Afonso Cláudio, Espírito Santo

This article is about the municipality of Afonso Cláudio in Espirito Santo, Brazil. For the Brazilian lawyer, abolitionist, politician and writer Afonso Cláudio, see Afonso Cláudio de Freitas Rosa.

Afonso Cláudio, Espírito Santo
Municipality
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Corrêa de Oliveira
Location in the Espírito Santo
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 20°4′26″S 41°7′26″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Espírito Santo
Founded	November 20, 1890
Area
• Total	954.656 km2 (368.595 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	32,551
• Density	34.1/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)

Afonso Cláudio is a municipality in east central Espírito Santo, Brazil, founded in 1963. The town, at a height of 610m above sea level, has a population of approximately 9,957 and an area of 361.7 km², and a population density of 32,53 inhabitants/km². Its borders include: (E) Domingos Martins, Santa Maria de Jetibá and Itarana (N) Laranja da Terra and the neighbouring state of Minas Gerais, (W) Brejetuba (S) Conceição do Castelo and Venda Nova do Imigrante.

History

Afonso Cláudio first began to be populated in 1885, when Valentim Perozzini, an Italian immigrant, moved there. Now that place is called São Luis de Miranda. The mainly Italian immigration which took place in this area was indirect, in that people usually first came from the neighbouring localities of Alfredo Chaves, Castelo and Itaguaçu. The name of the municipality was given in honour of Afonso Cláudio de Freitas Rosa (born in Santa Leopoldina, Espírito Santo), the first governor of that state after the implantation of the Brazilian Republic on November 15, 1889.

Climate

Afonso Cláudio
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     173     30 19     94     31 19     123     31 19     81     29 17     57     27 15     26     27 13     33     26 13     34     27 14     61     27 15     121     28 17     186     29 18     204     29 19 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: [1]
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     6.8     86 66     3.7     87 66     4.8     87 66     3.2     84 63     2.2     81 59     1     80 55     1.3     78 55     1.3     80 56     2.4     81 59     4.8     82 63     7.3     83 65     8     84 65 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches