Sobrália 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 ...
in
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 ...
in 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 (literall ...
. Its population in 2020 was estimated to be 5,514 inhabitants. The name ''Sobrália'' came from a local
Native American tribe referring to the flowers called
sobralia
''Sobralia'' is a genus of orchids native to Mexico, Central and South America. The plants are more commonly terrestrial, but are also found growing epiphytically, in wet forests from sea level to about 8,800 ft. The genus was named for D ...
.
This city is where former
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Glover Teixeira
Glover Lucas Teixeira (; born 28 October 1979) is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champ ...
was born.
It is also the ancestral home of Danbury, Connecticut City Councilman Farley Santos whose maternal Grandfather, Miguel Pereira Santiago was the first Mayor of Sobralia. His paternal Grandfather, Geraldo Jose “Duquinha” Viana was also a 2 term Mayor of Sobralia.
History
The first settlers arrived in the beginning of the 20th century. The city was incorporated as a district of
Tarumirim on December 31, 1943, by
state law State law refers to the law of a federated state, as distinguished from the law of the federation
A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, o ...
no. 1058. It became a municipality on December 30, 1962, by the signing of state law no. 2764.
References
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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