Conceição da Barra de Minas is a
Brazilian municipality
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located in the
state
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of
Minas Gerais
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. The city belongs to the
mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the
microregion
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Klaus Roth and Ulf Brunnbauer
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of
Sao Joao del Rei. In 2020, the estimated population was 3,946.
Geography
According to
IBGE
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(2017), the municipality belongs to the
Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei
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, in the
Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena
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.
Ecclesiastical circumscription
The municipality is part of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.
History
The region of Conceição da Barra de Minas was first cleared by Fernão Dias Paes, who arrived at Boa Vista while searching for emerald deposits. He set up camp there, and began the agricultural development in the area, which led to the establishment of a small village there. In 1725, work began on the construction of the cathedral of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, around which the first houses of the actual municipality were constructed.
Conceição da Barra de Minas, originally a subordinate district of the municipality of
São João del Rei
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Places
* Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
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, was upgraded to the category of municipality under the name Cassiterita in 1962, and was renamed Conceição da Barra in 1989
Economy
Agriculture, particularly dairy-processing, is the main economic industry in Conceição da Barra de Minas. In addition to dairy, the municipality also has corn and bean plantations.
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
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