Juramento is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais . As of 2020 the population was 4,345 in a total area of 432 km. It became a municipality in 1953.
16-415: Juramento is located 42 km to the southeast of Montes Claros on BR-308 at an elevation of 682 meters. It belongs to the statistical microregion of Montes Claros. Neighboring municipalities are Francisco Sá , Montes Claros , Glaucilândia , and Botumirim . The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and subsistence agriculture . The GDP in 2005 was R$ 16,756,000. Juramento
32-455: A modern textile factory (COTENOR), and the seventh largest cement factory in Brazil (LAFARGE BRASIL) Montes Claros is also recognized nationally as the capital of Carne de Sol , a local jerky -like dry beef and Arroz com Pequi , which is a very popular meal made of rice and Pequi . According to CAGED (Cadastro Geral de Empregados e Desempregados), Montes Claros is ranked #3 on the list of
48-409: A runway with capability to receive planes as large as Boeing 737. It has a navigation system and a rescue and fire combat system. There are 8 daily flights to Belo Horizonte . Montes Claros has innumerous caves and 164 cataloged archaeological sites, among which the most important are the caves of Lapa Grande, where there is an underground river with a length of more than one kilometers. Lapa Grande
64-406: Is in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. It suffers from isolation, poor soils, and periodic drought. As of 2007 there were no banking agencies in the town. There was a small retail commerce serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. In the rural area there were 310 establishments employing about 800 workers. Only 29 of
80-596: Is located in the Serra da Vieira, 12 km (7.5 mi) from Montes Claros. In the city itself there are several large parks, among which the most important are Parque Municipal Milton Prates, with a lake and zoo. In the rural area there is Parque Sapucaia, a forest reserve and Parque Guimarães Rosa along the banks of the Córrego Carrapato. Intermediate Geographic Region of Montes Claros The Intermediate Geographic Region of Montes Claros (code 3102)
96-493: Is located north of the state capital, about 422 km away from Belo Horizonte . The population is 413,487 (2020 est.) in an area of 3,569 km (1,378 sq mi). It was made a seat of a municipality in 1831 and attained city status in 1857. The region was originally inhabited by the Anais [ pt ] and Tapuias [ pt ] Amerindians . The first Portuguese settlers arrived in this region during
112-592: The Intermediate Geographic Region of Montes Claros . Montes Claros is also a statistical microregion (number 36) consisting of 22 municipalities: Brasília de Minas , Campo Azul , Capitão Enéas , Claro dos Poções , Coração de Jesus , Francisco Sá , Glaucilândia , Ibiracatu , Japonvar , Juramento , Lontra , Luislândia , Mirabela , Montes Claros, Patis , Ponto Chique , São João da Lagoa , São João da Ponte , São João do Pacuí , Ubaí , Varzelândia , and Verdelândia . The population
128-471: The arrival of electric power in 1965 and the participation of the government agency SUDENE in the industrial development of the region. Today industry is the main activity in the city. The factories installed are, among others, the largest factory of condensed milk in the world (Nestlé), one of the three factories of insulin in Latin America (BIOBRAS now Novo Nordisk Produção Farmacêutica do Brasil),
144-993: The cities of the state of Minas Gerais in number of employed people, only behind Belo Horizonte and Uberlândia . Several higher education institutions are located in Montes Claros. There are three public universities: Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes), Instituto Federal do Norte de Minas Gerais (IFNMG) and a campus of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), and five private colleges: Universidade Paulista (UNIP), Universidade Norte do Paraná (Unopar), Faculdades Pitágoras , Faculdades Unidas do Norte de Minas (FUNORTE), Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia de Montes Claros (Facit), Faculdade de Saúde Ibituruna (Fasi), and Faculdades Santo Agostinho . In 2005 there were 1 public and 2 private hospitals with 996 beds. There were also 62 public and 78 private clinics. Mário Ribeiro Airport has
160-585: The eighteenth century. In 1707 they formed three great ranches: Jaiba, Olhos d'Água and Montes Claros. The latter was created by Antônio Gonçalves Figueira. In order to get his cattle to market Figueira opened up roads to Tranqueiras in Bahia and to the São Francisco River Soon the Fazenda de Montes Claros became the greatest producer of cattle in the north of Minas Gerais, and a small village
176-554: The farms had tractors. There were 57 automobiles in all of the municipality. There were 25,500 head of cattle in 2006. The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were beans, sugarcane and corn. The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha with 0.568. Nationally the highest was São Caetano do Sul in São Paulo state with 0.919, while
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#1732772380547192-405: The lowest was Setubinha. In the health sector there were 5 clinics and one hospital with 18 beds. In the educational sector there were 4 primary schools and 2 middle schools. 16°50′49″S 43°34′15″W / 16.84694°S 43.57083°W / -16.84694; -43.57083 Montes Claros → Montes Claros is a city located in northern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. It
208-562: Was 501,480 in 2000 and the area was 22,322.10 km (8,618.61 sq mi). It is 418 km (260 mi) from the capital, Belo Horizonte , and is connected by the following highways: The climate is tropical with an annual average temperature of 24.2 °C (75.6 °F). The vegetation of the municipality is mainly Cerrado with areas of transition between cerrado and Caatinga . Producer of dairy and beef cattle, followed by agriculture: beans, corn, manioc, cotton, and irrigated rice. The industrial sector began to increase with
224-414: Was created. Electricity arrives in 1917. The first automobile arrives in 1920. In 1926 the first railroad service starts to operate. In 1938 the city implements a drinking water system. Finally in 1956 the city is connected to the national telephone system. According to the 2017 geographic classification by Brazil's National Institute of Geography and Statistics ( IBGE ), the city is the main municipality in
240-469: Was formed. In 1554 the Espinosa-Navarro expedition, composed of twelve Bandeirantes . The settlers moved north from the coast in search of diamonds and gold in the streams, and to conquer the region from the native Amerindians. It was officially founded in 1768 with as Arraial de Formigas.Later it would be renamed to Arraial de Nossa Senhora da Conceição and São José de Formigas. In 1810 the town
256-431: Was made a bishopric. In 1831 the settlement had grown to a village and was renamed to Vila de Montes Claros de Formigas. In 1847 the first doctor arrived and set up practice. By 1857, Vila Montes Claros de Formigas had around 2,000 inhabitants and became the city of Montes Claros. The 20th century brought fast development to the city. In 1912 the first telephone line was installed. In 1914 the first cinema (Cinema Recreio)
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