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Caeté is a Brazilian municipality located 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 ...
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Geography

The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. The municipality contains a small part of the Serra do Gandarela National Park, created in 2014.


Etimology

The name ''Caeté'' is derived from the local term for some Marantaceae, in particular '' Stromanthe'' and '' Thalia''. In another version, "Caeté" originates from Old Tupi, meaning "true forest" or "virgin forest", derived from the combination of the terms ''ka'a'' ("forest") and ''eté'' ("true").


Sports

44.9% of its population are fans of Cruzeiro while 40.2% prefer Atlético-MG.


See also

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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 Populated places established in the 17th century 1714 establishments in the Portuguese Empire {{MinasGerais-geo-stub