Governador Valadares
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 View of Governador Valadares, in the background the 1123 meter high Pico da Ibituruna
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| Coordinates | 18 ° 51 ′ S , 41 ° 57 ′ W | ||
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| founding | January 30, 1938 | ||
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| Country | Brazil | ||
| State | Minas Gerais | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BR-MG | ||
| height | 170 m | ||
| surface | 2,348.1 km² | ||
| Residents | 276,995 (IBGE 2010) | ||
| density | 118 Ew. / km² | ||
| Parish code | IBGE : 3127701 | ||
| Post Code | 35010-35099 | ||
| Time zone | UTC −3 | ||
| Website | www.valadares-mg.com.br (Brazilian Portuguese) | ||
Governador Valadares is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais . In 2014, 276,995 people lived in Governador Valadares on 2348 km².
The place is on the Rio Doce river , 324 km from Belo Horizonte , the capital of Minas Gerais , and 410 km from Vitória , the capital of Espírito Santo . It received its current name in 1938 when it was named after Benedito Valadares Ribeiro (1892–1973), who was governor of Minas Gerais from 1933 to 1945.
The diocese Governador Valadares , founded in 1956, has its seat in the city.
sons and daughters of the town
- Alexandre Balotelli (* 1993), football player
- Laura Lima (* 1971), artist
- Lucas Venuto (* 1995), football player
shopping mall
Ibituruna
night
Praça dos Pioneiros
Avenida Minas Gerais
Web links
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