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Pontalete
Pontalete is a district of Três Pontas Três Pontas (; , ''Three Tips'') is a municipality located in southern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It's a city with about all streets of urban zone paved and services of water and sewage to all people. The municipality has about 57 thousand inhab ... municipality in the south of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, located 23 km from the city. It is watered by Furnas Dam, being an important touristic destination. Its population is about 400 people. Tourism Pontalete has an artificial beach, being a destination to practice water sports. The region has many natural beauties. Infrastructure The district has paved streets, treated water and piped sewage, electric power, and many bars and restaurants. The crossing of Furnas Dam can be made by a way of a ferry. References External linksPontalete no site da prefeitura de Três Pontas Três Pontas {{MinasGerais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Três Pontas
Três Pontas (; , ''Three Tips'') is a municipality located in southern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It's a city with about all streets of urban zone paved and services of water and sewage to all people. The municipality has about 57 thousand inhabitants and a population density of 78,12hab/km2. The road MG-167 is the only paved road that passes through the city, but the Rodovia Fernão Dias (BR-381), is less than 50 km from the city centre passing through Varginha. The municipality don't have a rugged relief (the average level is 900m), there are only three areas in which the altitude reaches 1100m above sea level. One of them is the ''Serra de Três Pontas'' (Three Tips Mountain), a place known in the region for its distinctive shape and natural environment. The streams Araras and Espera are the main water courses that pass through the municipality, and they flow into the Furnas Dam. The rivers Verde and Sapucaí pass on the south boundary and flow into Furnas Dam too. The M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Município De Três Pontas
' (, ) and ' () are country subdivisions in Italy and several Hispanophone and Lusophone nations, respectively. They are often translated as "municipality". In the English language, a municipality often is defined as relating to a single city or town; however, in Spanish, the term "municipio" may not mean a single city or town, but rather a jurisdiction housing several towns and cities, like a township, county, borough or civil parish. The Italian term "municipalità" refers either to a single city or a group of cities and towns in a township, but Portuguese usage of the term is almost entirely restricted to a cluster of cities or towns like in a county, township and so forth. However, in Brazil, a Municipio is an independent city & a public corporporation with status of Federated Entity. Overview See also * Municipalidad * Commune (country subdivision) A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furnas Dam
The Furnas Dam ( pt, Usina Hidrelétrica de Furnas) is a hydroelectric dam in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil. A small settlement was built near the dam with the same name to house the workers during the dam construction. The main purpose of the dam and reservoir are the production of electricity and the regulation of the flow of the Grande River. Near the beginning of 2022, mass amounts of rain caused a large rock to fall and kill 10 people. Construction Construction on the dam began in 1957 and was the first large dam in Brazil. It was built by Wimpey Construction and was completed in 1963. It is built on the canyon of the Grande River, before joining the Sapucaí River downstream. The dam is tall, long, and wide at its crest. The large reservoir, with a surface area of , started to form in 1963, bordering thirty-four municipalities. The volume of water is seven times that of Guanabara Bay, at . Normal water level averages at . See also *List of power stations in Brazil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
