Santo Antônio do Amparo is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

in the southern part of 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 ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. The population is 18,613 (2020 est.) in an area of 488.89 km².Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
/ref> The municipality was founded in 1938.

Notable residents

Hélio Garcia Hélio de Carvalho Garcia (March 16, 1931 – June 6, 2016) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He served as Governor of Minas Gerais, governor of Minas Gerais from 1984 to 1987 and again from 1991 until 1995. Biography Garcia was born in Sa ...

, former

Governor of Minas Gerais , the number of governors of Minas Gerais, Brazil, since the Proclamation of the Republic in November 15, 1889, reached 50. Until 1930 the governors were called presidents. The current governor is Romeu Zema ( NOVO). Governors in the republican ...

, born in Santo Antônio do Amparo

References

External links

*http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/stoantonioamparo/ (in Portuguese) Municipalities in Minas Gerais {{MinasGerais-geo-stub