Lima Duarte is a

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' ...

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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. It has a population of 16,724 inhabitants (2020) and a total area of and lies at an elevation of in the foothills of the

Mantiqueira Mountains The Mantiqueira Mountains (Portuguese: ''Serra da Mantiqueira iterally: 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 (st ...

. It was given city status in 1881. It is from the state capital,

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, and is part of the

Zona da Mata The Zona da Mata (, "Forest Belt") is the narrow coastal plain between the Atlantic Ocean and the dry '' agreste'' and ''sertão'' regions in the northeastern Brazilian states of Maranhão, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alag ...

, a region whose economic and cultural center is

Juiz de Fora Juiz de Fora (; ), also known as J.F., is a city in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, approximately from the state border with Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro. According to the 2022 census the current population is 54 ...

. It is connected with this city by highway BR-267. Ibitipoca state park is situated within the municipality about from the city center. Average maximum temperature: ; Average minimum temperature: Most of the municipality is drained by the

Paraíba do Sul River Paraíba ( , ; ) is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba is the third most ...

. The most important river is the Rio do Peixe, a tributary of the

Paraibuna Paraibuna is a municipality (''município'') in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 18,263 (2020 est.) in an area of 809.58 km². The elevation is 635 m. T ...

. The name of the city has no connection to the famous Brazilian actor

Lima Duarte Ariclenes Venâncio Martins (born 29 March 1930), known professionally as Lima Duarte (), is a Brazilian actor. He played a number of characters in Brazilian telenovelas, such as Zeca Diabo in '' O Bem-Amado'' and Sinhozinho Malta in '' Roque San ...

, but was in homage to Conselheiro José Rodrigues de Lima Duarte, political leader from

Barbacena Barbacena is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. As of 2020, the municipality had 138,204 inhabitants. The total area of the municipality is . Barbacena is known for its strong Italian influence. The Rodrigo Silva Colonial Nucl ...

, who in the nineteenth century was Minister of the Navy and a Senator of the Empire. The city's economy is mainly based on tourism and the dairy industry.

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Ibitipoca state park
Municipalities in Minas Gerais {{MinasGerais-geo-stub

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