Alagoa, Minas Gerais
Location of Alagoa
Alagoa is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2004 its population was estimated to be 2,823.
Alagoa was founded on 28 December 1962.
Coordinates: 22°10′S 44°38′W / 22.167°S 44.633°W / -22.167; -44.633
Turned into a municipality in 1962, the village of Alagoa was born by the Bandeirantes in the 18th Century. It was part of the "Royal Road" to move gold and precious gems (including diamonds) from the State of Minas Gerais to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo sea ports.
The municipality contains 5.38% of the 22,917 hectares (56,630 acres) Serra do Papagaio State Park, created in 1998.[1]
On top of the Mantiqueira (The Crying Mountain, in the local Indians language) mountain range, it contains part of the most important remains of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and fresh water drained from the mountains to the State of Minas Gerais valleys.
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Mesoregion Campo das Vertentes |
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Mesoregion Central Mineira |
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Mesoregion Jequitinhonha |
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Mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte |
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| Belo Horizonte | |
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| Conceição do Mato Dentro | |
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Mesoregion Noroeste de Minas |
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Mesoregion Norte de Minas |
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| Bocaiúva | |
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| Grão Mogol | |
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Mesoregion Oeste de Minas |
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Mesoregion Sudoeste de Minas |
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| Alfenas | |
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| Andrelândia | |
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Mesoregion Triângulo Mineiro/Alto Paranaiba |
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| Frutal | |
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| Patos de Minas | |
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| Patrocínio | |
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Mesoregion Vale do Mucuri |
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Mesoregion Zona da Mata |
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| Juiz de Fora | |
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Mesoregion Vale do Rio Doce |
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| Guanhães | |
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