Brasópolis is a municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Previously called São Caetano da Vargem Grande, it was renamed after its most famous son, Venceslau Brás, ninth President of the Republic, although he was born in neighbouring Itajubá.
Brasópolis | |
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| Municipality of Brasópolis | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in the State of Minas Gerais | |
| Coordinates: 22°28′26″S 45°36′28″W / 22.47389°S 45.60778°W | |
| 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] |
The municipality contains part of the 180,373 hectares (445,710 acres) Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area, created in 1997.[3]
Notable people
edit- Venceslau Brás, former President of Brazil.[4]
- Debinha (born 1991), footballer for Kansas City Current in the NWSL and the Brazil national team.[5]
- Pablo Maia, football player.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ APA Fernão Dias (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-02
- ^ Arquivo Nacional Centro de Referência de Acervos Presidenciais
- ^ "Debinha _ - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
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