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Tiradentes
A colonial gold-cycle town of cobbled streets under the Serra de Sao Jose, with a gilded 18th-century Matriz church and a steam train still running to Sao Joao del-Rei.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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Carandaí
Minas Gerais, Brazil · South America
About Carandaí
Carandaí sits on the route: 20 minutes from Caranaíba, 50km from Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos.
Carandaí is in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with about 24,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Caranaíba, about 11 km away.
Carandaí is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The population in 2025 was 24,403 people in a total area of 487 km2. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Barbacena.
Carandaí lies on the important BR-040 highway, 35 km. north of Barbacena. TheRead more
main economic activities are services, cattle raising, milk and cheese production, small transformation industries, and the growing of flowers, fruits, vegetables, corn, coffee, potatoes, and beans. In 2005 there were 3 financial institutions. In the health sector there were 12 clinics and one hospital with 51 beds (2005). In the educational sector there were 23 primary schools and 3 middle schools. There were 2 campuses of private institutions of higher learning with 168 students in 2005.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Carandaí?
Within an hour or so of Carandaí: Tiradentes (42 km), Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos (50 km).
Are there any good drives near Carandaí?
The nearest famous roads are Ouro Preto.
Where is Carandaí?
Carandaí is in Minas Gerais, Brazil, about 11 km from Caranaíba.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 23,812
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Minas Gerais
- Timezone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates
- -20.9536, -43.8064
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Worth the detour from Carandaí
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos
A hilltop sanctuary at Congonhas where Aleijadinho carved twelve soapstone prophets on the terrace, each with a distinct face and gesture, plus six chapels of painted cedar passion figures.
50 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Carandaí
- 71 kmOuro PretoUNESCO-listed Baroque mining town in Minas Gerais on the historic Estrada Real gold route, with steep cobbled streets and churches.
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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