Bicas is a Brazilian
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the state of
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 ...
. its population is estimated to be 14,554 inhabitants.
History
Initially a breakpoint for salesmen in the 18th century, Bicas obtained its independence from the city of
Guarará in 1923. It was an attraction point for Italian immigrants and also other nationalities.
Until the 1970s, Bicas had a full-working train station and an active RFFSA (the extinct state railroad company) branch for repairing wagons. All this structure was dismantled and today the train station exists only as a historic site. Currently, Bicas has an economy based on commerce, agriculture and farming.
Annual Farming Expositions, with bull-riding and rodeos, cattle commerce and local products - typically in the last week of July of every year - are a tradition of several cities in
Zona da Mata
The Zona da Mata (, directly translated to grass zone/grassy zone) is the narrow coastal plain between the Atlantic Ocean and the dry ''agreste'' and ''sertão'' regions in the northeastern Brazilian states of Maranhão, Piauí, Rio Grande do No ...
, and the Farming Exposition of Bicas is one of the most famous, attracting thousands of tourists from several parts of the country.
Notable people
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Danilo
Danilo is a given name found in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Serbian.
Notable people with the name Danilo include:
Athletes Footballers
* Danilo (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer Danilo de Andrade
* Danilo (footballer, born 19 ...
Football player
Joselio Vieira (Oxford PhD in Physical Chemist) born September 1967. Inventor of first 100% cocoa fruit chocolate
Aerial photos
File:P217r75 5t19930624 bicas rgb bandas 321.png, Satellite photo, 1993-06-24, real colour.
File:P217r75 5t19930624 bicas rgb bandas 321 realcado.png, Satellite photo, 1993-06-24, real colour, sharpened to show smaller roads and details.
File:P217r75 5t19930624 bicas rgb bandas 432.png, Satellite photo, 1993-06-24, highlighting dense wood covering (bright red), grass (brown) and buildings (green)
File:P217r75 5t19930624 bicas rgb bandas 341.png, Satellite photo, 1993-06-24, strongly contrasting dense wood covering (green), grass (brown), buildings (purple) and naked land areas (orange)
File:P217r75 5t19930624 nn1 plus nn3 bicas ressaltando construcoes ENHANCED.png, Satellite photo, 1993-06-24, showing buildings and roads (light grey)
See also
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List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 municipalities, which are grouped into 66 microregions, which are grouped into 12 mesoregions.
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References
{{Municipalities of Minas Gerais
Municipalities in Minas Gerais