Brasópolis
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Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
Brasópolis | |
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Municipality of Brasópolis | |
Coordinates: 22°28′26″S 45°36′28″W / 22.47389°S 45.60778°W / -22.47389; -45.60778Coordinates: 22°28′26″S 45°36′28″W / 22.47389°S 45.60778°W / -22.47389; -45.60778 | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | Minas Gerais |
Founded | September 16, 1901 |
Area | |
• Total | 361.160 km2 (139.445 sq mi) |
Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 14,410 |
• Density | 39.8/km2 (103/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Postal Code | 37530-000 |
HDI (2010) | 0.692 – medium[2] |
Brasópolis is a municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Previously called São Caetano da Vargem Grande, it was renamed after its most famous stepson, Venceslau Brás, ninth President of the Republic, although he was born in neighbouring Itajubá.
The municipality contains part of the 180,373 hectares (445,710 acres) Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area, created in 1997.[3]
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ APA Fernão Dias (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-02
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