Area da Mata | |
Location | |
State | Brazil |
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Surface | 35,748 km² |
Inhabitants | 2.145.945 (2006 census) |
Area da Mata is a region of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.
To know
The region is served by cell phone companies TIM, Ciao, Claro and Vivo, all operating with the GSM system.
Territories and tourist destinations
It is divided into 7 micro-regions.
Urban centers
- Cataguases - Industrial city with an important past in the film industry.
- Conceição do Ibitipoca - Rural village a few kilometers from the Ibitipoca state park.
- Juiz de Fora - Cosmopolitan industrial city located on the state border with Rio de Janeiro.
- Leopoldina - It has cultural, natural and architectural attractions such as the San Sebastian Cathedral, the Espaço dos Anjos Museum and the Electricity Museum.
- Manhuaçu - Hill town.
- Muriaé - Crossed by the homonymous river.
- Nova Bridge - founded in the mid-18th century.
- Santos Dumont - Industrial and agricultural city located over 800 m.
- Ubá - Economic and cultural center of the homonymous microregion.
- Viçosa - Home to one of the best agricultural and technological universities in Brazil. .
Other destinations
- Caparaó National Park - Located on the border between the states of Minas Gerais is Espírito Santo.
How to get
How to get around
What see
What to do
At the table
Safety
Other projects
- Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Area da Mata