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Pouso Alegre
Minas Gerais, Brazil · South America
About Pouso Alegre
Pouso Alegre sits on the route: 25 minutes from Congonhal.
Pouso Alegre is in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with about 150,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Congonhal, about 14 km away.
Pouso Alegre is a municipality in southern region of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, with a population of 162,133 in 2020. The area of the municipality is 543 km2. It lies in the valley of the Sapucaí River.
Cities that form boundaries with Pouso Alegre are: Cachoeira de Minas, Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Careaçu, SãoRead more
Sebastião da Bela Vista, Estiva, Congonhal,
São João da Mata and Silvianópolis.
The distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte, is 385 km, to São Paulo 202 km, and to Rio de Janeiro 390 km. The city is 8 km away from its airport, Pouso Alegre Airport. from the main interstate highway BR-381 (Rodovia Fernão Dias), which connects São Paulo to Belo Horizonte.
Pouso Alegre is an industrial center with industries in the food sector, textiles, and metallurgy. Many national and multinational enterprises have their plants here. Their activities include food (Unilever), clothing (Searchco), cars (Usiparts - Johnson Control's - Sumidenso), pharmaceuticals (ACG Capsules, Uniao Quimica, Sanobiol),
glass (Sobral Invicta), and many other small and medium enterprises.
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Pouso Alegre is in Minas Gerais, Brazil, about 14 km from Congonhal.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 152,217
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Minas Gerais
- Timezone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates
- -22.2300, -45.9364
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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