Shopping Vale Do Aço (Mall)
Shopping Vale do Aço, also known as Shopping do Vale, is a shopping mall located in the Brazilian municipality of Ipatinga, in the state of Minas Gerais. The development was inaugurated on September 24, 1998, and is owned by Intermall Empreendimentos e Participações, configuring itself as the largest shopping center in the Vale do Aço Metropolitan Area and eastern Minas Gerais. It is among the largest in the state's countryside. In addition to its commercial importance, the shopping center is considered the largest leisure and entertainment facility in the Vale do Aço Metropolitan Area, its movie theater being the most relevant one in the region. According to SEBRAE, it is among the most recommended attractions to travelers by businessmen and professionals who receive business tourists in the Vale do Aço. History The Shopping Vale do Aço project began in 1994, through a partnership between Intermall Empreendimentos e Participações, Fundação São Francisco Xav ...
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Ipatinga
Ipatinga is a municipality in eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The city was founded on 29 April 1964 and covers a total area of . Its population is 267,333 as of 2021. It is part of the Vale do Aço (Steel Valley) metropolitan area (population 430,700). Ipatinga is at the site where the Piracicaba River flows into the Doce River. Located 217 km far from the state capital of Belo Horizonte, it is served by highway and railroad connections (Vitória-Minas Railway). There is also a medium-sized airport, Vale do Aço Regional Airport in the area of the neighboring city Santana do Paraíso, that serves the Steel Valley and can receive small and medium-sized planes, including jets like the Boeing 737 and the Fokker 100. Geography According to the modern (2017) geographic classification by Brazil's National Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the city is the main municipality in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Ipatinga. Industry It is the most important cit ...
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