João Monlevade
| João Monlevade | |
|---|---|
| Basic data | |
| State : | Minas Gerais |
| Area : | 99.158 km² (2017) |
| Residents : | 79,387 (July 1, 2018, estimate) |
| Population density : | 742.35 inhabitants / km² (2010) |
| Height : | 732 m |
| Post code (CEP): | 53930-000 to 53931-000 |
| Telephone code : | (+55) 31 |
| Geographic location : | 19 ° 48 '36 "S 43 ° 10' 26" E |
| Gross domestic product : | R $ 2,327,308.80K (2015) |
| GDP per capita: | R $ 29,615.93 (2015) |
| Official website: | |
| politics | |
| mayor | Simone Moreira ( PSDB ) (2017-2020) |
João Monlevade , officially Portuguese Município de João Monlevade , is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais . Its history goes back to the French mining engineer Jean-Antoine Félix Dissandes de Monlevade (1791–1872), who built a blast furnace here in 1825.
Geographical location
João Monlevade is located at an altitude of 732 meters in the state of Minas Gerais , at a distance of 110 km from the capital Belo Horizonte . The municipal area covers an area of 99.283 km².
João Monlevade borders the municipalities of Itabira , Bela Vista de Minas , São Gonçalo do Rio Abaixo and Rio Piracicaba .
economy
The economy of the municipality is based on the iron industry. The main companies are ArcelorMittal Monlevade and Vale do Rio Doce .
education
There are four universities: a campus of the Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP), a campus of the Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais (UEMG) and the private universities FUNCEC and CFKennedy .
history
João Monlevade bears the name thanks to the French nobleman Jean-Antoine Félix Dissandes de Monlevade. This came to Brazil in 1817. He was only 28 years old at the time and had just graduated from Minas Gerais Province with a degree in mining engineering. When he came to Brazil, he started various companies; the most important of these was an iron factory (1825). The extensive knowledge that Jean de Monlevade had acquired through his studies and the purchase of means of production in England made the factory he founded one of the most important of the imperial era . It had a relatively diversified production.
Personalities
- Renée Schroeder (* 1953), Austrian researcher and university professor
- Vinícius Araújo (* 1993), Brazilian soccer player
Web links
- City Prefecture website , Prefeitura Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
- City Council website , Câmara Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
- IBGE : João Monlevade - Panorama. In: cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved November 16, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese). Updated statistics.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Simone Moreira 45 (Prefeita). In: com.br. Eleições 2016, accessed November 16, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ De uma forja Catalã ergue-se uma brava cidade: o nascimento de João Monlevade. In: joaomonlevade.mg.leg.br. Câmara Municipal de João Monlevade, accessed November 16, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
Coordinates: 19 ° 49 ′ S , 43 ° 10 ′ W