Itabirito

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
Itabirito
Enchant Town
Municipality
Flag of Itabirito
Flag
Official seal of Itabirito
Seal
Nickname: 
Enchant Town
Location in Minas Gerais
Location in Minas Gerais
20°15′11″S 43°48′04″W / 20.253°S 43.801°W / -20.253; -43.801
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
StateMinas Gerais
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total52,446
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Area code31

Itabirito is a municipality in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil. Its population is estimated to have 52,446 people in 2020. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Ouro Preto.

The municipality contains 10% of the 31,270 hectares (77,300 acres) Serra do Gandarela National Park, created in 2014.[2]

During the 19th century, there was a high influx of immigration to Itabirito, caused both by gold mining and the construction of the railroad.

Famous Citizens of Itabirito

Telê Santana (1931–2006), soccer coach of the Brazilian professional team during the 1982 World Cup and 1986 World Cup editions. He is regarded as one of the greatest innovators in the history of Brazilian soccer.

Itabirito on the Map

Satellite image of Itabirito (Google Earth) http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Itabirito&sll=-19.147763,-41.726074&sspn=1.849915,2.570801&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11&om=1

Mayors of Itabirito

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José Theodoro Alves Júnior (1923–1930)

Alberto Woods Soares (1930–1936)

Antônio Marques Costa (1936–1942)

José Raimundo Soares Silva (1943–1946)

José Raimundo Soares Silva (1948–1950)

Flávio Alves Ferreira Bastos (1951–1954)

Gastão Melillo (1953–1966)

José Galo (1955–1958)

Antônio Gomes Batista (1959–1962)

Celso Matos Silva (1967)

Celso Matos Silva (1970)

José Bastos Bittencourt (1973–1976)

Waldir Salvador de Oliveira (1971)

Gastão Melillo (1972)

Celso Matos Silva (1977–1982)

Celso Matos Silva (1982)

Gastão Melillo (1983–1988)

Waldir Silva Salvador de Oliveira Júnior (1989–1992)

Geraldo Mendanha de Almeida (1993–1996)

Manoel da Mota Neto (1997–2000)

Manoel da Mota Neto (2001–2004)

Waldir Silva Salvador de Oliveira Júnior (2005–2008)

Alex Salvador de Oliveira (2009)

Manoel da Mota Neto (2010–2012)

Alex Salvador de Oliveira (2013–2016)

Alex Salvador de Oliveira (2017–2019)

Orlando Amorim Caldeira (2019–2020)

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Barbacena
Conselheiro Lafaiete
São João del-Rei
Belo Horizonte
Sete Lagoas
Santa Bárbara-Ouro Preto
Curvelo
Itabira
Divinópolis
Formiga
Dores do Indaiá
Pará de Minas
Oliveira
Abaeté
Governador Valadares
Guanhães
Mantena
Aimorés-Resplendor
Ipatinga
Caratinga
João Monlevade
Juiz de Fora
Manhuaçu
Ubá
Ponte Nova
Muriaé
Cataguases
Viçosa
Carangola
São João Nepomuceno-Bicas
Além Paraíba
Montes Claros
Janaúba
Salinas
Januária
Pirapora
São Francisco
Espinosa
Patos de Minas
Unaí
Patrocínio
Pouso Alegre
Poços de Caldas
Itajubá
São Lourenço
Caxambu-Baependi
Capelinha
Teófilo Otoni
Almenara
Diamantina
Araçuaí
Pedra Azul
Águas Formosas
Uberaba
Araxá
Frutal
Iturama
Uberlândia
Ituiutaba
Monte Carmelo
Varginha
Passos
Alfenas
Lavras
Guaxupé
Três Corações
Três Pontas-Boa Esperança
São Sebastião do Paraíso
Campo Belo
Piumhi

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ PARNA de Serra do Gandarela (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-12
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