Entre Rios de Minas
Entre Rios de Minas | |
|---|---|
 Senador Ribeiro Square | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Template:Lang-pt (Mesopotamia of Minas Gerais) | |
| Motto: Template:Lang-la (Led to the height) | |
 Location in Minas Gerais | |
  Entre Rios de Minas Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 20°40′15″S 44°03′57″W / 20.67083°S 44.06583°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Mesoregion | Belo Horizonte |
| Microregion | Conselheiro Lafaiete |
| Settled | December 20, 1714 |
| Incorporated (municipality) | January 3, 1880 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maria Cristina Mansur Teixeira Resende |
| Area | |
| • Total | 456.796 km2 (176.370 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 950 m (3,120 ft) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,034 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| 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.
Entre Rios de Minas is noted as the place of the origin of the Campolina horse breed. 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]
See also
References
- ^ "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- ^ "Estimativas de população para 1º de julho de 2014" [Population Estimation as of July 1st 2014] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- ^ "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.
- ^ L.S. de Andrade,(2000)Campolina O Grande Marchador, Um Seculo de selecao, Historic Album, Revista Brasileira do Cavalo de Marcha
- ^ "Campolina". Breeds of Livestock. Oklahoma State University. August 31, 1998. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
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