Muriaé is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in southeast

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 ...

state,

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. It is located in the

Zona da Mata The Zona da Mata (, "Forest Belt") 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 Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alag ...

region and its population in 2022 (IBGE) was approximately 104,108 inhabitants.

Important Facts

*Municipal Limits

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, Laranjal, Palma,

Miraí Miraí is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Muriaé. * Main Rivers: ''Fubá'' and ''Muriaé'' History ''Brejo'' was its first name. T ...

, São Sebastião da Vargem Alegre,

Rosário da Limeira Rosário da Limeira is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Muriaé. As of 2020, the estimated population was 4,622. See also * List of municipalities ...

Miradouro Miradouro is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Muriaé. As of 2020, the estimated population was 10,787. See also * List of municipalitie ...

, Vieiras,

Eugenópolis Eugenópolis is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the Mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the Microregion of Muriaé. As of 2020, the estimated population was 11,330. See also * List of municipal ...

Patrocínio do Muriaé Patrocínio is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population is 91,449 (2020 est.) in an area of 2874 km2. The elevation is 965 m. Geography It is located in the north-center of the state near the rich industrial and ...

and

Barão de Monte Alto Barão is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It includes the districts Arroio Canoas, Francesa Alta, General Neto and Francesa Baixa. Barão is 80 km from Porto Alegre. The municipality is bordered by Carlos Barbosa ( ...

. *Economy Industry, agriculture (coconut and coffee), services, and cattle raising *Average annual temperature – 26 °C *Elevation – 209 m *Area – 843,9 km² *Distance from

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– 363 km It is located at the junction of two major highways, BR-116 (Rio-Bahia) and BR-393. Its name means "to have the taste of sweet sugarcane" in the indigenous language.

Muriaé River

The

Muriaé River The Muriaé River is a river of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais states in southeastern Brazil. See also * List of rivers of Minas Gerais References Mapfrom Ministry of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry respon ...

passes through the city. It is a river whose source is in the Serra das Perobas in Minas Gerais near the boundary with the state of Rio de Janeiro. It flows in a west–east direction and joins the

Paraíba do Sul River Paraíba ( , ; ) is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba is the third most ...

, a little above the city of

Campos dos Goytacazes Campos dos Goytacazes () is a city located in the northern region of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, with a population of 483,540 inhabitants. It is the largest city in Rio de Janeiro (state) outside of the Greater Rio de Janeiro metropolitan ar ...

. Its waters are muddy and cold and they supply several municipalities for drinking and irrigation. There are some waterfalls, the most important being the Cachoeira da Fumaça, in Retiro do Muriaé. Its length is about 300 km, of which 40 are navigable for small boats. It is flanked along all its course by highway BR 356 and the Leopoldina Railway.

History

In 1817, Constantino José Pinto, with 40 men, a seller of herbs and medicinal roots, came down the Pomba River and reached Muriaé, where he stopped, building a hut near the waterfalls on the river. In 1819 the Frenchman Guido Tomáz Marliére arrived and built a chapel. In 1841 the district was created with the name of São Paulo do Muriahé. In 1855 this was elevated to the category of "vila" (village) with the same name. Finally in 1865 the comarca was created and the village became the city of Muriahé. In 1923 Muriahé became Muriaé out of spelling considerations. The progress of the new settlement was constant, especially after 1886 with the inauguration of the train station on the Leopoldina railroad line. In 1910 electricity came to the city, in 1911 the first water and sewage, and in 1913 the first urban telephone.

Education

The city has four institutions of higher education: IFSUDESTE - Instituto Federal Sudeste de Minas Gerais FAFISM – Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras Santa Marcelina �

FAMINAS – Faculdade de Minas �

UNIPAC – Universidade Presidente Antonio Carlo

Climate

Notable people

Ney Mineiro Celsiney Ribeiro Pessoa (born 9 September 1981), commonly known as Ney Mineiro, is a Brazilian footballer. He currently plays for São Bernardo in Brazil. Honours *Juniors Campeonato Carioca (1): **2001 *Campeonato Alagoano The Campeonat ...

(born 1981), Brazilian footballer

References

* www.muriae.mg.gov.br Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Muriae Municipalities in Minas Gerais