Visconde do Rio Branco is a Brazilian
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 go ...
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 (literally ...
. As of 2020 its population is estimated to be 42,965.
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History
The Purian languages, now extinct, were formerly spoken in and around what is now Visconde do Rio Branco.[Ramirez, H., Vegini, V., & França, M. C. V. de. (2015)]
Koropó, puri, kamakã e outras línguas do Leste Brasileiro
''LIAMES: Línguas Indígenas Americanas'', 15(2), 223 - 277.
Visconde do Rio Branco was founded in 1810 and had been called by the name "São João". The little village was growing up till 1839 when it finally was recognized as a true village. At 1881 was elevated to City and subordinate to Ubá (the most industrial city of the micro-region) and it received the actual name Visconde do Rio Branco.
Economy
The city is based on an agrarian economy. Sugarcane plantations was a great attractive factor of the progress of all the farms and industry of the city.
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 in Minas Gerais
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