Pouso Alegre
| Município de Pouso Alegre Pouso Alegre |
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 Center (2009)
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| Coordinates | 22 ° 14 ′ S , 45 ° 56 ′ W | ||
 Location of the municipality in the state of Minas Gerais
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| founding | May 7, 1832 (Vila) (188 years), October 19, 1848 (town charter) (171 years) |
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| Country | Brazil | ||
| State | Minas Gerais | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BR-MG | ||
| Região intermediária | Pouso Alegre | ||
| Região imediata | Pouso Alegre | ||
| height | 832 m | ||
| climate | tropical, cwa | ||
| surface | 542.8 km² | ||
| Residents | 130,615 (2010) | ||
| density | 240.6 Ew. / km² | ||
| estimate | 150,737 Ew. (July 1, 2019) | ||
| Parish code | IBGE : 3152501 | ||
| Time zone | UTC −3 | ||
| Website | pousoalegre.mg (Brazilian Portuguese) | ||
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| City Prefect | Rafael Simões (2017-2020) | ||
| Political party | PSDB | ||
Pouso Alegre , officially Portuguese Município de Pouso Alegre , is a city in Brazil in the south of the state of Minas Gerais . According to an estimate from July 1, 2019, it had 150,737 inhabitants over an area of around 542.8 km².
history
The first Europeans reached the city area in 1596 in search of gold . After they found what they were looking for, they founded a settlement called "Matosinho do Mandu" or "Bom Jesus do Matozinhos". In 1797 it was renamed Pouso Alegre, which roughly means "nice stay". In 1831 Pouso Alegre was raised to the rank of town.
The Roman Catholic diocese of Pouso Alegre, established in 1900, became the Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre in 1962 .
building
The tallest building in the city is the Edifício Octávio Meyer .
sons and daughters of the town
- Sílvio Tibiriçá de Almeida (1867–1924), author, journalist, Romanist and Lusitanist
- Cristiano Felício (* 1992), basketball player
Web links
Commons : Pouso Alegre - collection of images, videos and audio files
- City Prefecture website , Prefeitura Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
- City Council website , Câmara Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c IBGE : Pouso Alegre - Panorama , accessed November 15, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).