Vermelho Novo is a Brazilian municipality located 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 ...
. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Ponte Nova. As of 2020, the estimated population was 4,846.
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History
The village of Vermelho Novo was founded in the mid-nineteenth century by the family Pinto. Its name originated due to the amount of red leaves falling on the little river giving it a reddish appearance.
Originated from this town important personalities, such as priest Manoel Moreira de Abreu, considered by its inhabitants miracle and Miguel Moreira de Abreu who written a small booklet about the history of the town.
Geography
Vermelho Novo is near the towns of Caratinga
Caratinga is a municipality in eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The population in 2020 was 92,603 inhabitants and the total area of the municipality was 1,251 km2. The elevation is 578 meters above sea level, with maximum elevation of 1 ...
(approximately 50 km) and Raul Soares
Raul Soares is a Brazilian People, Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the Mesoregion (Brazil), mesoregion of Zona da Mata (Minas Gerais), Zona da Mata and extends to the mi ...
(approximately 42 km). The access to the town is given by the BR 116. Coming to the district of Dom Correa (municipality of Manhuaçu) enter into a dirt road. After a long mountain comes to town. Its main means of subsistence is agriculture, particularly coffee.
Education
The town has two schools: one belongs to municipality "Escola Municipal Padre Manoel Moreira de Abreu", until the fourth grade, and another state to the high school, the "Escola Estadual Farmacêutico Soares".
Access to higher education takes place in the city of Caratinga with the "Centro Universitário de Caratinga" and "Faculdades Integradas de Caratinga". There are students in various courses, like Accounting Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Social Services, Law, Civil Engineering among others. The Higher Education made very recently.
See also
* List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 municipalities, which are grouped into 66 microregions, which are grouped into 12 mesoregions.
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References
{{Municipalities of Minas Gerais
Municipalities in Minas Gerais