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Andrelândia
Minas Gerais, Brazil · South America
About Andrelândia
Andrelândia sits on the route: 25 minutes from São Vicente de Minas.
Andrelândia is in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is São Vicente de Minas, about 14 km away.
Andrelândia is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais that is located in the Mesoregion of South and Southwest of Minas and hosts the Microregion of Andrelândia. It is 300 km away from the state capital, Belo Horizonte and occupies an area of approximately 1 005 km2. In 2014 its population was estimatedRead more
at 12 507 inhabitants, being the 296th most populous municipality in the state of Minas Gerais and the second of its microregion.
It was founded on July 20, 1868, under the name Vila Bela do Turvo and consisted of five districts: Turvo, Arantes, Bom Jardim, Madre de Deus do Rio Grande and San Vicente Ferrer. Over the years the districts turned into cities, leaving only Andrelândia only the municipal seat. Throughout its history, the municipality had several denominations but has had its current name since state law 1160, of September 19, 1930.
The city has a great tradition in tourism and many of its old houses are considered historical municipal patrimonies. Other highlights are the religious festivals, such as the Feast of Saint Sebastian, the Feast of Kings, the Holy Week, the Feast of San Benedict, Corpus Christi and the feast of the patron saint, Our Lady of Porto, in August.
The city is known for being the hometown of the internationally known professor, historian, and academic José Murilo de Carvalho.
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Andrelândia is in Minas Gerais, Brazil, about 14 km from São Vicente de Minas.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,927
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Minas Gerais
- Timezone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates
- -21.7397, -44.3092
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