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[[File:MinasGerais Municip Cataguases.svg|right|thumb|200px|Location of Cataguases]]
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'''Cataguases''' is a city located in the southeastern part of the state of [[Minas Gerais]] in Brazil. It is mainly an industrial centre (textile, [[metallurgy]], clothes) with a strong influence of [[coffee]] [[plantation]] in its early history (19th century). The population was estimated at about 62,000 inhabitants in 1996 and is expected to be at about 66,000 in 2001. The population is growing below the average Brazilian rate and there are slightly more women than men.
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'''Cataguases''' is a municipality located in the southeastern part of the state of [[Minas Gerais]] in Brazil. The estimated population in 2020 was 75,540. It is mainly an industrial centre (textile, [[metallurgy]], clothes) with a strong influence of [[coffee]] [[plantation]] in its early history (19th century).
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The town was somewhat famous in the 1920s because of the Brazilian cinema pioneer [[Humberto Mauro]] and the appearance of a generation of writers around the short-lived [[Revista Verde]]. Humberto Mauro shot there some films that earned him a good reputation nationwide. He later became famous for masterpieces like ''Braza Dormida'' (''Sleeping Fire'') and ''O Descobrimento do Brasil'' (''The Finding of Brazil'') and was a reputed [[Tupian languages|Tupi]] language scholar.


== History ==
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Industrialisation changed the town quite a lot and caused some of its citizens to become very rich in the 1920s and 1930s. As a result the city centre was remodeled accordingly to the ultimate architecture styles. [[Oscar Niemeyer]] (Architect), [[Cândido Portinari]], [[Djanira]] and [[Emeric Marcier]] (Painters) are some of the famous Brazilian artists who left contributions there at that time.
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In the 1920s, the city was associated with the Brazilian cinema pioneer [[Humberto Mauro]] and a generation of writers for the short-lived [[Revista Verde]]. Humberto Mauro shot there some films that earned him a good reputation nationwide. He later made ''Braza Dormida'' (''Sleeping Fire'') and ''O Descobrimento do Brasil'' (''The Finding of Brazil'') and was a reputed [[Tupian languages|Tupi]] language scholar.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}


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Industrialisation changed the town significantly and caused some of its citizens to become very rich in the 1920s and 1930s. As a result the city centre was remodeled accordingly to the ultimate architecture styles. The architect [[Oscar Niemeyer]] and painters [[Cândido Portinari]], [[Djanira]] and [[Emeric Marcier]] are some of the Brazilian artists who left contributions there at that time.
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After three decades of wealth, the town lost its proeminence in the 1970s and 1980s. The economic crisis and the changes due to the modernisation of the industries provoked high unemployment rates and depreciation of salaries, reducing the town's wealth.


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After three decades of wealth, the town lost its prominence in the 1970s and 1980s. The economic crisis and the changes due to the modernisation of the industries provoked high unemployment rates and depreciation of salaries, reducing the town's wealth.
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In 2003 the town became unfortunately famous throughout the country in the aftermath of an ecological accident caused by the spilling of chemical waste that affected the brook [[Cágado]] and the rivers [[Pomba]] and [[Paraíba do Sul]], threatening the water supply of more than 20,000,000 Brazilians (including the state of [[Rio de Janeiro]]).

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In 2003, the town was the site of an ecological accident caused by the spilling of chemical waste that affected the brook Cágado and the rivers [[Pomba River|Pomba]] and [[Paraíba do Sul]], threatening the water supply of more than 20,000,000 Brazilians (including the state of [[Rio de Janeiro]]).


==Climate==
==Climate==
'''Cataguases''' experiences a tropical wet and dry (or savanna) climate ([[Tropical savanna climate|Aw]] under [[Köppen climate classification]]). Temperatures are high (above 18°C (64.4°F)) all over the year, and low temperatures lasting for a whole day are rare, and generally only occur in the [[dry season]]. The [[wet season]] starts in September and goes until May, while the dry season goes from May to September. Floods are not uncommon in the town, and generally there is one per year, in December, January or February. On the other side, during the dry season Rio Pomba has considerably less water than in other periods, and some people have [[respiratory disease]]s related to low [[Humidity|air humidity]].
Cataguases experiences a [[tropical savanna climate]] (Aw under [[Köppen climate classification]]). Temperatures are high (above 18&nbsp;°C (64.4&nbsp;°F)) all over the year, and low temperatures lasting for a whole day are rare, and generally only occur in the [[dry season]]. The [[wet season]] starts in September and goes until May, while the dry season goes from May to September. Floods are not uncommon in the town, and generally there is one per year, in December, January or February. On the other side, during the dry season Rio Pomba has considerably less water than in other periods, and some people have [[respiratory disease]]s related to low [[Humidity|air humidity]].


=== Temperatures ===
=== Temperatures ===
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Latest revision as of 07:14, 29 October 2023

Cataguases
Municipality
Municipality of Cataguases
Flag of Cataguases
Flag
Official seal of Cataguases
Seal
Location of Cataguases
Cataguases is located in Brazil
Cataguases
Cataguases
Location of Cataguases, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Coordinates: 21°24′S 42°41′W / 21.400°S 42.683°W / -21.400; -42.683
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
Area
 • Total492 km2 (190 sq mi)
Elevation
169 m (554 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total75,540
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Area code+55 32
HDI (2010)0.751 – high[2]

Cataguases is a municipality located in the southeastern part of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The estimated population in 2020 was 75,540. It is mainly an industrial centre (textile, metallurgy, clothes) with a strong influence of coffee plantation in its early history (19th century).

History[edit]

In the 1920s, the city was associated with the Brazilian cinema pioneer Humberto Mauro and a generation of writers for the short-lived Revista Verde. Humberto Mauro shot there some films that earned him a good reputation nationwide. He later made Braza Dormida (Sleeping Fire) and O Descobrimento do Brasil (The Finding of Brazil) and was a reputed Tupi language scholar.[citation needed]

Industrialisation changed the town significantly and caused some of its citizens to become very rich in the 1920s and 1930s. As a result the city centre was remodeled accordingly to the ultimate architecture styles. The architect Oscar Niemeyer and painters Cândido Portinari, Djanira and Emeric Marcier are some of the Brazilian artists who left contributions there at that time.

After three decades of wealth, the town lost its prominence in the 1970s and 1980s. The economic crisis and the changes due to the modernisation of the industries provoked high unemployment rates and depreciation of salaries, reducing the town's wealth.

In 2003, the town was the site of an ecological accident caused by the spilling of chemical waste that affected the brook Cágado and the rivers Pomba and Paraíba do Sul, threatening the water supply of more than 20,000,000 Brazilians (including the state of Rio de Janeiro).

Climate[edit]

Cataguases experiences a tropical savanna climate (Aw under Köppen climate classification). Temperatures are high (above 18 °C (64.4 °F)) all over the year, and low temperatures lasting for a whole day are rare, and generally only occur in the dry season. The wet season starts in September and goes until May, while the dry season goes from May to September. Floods are not uncommon in the town, and generally there is one per year, in December, January or February. On the other side, during the dry season Rio Pomba has considerably less water than in other periods, and some people have respiratory diseases related to low air humidity.

Temperatures[edit]

Climate data for Cataguases
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.8
(89.2) 		32
(90) 		31.9
(89.4) 		29.9
(85.8) 		27.8
(82.0) 		25.9
(78.6) 		26.7
(80.1) 		28.5
(83.3) 		29
(84) 		29.8
(85.6) 		30.5
(86.9) 		31.2
(88.2) 		29.6
(85.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1) 		21.9
(71.4) 		21.3
(70.3) 		19.2
(66.6) 		16.4
(61.5) 		14.4
(57.9) 		14.3
(57.7) 		15.1
(59.2) 		17.2
(63.0) 		19.4
(66.9) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.1
(70.0) 		18.6
(65.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 241.2
(9.50) 		186.8
(7.35) 		127.4
(5.02) 		55.9
(2.20) 		29.5
(1.16) 		11.3
(0.44) 		22.4
(0.88) 		14.7
(0.58) 		47.9
(1.89) 		99.4
(3.91) 		197.4
(7.77) 		203.0
(7.99) 		1,236.9
(48.70)
Source: World Climate

References[edit]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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