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Sapucaí-Mirim River
The Sapucaí-Mirim River is a river that flows through the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais. Its source lies within the Mantiqueira Mountains and it discharges into the Sapucaí River. Course The headwaters of the river are protected by the Sapucaí Mirim Environmental Protection Area, created in 1998. The Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area, created in 1997, also protects some of the headwaters. In the state of São Paulo, the river passes by the municipalities of Santo Antônio do Pinhal and São Bento do Sapucaí. In the state of Minas Gerais, it passes by the municipalities of Sapucaí-Mirim, Gonçalves, Paraisópolis, Conceição dos Ouros, Cachoeira de Minas and Pouso Alegre. Tributaries Its main tributaries are the Capivari River, Itaim River, Mandu River and the Ribeirão dos Ouros. See also * List of rivers of Minas Gerais * List of rivers of São Paulo List of rivers in São Paulo ( Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantiqueira Mountains
The Mantiqueira Mountains (Portuguese: ''Serra da Mantiqueira [literally: Mantiqueira Mountains Chain]'') are a mountain range in Southeastern Brazil, with parts in the states of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro. The name shows the range's great importance as a source of drinking water, and the waters supply a great number of important cities in the southeast of Brazil. From its brooks are formed the Jaguari River (Piracicaba River), Jaguari River, which supplies the northern region of Greater São Paulo; most left-bank tributaries of the Paraíba do Sul River, which crosses a densely populated and highly industrialized region; and the Rio Grande (Paraná River), Grande River, which is the source of the Paraná River, one of the longest and most important in South America and the river with the world's largest Hydroelectricity, hydroelectric output, through a series of power plants way down the river to Argentina and Paraguay. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraisópolis
Paraisópolis is a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a population (2020) of 21,221. The municipality contains part of the Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area, created in 1997. 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] |
List Of Rivers Of São Paulo
List of rivers in São Paulo ( Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in São Paulo drain to the Atlantic Ocean. By Drainage Basin Atlantic Coast * Paraíba do Sul ** Barra Mansa River ** Bananal River ** Barreiro de Baixo River ** Sesmarias River ** Do Salto River ** Itagacaba River ** Bocaina River ** Guaratinguetá River ** Buquira River ** Jaguari River *** Parateí River (Lambari-Parateí River) *** Do Peixe River *** Pilões River ** Itapeti River ** Paraibuna River *** Lourenço Velho River *** Do Peixe River *** Ipiranga River ** Paraitinga River *** Itaim River *** Jacuí River ** Comprido River * Bracuí River * Mambucaba River * Puruba River * Camburu River * Itapanhaú River * Cubatão River * Branco River * Comprido River * Guaraú River * Una do Prelado River * Ribeira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Minas Gerais
List of rivers in Minas Gerais (States of Brazil, Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Minas Gerais drain to the Atlantic Ocean. By Drainage Basin São Francisco Basin * São Francisco River ** Carinhanha River *** Coxá River ** Colindó River ** Verde Grande River *** Verde Pequeno River **** Poço Triste River *** Gorutuba River **** Pacuí River (Gorutuba River), Pacuí River **** Mosquito River (Minas Gerais), Mosquito River ** Japoré River ** Itacarambi River ** Peruaçu River ** Pandeiros River ** Pardo River (São Francisco River), Pardo River ** Acari River (Minas Gerais), Acari River ** Urucuia River *** Piratinga River ** Paracatu River (Brasília de Minas), Paracatu River ** Paracatu River *** Do Sono River (Minas Gerais), Do Sono River **** Santo Antônio River (Rio do Sono), Santo Antônio River *** Caatinga River *** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandu River
Rivers of Minas Gerais The Mandu River is a Brazilian river in the state of Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in .... Its source is located near Ouro Fino. The river passes through the municipalities of Ouro Fino, Borda da Mata, and Pouso Alegre. It discharges into the Sapucaí-Mirim River. {{MinasGerais-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capivari River (Minas Gerais)
The Capivari River is a Brazilian river in the state of Minas Gerais. Its source in the Serra da Chapada das Perdizes is located in Carrancas. The river has dozens of waterfalls along its course to its discharge into the Grande River. It passes through the municipalities of Itumirim and Lavras. See also * List of rivers of Minas Gerais List of rivers in Minas Gerais (States of Brazil, Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Minas Gerais d ... References IBGE physical map of Minas Gerais Rivers of Minas Gerais {{MinasGerais-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instituto Brasileiro De Geografia E Estatística
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 stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pouso Alegre
Pouso Alegre is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in southern region of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, with a population of 152,549 in 2020. The area of the municipality is 543 km2. It lies in the valley of the Sapucaí River. Cities that form boundaries with Pouso Alegre are: Cachoeira de Minas, Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Careaçu, São Sebastião da Bela Vista, Estiva, Congonhal, São João da Mata and Silvianópolis. The distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte, is 385 km, to São Paulo 202 km, and to Rio de Janeiro 390 km. The city is 8 km away from its airport, Pouso Alegre Airport. from the main interstate highway BR-381 (Rodovia Fernão Dias), which connects São Paulo to Belo Horizonte. Pouso Alegre is an industrial center with industries in the food sector, textiles, and metallurgy. Many national and Multinational corporation, multinational enterprises have their plants here. Their activities include food (Unilever), clothing (Searchco), c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cachoeira De Minas
Cachoeira de Minas (translation: Minas' Waterfall) 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] |
Conceição Dos Ouros
Conceição dos Ouros 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] |
Gonçalves, Minas Gerais
Gonçalves, Minas Gerais is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil. The municipality contains part of the Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area, created in 1997. 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] |
Sapucaí River (Minas Gerais)
The Sapucaí River () is a river of the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Rio Grande. Course The headwaters of the river are protected by the Sapucaí Mirim Environmental Protection Area, created in 1998. The Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area, created in 1997, also protects some of the headwaters. In its upper reaches in São Paulo state, the Sapucaí River flows through the Campos do Jordão State Park, created in 1941. To the north of the park, for a short section, the Sapucaí forms the border between São Paulo and Minas Gerais, before flowing north into Minas Gerais. It flows through the town of Itajubá, then continues north and is joined from the left by the Sapucaí-Mirim River to the east of Pouso Alegre. Further north it is joined by the Rio Verde from the right at , where the combined rivers form one of the arms of the reservoir created by the Furnas Dam. See also *List of rivers of Minas Gerais L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
