Pouso Alegre
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Pouso Alegre is a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil with over 100,000 residents.
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History
The "Bandeirantes" explored all the Brazilian country looking for gold and other mineral resources. They were the first European explorers to arrive in the ancient Pouso Alegre region, in 1596.
After discovering gold in the Santana´s mines, they founded the new village called "Matosinho do Mandu", Pouso Alegre´s first name. New paths were built to connect Pouso Alegre to other cities. These paths connected it to São Paulo and to Vila Rica.
In 1797 the Governor Dom Bernardo José de Lorena, Sarzedas Baron, passing by the small village became so enchanted by its nature, by "the vast and clean horizons", said "This village should not be called Mandu, but Pouso Alegre". In Portuguese, Pouso Alegre means "a nice stay".
Vitality
The city's economy is based on 700 industrial units, 1500 agricultural units and more than 4000 services and commercials units. It is an important development center of its region, providing infrastructural services, such as:
- energy
- transport
- telecommunications
- airport
- schools
- universities
- health care
It is an industrial city, where many national and multi-national enterprises have their plants. Their activities include food (Unilever), clothing (Searchco), cars (Usiparts - Johnson Control's - Sumidenso), pharmaceuticals (Uniao Quimica, Sanobiol), glass (Sobral Invicta), and many other small and medium enterprises.
General Data
Population: 106.587 (IBGE)
Territorial Area: 504.9 km²
GDP: R$ 811.920,00 Real
Geography
Located in the middle of the south of Minas Gerais state, in a region called "Médio Sapucaí". It is geographically well located; its distances to the most important Brazilian cities are: 200km from São Paulo, 384km from Belo Horizonte, and 360km from Rio de Janeiro.
| Location: | Southern Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Coordinates: | 25 degrees, 14' South Latitude 45 degrees, 10' West Longitude |
| Average Elevation: | 900 meters from sea level |
| Climate: | High Tropical |
| Average Temperature: | 19 Celsius degrees to 21 Celsius degrees |
| Highest Temperature: | 28 Celsius degrees |
| Lowest Temperature: | 11 Celsius degrees |
External links
- Pouso Alegre´s website (http://www.pousoalegre.mg.gov.br/)
- Pouso Alegre 153 years commemorative website (http://www.tvuai.com.br/pousoalegre/abertura.html)pt:Pouso Alegre