Brasília de Minas is a Brazilian

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

located in the north of 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 ...

. In 2020 the population was 32,405 in a total area of 1,398 km². It became a municipality in 1923.IBGE
Brasília de Minas is located about 105 km. northwest of the nearest major population center,

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, at an elevation of 723 meters. Neighboring municipalities are: Campo Azul,

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, Japonvar, Luislândia, Mirabela, Patis de Minas, São João do Pacuí, São Francisco and Ubaí. It is part of the IBGE statistical microregion of

. The most important economic activities are cattle raising, small and medium industries, and agriculture. The GDP in 2003 was R$88,275,000. Brasília de Minas is in the middle tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. It suffers from isolation, poor soils, drought, and inadequate transport connections. In 2007 there were 02 banking agencies and there were 1,326 automobiles. In the rural area there were 2,648 farming establishments with a total area of 65,000 hectares. Around 9,000 people worked in agriculture. There were 48,000 head of cattle. The main agricultural crops were sugarcane, beans, corn, and sorghum. *Municipal

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: 0.691 (2000) *State ranking: 584 out of 853 municipalities *National ranking: 3,135 out of 5,138 municipalities The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was

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with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha with 0.568. Nationally the highest was

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in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. The first name of this settlement was Sant'Ana de Contendas. In 1890 it became a "vila" with the name Contendas. In 1901 the name was changed to Vila de Brasília and, in 1923, changed again to Brasília. With the transfer of the national capital to the Planalto Central, the town gave up its name for the future capital, in an agreement between President

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and the local mayor. In order not to lose the name completely a change was made to the name adding "de Minas".Prefeitura Municipal
/ref> In the health sector there were 18 establishments (13 public and 5 private), of which there was 01 public and 01 private hospital with a total of 118 beds.

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