Ewbank da Câmara is a

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

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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 ...

, Brazil. Belonging to the mesoregion of the Zona da Mata and the microregion of

Juiz de Fora Juiz de Fora (, '' Outsider Judge''), also known as J.F., is a city in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, approximately from the state border with Rio de Janeiro. According to 2020 estimates the current population is about 57 ...

, the municipality is located some 241 km to the southeast of the state capital,

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

. In 2020, its population was 3,923, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. It occupies an area of 103.834 km². The urban area of the municipality constitutes a small part of the total. The rural area, predominantly in the municipality, has Atlantic rainforest vegetation. The city has its origin connected to the railway station Ewbank da Câmara of the railway Dom Pedro II transformed into Brazil's Central Railroad. The railway station opened on 12 October 1890 in the village of Tabuões. Around the station, the small town developed and was elevated to district on 7 September 1923, being it inaugurated on 6 January 1926, and to municipality on 30 December 1962, emancipated from Santos Dumont. The name of the municipality was a tribute to the engineer José Felipe Neri Ewbank da Câmara, then director of the railroad. The first municipal administration took office on 1 September 1963 with the mayor Mr. Jair Antonio da Silva. In 2010, the Municipal Human Development Index (MHDI) was 0.676 which is considered as an average index in relation to the state. The city is part of the commercial, industrial and services axis of nearby towns connected by BR 040, to the North, Santos Dumont, and to the South, Juiz de Fora. The municipality has evolved from a rural culture (agriculture and animal husbandry), which is still present in the city life, to an urban culture. In 2009, its GDP reached R$19.5 million with a GDP per capita of R$5,307.42. Even having local commercial, industrial, and services activities, it serves as a dormitory town for those who work and study mainly in Juiz de Fora. The highlight is tourism for visitors interested in exploring historical trails of the Royal Road and the living nature with the tranquility of the lake that was formed from the Chapéu D’Úvas Dam. Its main football team is the Ewbankense Sport Club, founded in 1947. One of the main events is the festival of St. Anthony, the patron of the city.

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Municipalities in Minas Gerais {{MinasGerais-geo-stub