Serro

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
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Official seal of Serro
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Location in Minas Gerais
Location in Minas Gerais
Country BrazilRegionSoutheastState Minas GeraisFounded6 March 1838Government
 • MayorEpaminondas Pires de Miranda (PL)Area
 • Total1,217.813 km2 (470.200 sq mi)Elevation
835 m (2,740 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total20,915 • Density17.11/km2 (44.3/sq mi)DemonymserranoTime zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Postal Code
39150-000 to 39159-999
HDI (2010)0.656 – medium[2]Websitewww.serro.mg.gov.br

Serro is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Conceição do Mato Dentro. As of 2020, the estimated population was 20,940.[3]

In colonial times the city was known by the name Vila do Príncipe (English: Princeville). In this city were born Emerico Lobo de Mesquita, one of the most prominent composers of the Classicism movement in Brazil, and Gomes Carneiro, a general who fought on the Paraguayan War and on the Federalist Revolution.

Serro is well known for its traditional cheese, cultural richness, colonial influence and unique environment.

The municipality contains part of the 4,696 hectares (11,600 acres) Pico do Itambé State Park, created in 1998.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "IBGE Serro". IBGE. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ IBGE 2020
  4. ^ Parque Estadual do Pico do Itambé (in Portuguese), IEF: Instituto Estadual de Florestas, retrieved 2016-12-19

External links

  • Serro travel guide from Wikivoyage

18°36′18″S 43°22′44″W / 18.605°S 43.379°W / -18.605; -43.379

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