Carmópolis de Minas is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Brazil
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ian
state
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* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
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of
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...
. As of 2020, the estimated population was 19,559.
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History
The municipality is named "Carmópolis" (City of Carmel) after its patron Our Lady of Carmel.
The indigenous inhabitants of the region were the Carijós, Goianazes and Cataguás. Around 1700, the region was first visited by white, ''bandeirantes
''Bandeirantes'' (; ; singular: ''bandeirante'') were settlers in colonial Brazil who participated in expeditions to expand the colony's borders and subjugate Indigenous peoples in Brazil, indigenous peoples during the early modern period. T ...
paulistas'' and Portuguese. They moved through the area, leaving some white settlers in charge of farming, to ensure food supply on their return. In 1807, construction began of the Church, by Father Dominic da Costa Guimarães. The town slowly developed, and in 1862 became the village of Oliveira, which it remained until 1948, when it was named Carmópolis de Minas.
See also
*List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
This is a list of the municipalities in the States of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 Municipalities of Brazil, municipalities, ...
References
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
1862 establishments in Brazil
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