Serro

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Serro
Municipality
Municipality of Serro
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Flag
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Seal
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Location in Minas Gerais
CountryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Region Southeast
State Bandeira de Minas Gerais.svg  Minas Gerais
Founded6 March 1838
Government
 • MayorEpaminondas Pires de Miranda (PL)
Area
 • Total1,217.813 km2 (470.200 sq mi)
Elevation
835 m (2,740 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total20,915
 • Density17.11/km2 (44.3/sq mi)
Demonym serrano
Time zone UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
39150-000 to 39159-999
HDI (2010)0.656 – medium [2]
Website www.serro.mg.gov.br

Serro is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Conceição do Mato Dentro. As of 2020, the estimated population was 20,940. [3]

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In colonial times the city was known by the name Vila do Príncipe (English: Princeville). In this city were born Emerico Lobo de Mesquita, one of the most prominent composers of the Classicism movement in Brazil, and Gomes Carneiro, a general who fought on the Paraguayan War and on the Federalist Revolution.

Serro is well known for its traditional cheese, cultural richness, colonial influence and unique environment.

The municipality contains part of the 4,696 hectares (11,600 acres) Pico do Itambé State Park, created in 1998. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "IBGE Serro". IBGE . Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ IBGE 2020
  4. ↑ Parque Estadual do Pico do Itambé (in Portuguese), IEF: Instituto Estadual de Florestas, retrieved 2016-12-19

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