Lagoa da Prata (S), Luz (W). Distances *Belo Horizonte: 170 km * Bom Despacho: 24 km *Lagoa da Prata: 24 km * Formiga: 90 km Economic activities Services and agriculture are the most important economic activities. In 2005 there were 37 small transformation industries employing 204 workers and 260 retail units employing 264 workers. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$33 million, with 20 million reais from ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
