Itabirito is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Minas Gerais
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state of
Brazil
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. Its population is estimated to have 52,446 people in 2020. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitan of
Belo Horizonte
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and to the microregion of
Ouro Preto
Ouro Preto (, ''Black Gold''), formerly Vila Rica (, ''Rich Village''), is a city in and former capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a former colonial mining town located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains and designated a World Herita ...
.
The municipality contains 10% of the
Serra do Gandarela National Park
Serra do Gandarela National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional da Serra do Gandarela) is a national park in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
It protects a mountainous region holding a remnant of Atlantic Forest that is an important source of water for th ...
, created in 2014.
Famous Citizens of Itabirito
Telê Santana
Telê Santana da Silva, also known as Telê Santana (July 26, 1931 – April 21, 2006) was a Brazilian football manager and former player ( right winger). He was born in Itabirito, Minas Gerais.
Telê was the manager responsible for putting ...
(1931-2006),
soccer
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coach
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Guidance/instruction
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of the Brazilian professional team during the
1982 World Cup
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and
1986 World Cup editions. He is regarded as one of the greatest innovators in the history of Brazilian soccer.
Itabirito on the Map
Satellite image of Itabirito (Google Earth) http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Itabirito&sll=-19.147763,-41.726074&sspn=1.849915,2.570801&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11&om=1
Mayors of Itabirito
José Theodoro Alves Júnior (1923-1930)
Alberto Woods Soares (1930-1936)
Antônio Marques Costa (1936-1942)
José Raimundo Soares Silva (1943-1946)
José Raimundo Soares Silva (1948-1950)
Flávio Alves Ferreira Bastos (1951-1954)
Gastão Melillo (1953-1966)
José Galo (1955-1958)
Antônio Gomes Batista (1959-1962)
Celso Matos Silva (1967)
Celso Matos Silva (1970)
José Bastos Bittencourt (1973-1976)
Waldir Salvador de Oliveira (1971)
Gastão Melillo (1972)
Celso Matos Silva (1977-1982)
Celso Matos Silva (1982)
Gastão Melillo (1983-1988)
Waldir Silva Salvador de Oliveira Júnior (1989-1992)
Geraldo Mendanha de Almeida (1993-1996)
Manoel da Mota Neto (1997-2000)
Manoel da Mota Neto (2001-2004)
Waldir Silva Salvador de Oliveira Júnior (2005-2008)
Alex Salvador de Oliveira (2009)
Manoel da Mota Neto (2010-2012)
Alex Salvador de Oliveira (20013-2016)
Alex Salvador de Oliveira (20017-2019)
Orlando Amorim Caldeira (2019-2020)
References
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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