Entre Rios de Minas

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Entre Rios de Minas
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Nickname(s): 
Portuguese: Mesopotâmia Mineira (Mesopotamia of Minas Gerais)
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Latin: Duco in Altum (Led to the height)
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Entre Rios de Minas
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 20°40′15″S44°03′57″W / 20.67083°S 44.06583°W / -20.67083; -44.06583 Coordinates: 20°40′15″S44°03′57″W / 20.67083°S 44.06583°W / -20.67083; -44.06583
Country Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Region Southeast
State Minas Gerais
Mesoregion Belo Horizonte
Microregion Conselheiro Lafaiete
SettledDecember 20, 1714
Incorporated (municipality)January 3, 1880
Government
 •  Mayor Maria Cristina Mansur Teixeira Resende
Area
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 • Total456.796 km2 (176.370 sq mi)
Elevation
950 m (3,120 ft)
Population
 (2020 [2] )
 • Total15,380
Time zone UTC−3 (BRT)
CEP postal code
35490-000
Area code 31
HDI (2010) [3] 0,672
Website Municipality website

Entre Rios de Minas is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Conselheiro Lafaiete.

The Campolina horse breed originated in the Entre Rios de Minas. Cassiano Campolina of the Fazenda Tanque farm developed the Campolina in 1870 from a mare named "Medéia" and a stallion belonging to Mariano Procópio, who received the stallion from Dom Pedro II. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  2. ↑ IBGE 2020
  3. ↑ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" [Ranking of HDI-M of Brazilian Municipalities](PDF) (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  4. ↑ L.S. de Andrade,(2000)Campolina O Grande Marchador, Um Seculo de selecao, Historic Album, Revista Brasileira do Cavalo de Marcha
  5. ↑ "Campolina". Breeds of Livestock. Oklahoma State University. August 31, 1998. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
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