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Senador Modestino Gonçalves
Senador Modestino Gonçalves is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. Geography Its population as of 2020 was 4,105 living in a total area of . The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statistical microregion of Diamantina. It became a municipality in 1962. The municipal seat of Senador Modestino Gonçalves is located at an elevation of 743 meters in the upper Jequitinhonha River valley. It is northeast of Diamantina to which it is connected by secondary highways. The nearest major population center is Itamarandiba, which had 31,000 inhabitants in 2007. The distance to Itamarandiba is 48 km; and the distance to Belo Horizonte is 373 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Diamantina - Felício dos Santos - Carbonita - Itamarandiba and São Gonçalo do Rio Preto. The municipality contains the Mata dos Ausentes Ecological Station, a fully protected conservation unit in the Jequitinhonha River valley. Economy The m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region of the country, it is bordered to south and southwest by São Paulo (state), São Paulo; Mato Grosso do Sul to the west; Goiás and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District to the northwest; Bahia to the north and northeast; Espírito Santo to the east; and Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro to the southeast. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte, is a major urban and finance center in Brazil, being the List of largest cities in Brazil#Top 115 most populous cities and state capitals, sixth most populous municipality in the country while its Greater Belo Horizonte, metropolitan area ranks as the List of metropolitan areas in Brazil, third largest in Brazil with just ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte is the List of largest cities in Brazil, sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population of around 2.3 million, and the third largest metropolitan area, containing a population of 6 million. It is the List of cities in South America, 13th-largest city in South America and the Largest cities in the Americas, 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropolis is anchor to the Greater Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte metropolitan area, ranked as the List of metropolitan areas in Brazil, third most populous metropolitan area in Brazil and the List of metropolitan areas in the Americas, 17th most populous in the Americas. Belo Horizonte is the capital of States of Brazil, the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil's List of Brazilian states by population, second-most populous state. It is the first planned modern city in Brazil. The region was first settled in the early 18th century, but the city as it is known today was planned and constructed in the 1890s to replace Ouro Preto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, which were, until 2017, grouped into 66 Microregions of Brazil, microregions, which were grouped into 12 Mesoregions of Brazil, mesoregions. List See also *Geography of Brazil *List of cities in Brazil {{South America topic, List of cities in Municipalities in Minas Gerais, 01 Lists of municipalities in Brazil, Minas Gerais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, Education Index, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of Human development (humanity), human development. A country scores a higher level of HDI when the life expectancy at birth, lifespan is higher, the education level is higher, and the gross national income GNI (PPP) per capita is higher. It was developed by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul-Haq and was further used to measure a country's development by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s Human Development Report Office. The 2010 Human Development Report introduced an List of countries by inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI). While the simple HDI remains useful, it stated that "the IHDI is the actual level of huma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mata Dos Ausentes Ecological Station
Mata dos Ausentes Ecological Station () is a state-administered ecological station in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Location The station was created by decree on 23 September 1974, modified on 28 December 1994. It covers . It lies in the municipality of Senador Modestino Gonçalves, Minas Gerais. It is part of the Espinhaço Mosaic. Other units in this mosaic are the Sempre Vivas National Park, Serra do Cabral, Biribiri, Rio Preto, Pico do Itambé and Serra Negra state parks, and the Água das Vertentes, Felício dos Santos and Rio Manso Environmental Protection Areas. The station is within the Jequitinhonha River valley, in the basin of the Araçuaí River. It lies in an area where there is intense human activity and provides an important refuge for local fauna. The vegetation is mainly fields, dense cerrado and remains of the Atlantic Forest. Fauna include giant anteater, giant armadillo, maned wolf and ocelot The ocelot (''Leopardus pardalis'') is a medium-sized spotted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Gonçalo Do Rio Preto
São Gonçalo do Rio Preto is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 3,173 living in a total area of 313 km2. Geography The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statistical microregion of Diamantina. It became a municipality on December 30, 1962., was renamed to actual name in 1986 in honor to Gundisalvus of Amarante, before was called Felisberto Caldeira. The municipal seat of São Gonçalo do Rio Preto is located at an elevation of 742 meters in the upper Jequitinhonha River valley. It is southeast of Diamantina to which it is connected by secondary highways. The nearest major population center is Diamantina. The distance to Diamantina is 24 km; and the distance to Belo Horizonte is 345 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Diamantina, Senador Modestino Gonçalves, Felício dos Santos and Couto de Magalhães de Minas. The municipality contains the Rio Preto State P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carbonita
Carbonita is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 9,414 in a total area of 1,454 km2. The elevation of the town center is 751 meters. The city belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of Diamantina. It became a municipality in 1963. Neighboring municipalities are: Turmalina, Veredinha, Itamarandiba, Diamantina, Senador Modestino Gonçalves and Bocaiúva. The distance to Belo Horizonte is 421 km. The nearest major population center, Itamarandiba, is 46 km on secondary roads. Highway access from the capital is made by Curvelo and Diamantina, via BR-040, BR-135, BR-259, and BR-367; from João Monlevade, Guanhães, São João Evangelista, Coluna and Itamarandiba, via BR-381, MG-129, BR-120, and BR-451. Economy The economy is based on cattle raising and agriculture, with the main crops being coffee, sugarcane, and corn. There are extensive plantations of eucalyptus trees for charcoal production. In 2005 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felício Dos Santos
Felício dos Santos is a Brazilian municipality located in the center-north of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 4,704 living in a total area of 358 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statistical microregion of Diamantina. It became a municipality in 1962.IBGE Geography Felício dos Santos is located at an elevation of 750 meters in the upper valley. It is northeast of Diamantina to which it is connected by state highways MG-317 and MG-214 and by federal highway BR-367. The nearest major population center is[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itamarandiba
Itamarandiba () is a Brazilian municipality located in the north-center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 34,936 living in a total area of 2,736 km2. Location The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statistical microregion of Capelinha. It became a municipality in 1862.IBGE Itamarandiba is located at an elevation of 910 meters near the headwaters of the Rio Araçuai, which flows north into the . It is northeast of Diamantina, Highway access is made by BR-451 and MG-214. This is one principal city of region. The distanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In Brazil
Time in Brazil is calculated using standard time, and the country (including its offshore islands) is divided into four standard time zones: Fernando de Noronha time (UTC−02:00), Brasília time (UTC−03:00), Amazon time (UTC−04:00), and Acre time (UTC−05:00). About 93% of the Brazilian population live in Brasília time (UTC−03:00). Time zones Fernando de Noronha time (UTC−02:00) This is the standard time zone only on a few small offshore Atlantic islands. The only such island with a permanent population is Fernando de Noronha, with 3,167 inhabitants (2022 census), 0.0016% of Brazil's population. The other islands ( Trindade and Martim Vaz, Rocas Atoll and Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago) either are totally uninhabited or have small seasonally rotating Brazilian Navy garrisons or teams of scientists. Brasília time (UTC−03:00) The main time zone of Brazil comprises the states in the South, Southeast and Northeast regions (except the small islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jequitinhonha River
The Jequitinhonha River () flows mainly through the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its source lies near Diamantina in the Espinhaço Mountains at an elevation of , after which it flows northward and then east-northeastward across the uplands. At Salto da Divisa, it is interrupted by the Cachoeira (falls) do Salto Grande, high. The river descends to the coastal plain at the city of Jequitinhonha, beyond which it is also called Rio Grande do Belmonte, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Belmonte in Bahia state after a course of approximately . The main tributaries are the Araçuaí River, Piauí, São Miguel, Itacambiruçu, Salinas, São Pedro, and São Francisco. The valley of the Jequitinhonha is one of the poorest regions of Brazil and is still prone to endemic yellow fever. It covers , twice the size of Switzerland, and has an approximate population of one million people, distributed in about 80 municipalities. The most populous of these is Almenara (36,254 in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamantina, Minas Gerais
Diamantina () is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. Its estimated population in 2020 was 47,825 in a total area of 3,870 km2. ''Arraial do Tijuco'' (as Diamantina was first called) was built during the colonial era in the early 18th century. As its name suggests, Diamantina was a center of diamond mining in the 18th and 19th centuries. A well-preserved example of Brazilian Baroque architecture, Diamantina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Ouro Preto, São João del-Rei, Mariana, Tiradentes, Congonhas and Sabará. Statistical micro-region Diamantina is a statistical micro-region that includes the following municipalities: Diamantina, Datas, Felício dos Santos, Gouveia, Presidente Kubitschek, São Gonçalo do Rio Preto, Senador Modestino Gonçalves, and Couto de Magalhães de Minas. The area of this region is 7,348 km2 and in 2006 the population was 80,063 inhabitants. The population density in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
