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Divinópolis (microregion)
Divinópolis is a municipality in the centre-west of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The estimated population in 2020 was 240,408 inhabitants. The total area of the municipality is 709 km2 and the elevation is 712 metres. It is 120 km from state capital Belo Horizonte. Divinópolis is the seat of the Regional Administration of the Upper São Francisco River. Geography The city centre of Divinópolis is at an elevation of 712 meters approximately 120 km southwest of Belo Horizonte. Neighbouring municipalities are Nova Serrana (N), São Gonçalo do Pará and Carmo do Cajuru (E), Cláudio and São Sebastião do Oeste (S), Santo Antônio do Monte and Perdigão (W). The characteristic vegetation of the municipality is cerrado, but there are still some gallery forests along the rivers. The climate is classified as subtropical mesothermic, characterised by dry winters and wet summers. The average temperature in winter is approximately 16 °C and the average of the hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Brazil
The municipalities of Brazil () are administrative divisions of the states of Brazil, Brazilian states. Brazil currently has 5,571 municipalities, which, given the 2019 population estimate of 210,147,125, makes an average municipality population of 37,728 inhabitants. The average state in Brazil has 214 municipalities. Roraima is the least subdivided state, with 15 municipalities, while Minas Gerais is the most, with 853. Northern states are divided into small numbers of large municipalities (e.g. Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas is divided into only 62 municipalities), and therefore they cover large areas incorporating several separated towns or villages that do not necessarily conform to one single conurbation. Southern and eastern states on the other hand, are divided into many small municipalities (e.g. Minas Gerais), and therefore large urban areas usually extend over several municipalities which form one single conurbation. The Federal District (Brazil), Federal Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Antônio Do Monte
Santo Antônio do Monte ( Portuguese, ''St. Antony of the Hill'') is a municipality in the central part of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The population is 28,427 (2020 est.) in an area of 1125.78 km². The city is located 194 km west of state capital Belo Horizonte. The city is also known as Samonte. Santo Antonio do Monte was founded in the 18th century and it became a municipality on November 16, 1875. The main economic activity of the city is the production of fireworks. Nowadays there are in the city about 70 firework factories. Neighboring municipalities *Divinópolis *Lagoa da Prata * Formiga *Pedra do Indaiá Pedra do Indaiá is a Brazil, Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality. It is located in the center of the Federative units of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais. Pedra do Indaiá has a total area of 349 km2. As of 2020, it had a popula ... * São Sebastião do Oeste * Arcos * Luz * Bom Despacho References External links * http://www.cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrada De Ferro Oeste De Minas
The Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas (EFOM) was a narrow-gauge railway located in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. At its peak the railway's route totalled . A portion of the railway still operates as a heritage railway, and one of the major stations (São João del Rei) is now Brazil's largest railway museum. History railways entered Minas Gerais in the 1870s, pushing towards the city of Belo Horizonte. Almost immediately attention turned to the construction of narrow-gauge feeder lines. In 1872 Provincial President Dr. Joaquim Floriano de Godoy signed into law approval for a narrow-gauge railway from the broad-gauge line heading west towards a navigable point on the Rio Grande. A subsequent law in 1877 limited the railway to initially building only as far as São João del Rei. A company, the Companhia Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas, was established in 1878, and a decision was made to make the junction with the broad gauge at Sítio ( Antônio Carlos). The ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formiga, Minas Gerais
Formiga (Portuguese for "ant") is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in central-west Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The population of the municipality (urban and rural) in 2020 is 67,822. The area of the municipality is 1,504 km2. It is located in the statistical meso-region of Centro-Oeste de Minas and the statistical micro-region of Formiga. It was founded in 1839. Geography Statistical Micro-region Formiga is a statistical micro-region containing municipalities: Arcos, Minas Gerais, Arcos, Camacho, Minas Gerais, Camacho, Córrego Fundo, Formiga, Itapecerica, Minas Gerais, Itapecerica, Pains, Minas Gerais, Pains, Pedra do Indaiá, and Pimenta, Minas Gerais, Pimenta. In 2000 the population of this area was 144,506 in an area of 4,577.20 km2. The population density in 2000 was 31.57 inhabitants/km2. Location Formiga is located at an elevation of 841 meters just off highway MG-050. Neighboring municipalities are: Pains, Minas Gerais, Pains, Córrego Fundo, Arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uberaba
Uberaba () is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Highlands at an elevation of 823 metres (2,700 ft) above sea level on the Uberaba River, and is situated 418 kilometres (260 mi) from the state capital, Belo Horizonte. The city was granted its status in 1856 and derives its name from the Tupi language, meaning "bright water". As of 2021, the population was 340,277 inhabitants. History The history of Uberaba traces its origins back to 1810, when Captain Major Eustaquio founded a settlement near the ancient Anhanguera route, which was more commonly referred to back then as the "Goyazes road". This settlement served as a resting point for both locals and travelers who passed through or arrived there during the 19th century. Its strategic location and function as a crossroads prompted local farmers to engage in crop cultivation and cattle domestication for commercial purposes, leading to the establishment of a robust livestock netwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bom Despacho, Minas Gerais
Bom Despacho is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. The population is 51,028 (2020 est.) in an area of 1213.55 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro-region of Bom Despacho. It became a municipality in 1912.IBGE Geography The city center of Bom Despahco is located at an elevation of 768 meters just off the major federal highway BR-262, which links to . State highway MG-164 leads to Martinho Campos ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itaúna
Itaúna is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. It is located in the Iron Quadrangle (''Quadrilátero Ferrífero''), within the Metropolitan Belt, 80 km from Belo Horizonte in the Central-West region of Minas. It borders Itatiaiuçu (Central Region of Minas) to the south, Mateus Leme (Greater Belo Horizonte) to the east, Carmo do Cajuru to the west, Pará de Minas (Central Region of Minas) to the north, and Igaratinga (Central-West Region) to the northwest. Its estimated population in 2024 is 102,500 inhabitants. Early Days: 17th and 18th Centuries The history of Itaúna begins during the colonial period, when the ''bandeiras'' (expeditions) from São Paulo ventured into the Brazilian hinterlands. According to information from ''História de Itaúna'' by Miguel Augusto Gonçalves de Souza, the first white man to explore the region where Itaúna is located was Lourenço Castanho Taques. Unlike another ''bandeirante'', Fernão Dias Pais Leme, he faced the Catagua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igaratinga
Igaratinga is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Minas Gerais This is a list of the municipalities in the States of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 Municipalities of Brazil, municipalities, ... References 1962 establishments in Minas Gerais Municipalities in Minas Gerais {{MinasGerais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conceição Do Pará
Conceição do Pará is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Minas Gerais This is a list of the municipalities in the States of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 Municipalities of Brazil, municipalities, ... References Municipalities in Minas Gerais {{MinasGerais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intermediate Geographic Region Of Divinópolis
The Intermediate Geographic Region of Divinópolis (code 3113) is one of the 13 intermediate Intermediate and Immediate Geographic Regions, geographic regions in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais and one of the 134 of Brazil, created by the National Institute of Geography and Statistics (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE) in 2017. It comprises 61 municipalities, distributed in 6 immediate geographic regions: * Immediate Geographic Region of Divinópolis. * Immediate Geographic Region of Formiga. * Immediate Geographic Region of Dores do Indaiá. * Immediate Geographic Region of Pará de Minas. * Immediate Geographic Region of Oliveira. * Immediate Geographic Region of Abaeté. References {{Reflist Geography of Minas Gerais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Institute Of Geography And Statistics
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (; IBGE) is the agency responsible for official collection of statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil. IBGE performs a decennial national census; questionnaires account for information such as age, household income, literacy, education, occupation and hygiene levels. IBGE is a public institute created in 1936 under the name ''National Institute of Statistics''. Its founder and chief proponent was statistician Mário Augusto Teixeira de Freitas. The current name dates from 1938. Its headquarters are located in Rio de Janeiro, and its current president is Marcio Pochmann, replacing Eduardo Rios Neto. It was made a federal agency by Decree-Law No. 161 on February 13, 1967, and is linked to the Ministry of the Economy, inside the Secretariat of Planning, Budget and Management. Structure IBGE has a network of national research and dissemination components, comprising: * 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Divinópolis
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Divinópolis () is a diocese located in the city of Divinópolis in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte in Brazil. History * July 11, 1958: Established as Diocese of Divinópolis from the Diocese of Aterrado and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte Bishops * Bishops of Divinópolis (Roman rite), listed in reverse chronological order) ** Bishop José Carlos de Souza Campos (2014.02.26 - Present) ** Bishop Tarcísio Nascentes dos Santos (2009.02.11 – 2012.08.01), appointed Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro ** Bishop José Belvino do Nascimento (1989.02.27 – 2009.02.11) ** Bishop José Costa Campos (1979.03.26 – 1989.02.27) ** Bishop Cristiano Portela de Araújo Pena (1959.02.19 – 1979.03.26) Other priests of this diocese who became bishops *Gil Antônio Moreira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 1999 *Moacir Silva Arantes, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
