Wenceslau Braz, Minas Gerais

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Wenceslau Braz
Municipality
Municipality of Wenceslau Braz
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Wenceslau Braz
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°32′02″S45°21′46″W / 22.53389°S 45.36278°W / -22.53389; -45.36278
Country Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Region Southeast
State Bandeira de Minas Gerais.svg  Minas Gerais
FoundedDecember 30, 1962
Area
[1]
 • Total102.487 km2 (39.570 sq mi)
Elevation
1,005 m (3,297 ft)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total2,548
Time zone UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code
37512-000
Area code 35
Website wenceslaubraz.mg.gov.br

Wenceslau Braz is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020, its population was estimated to be 2,548.

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History

Hydroelectric plant

Between 1922 and 1932 german engineers constructed a 3.4 MW hydroelectric power station (Hidrelétrica Bicas do Meio) for the Itajubá - Piquete power grid company (R.E.P.I.). Two transmission lines, mounted on steel lattice poles, supplied energy to the towns of Piquete and Itajubá and nearby weapon manufactures. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Área dos municípios" [Area of the municipalities] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics(IBGE) . Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  2. ↑ IBGE 2020
  3. ↑ Prefeitura de Wenceslau Braz - MG - Sobre a Cidade
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