Southern Minas Gerais

Vale do Rio Doce is one of the twelve mesoregions of the state of . It is composed of 102 municipalities, distributed across 7 microregions.
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Top destinations include Juiz de Fora and Governador Valadares.

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is a city in Southern Minas Gerais, close to the state border with Rio de Janeiro. According to the 2006 estimate the population was 509,125 inhabitants.

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is a city of 280,000 people in the Rio Doce Valley of Southern Minas Gerais. is widely regarded as the "America-town" of Brazil.

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is a Brazilian municipality in . Its population in 2021 was estimated at 21,566. is renowned for its spa which has twelve sources of mineral sparkling water flowing 24 hours a day and a cold-water geyser.

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is in Southern Minas Gerais. It is one of the most traditional hydromineral and climatic resorts in Brazil, being a region very frequented by families and also excursions for the elderly.

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is a municipality in southern state, Brazil. Located at an altitude of 919 m, it has a population of 104,761 inhabitants. The area of the municipality is 564.495 km2.

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is in Southern Minas Gerais. has established itself as one of the most important hydromineral resorts in Brazil.

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is a municipality in southwestern , Brazil. It had a population of 111,939 in the 2022 census, with an estimated population of 116,951 in 2025, in an area of 1,338.070 km2.

is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Lavras. In 2020, the estimated population was 5,438.

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is a Brazilian municipality in the state of . Its population as of 2021 was estimated at 79,910 inhabitants. It is a city essentially oriented to education, with emphasis on the Federal University of , founded in 1926 by the president of the Republic Artur da Silva Bernardes, who was born in .

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is a municipality in southern state, . The population is estimated to be 46,421 and the total area of the municipality is 639.1 km2.

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is a municipality in the south of state in southeastern , 35 kilometres east of city. It has a population of 7,120 with a population density of 18 inhabitants per square kilometer.

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is a town in Southern Minas Gerais. The slogan for the city is "Queen of the Lakes" in reference to its proximity to the Furnas reservoir. has become an important tourist destination in Minas Gerais, much sought after due to its beautiful waterfalls and clear water rivers.

Southern Minas Gerais

Latitude of center
-18.8508° or 18° 51′ 3″ south
Longitude of center
-41.9489° or 41° 56′ 56″ west
Wiki­data ID
Q2173066
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Southern Minas Gerais” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վալի դու Ռիու Դոսիի ագլոմերացիա”
  • Armenian: “Վալի դու Ռիու Դոսիի մարզ”
  • Catalan: “Vale do Rio Doce”
  • Chinese: “Vale do Rio Doce Tiong-khu”
  • Dutch: “Vale do Rio Doce”
  • Esperanto: “Vale do Rio Doce”
  • French: “Vallée du Rio Doce”
  • German: “Vale do Rio Doce”
  • Italian: “Vale do Rio Doce”
  • Lithuanian: “Vale do Rio Doce”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Vale do Rio Doce Tiong-khu”
  • Polish: “Mezoregion Vale do Rio Doce”
  • Portuguese: “Mesorregião do Vale do Rio Doce”
  • Portuguese: “Vale do Rio Doce”
  • Russian: “Вали-ду-Риу-Доси”
  • Spanish: “Mesorregion del Valle del Rio Doce”
  • Spanish: “Mesorregión del Valle del Río Doce”
  • Ukrainian: “Валі-ду-Ріу-Досі”
  • Uzbek: “Vale do Rio Doce”

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