São João del-Rei
São João del-Rei | |||
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Municipality of São João del-Rei | |||
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Nickname(s): Bell city College Town |
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Location of São João del-Rei in the state of Minas Gerais Location of São João del-Rei in the state of Minas Gerais |
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Country | Brazil | ||
State | Minas Gerais | ||
Region | Southeast | ||
Intermediate Region | Barbacena | ||
Immediate Region | São João del-Rei | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Nivaldo José de Andrade (PSL) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 1,464.327 km2 (565.380 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 898 m (2,946 ft) | ||
Population (2020)[1] | |||
• Total | 90,497 | ||
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | BRT (UTC−3) | ||
HDI (2010) | 0.758 – high[2] | ||
Website | saojoaodelrei |
São João del-Rei, also spelled São João del Rey or São João del Rei, is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. Founded in 1713 in homage to King John V of Portugal, the city is famed for its historic Portuguese colonial architecture. The current population is estimated at 90,497 inhabitants.
Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Ouro Preto, Diamantina, Mariana, Tiradentes, Congonhas and Sabará.
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Geography
It is located in the drainage basin of the Rio Grande and its terrain is located in the Mantiqueira mountains. It is a centre for the cities in the south and southeast of Minas Gerais.
The municipality contains part of the Ritápolis National Forest.[3]
According to the modern (2017) geographic classification by Brazil's National Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the municipality belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.[4]
History
The city was founded by the bandeirantes; Tomé Portes del-Rei is considered the city's founder. The original small village situated in southern Minas Gerais was created as a staging post on the Estrada Real, a trade route from the coast at Paraty to cities in the central region of Minas Gerais such as Ouro Preto, Mariana and Conselheiro Lafaiete. Later huge amounts of gold were found near the city itself.
Culture
Today, São João del-Rei is a university town. The campus of the Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ) and a number of other educational institutions are present in the city. A second medical school is to be established at the University.[citation needed]
The city has many famous religious festivals through the year, most of them preserving the way it was celebrated by the time of the foundation, with baroque music and special celebrations that attracts tourists from all over the world, particularly during Holy Week, when the town receives the greatest influx of visitors.
Cathedrals and churches
- Catedral Basílica Nossa Sehora do Pilar (1721), a Minor Basilica, dedicated to Our Lady of the Pillar, the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del Rei[5]
- Rosário (1720)
- Carmo (1733)
- Mercês e Bonfim (1769)
- São Francisco de Assis (1774)
- Senhor dos Montes Santo Antônio
- Nostra Senhora da Piedade do Bom Despacho
Notable people
- Tiradentes (Brazilian national hero)
- Tancredo Neves (former Brazilian president)
- Lucas Moreira Neves (Brazilian cardinal)
- Bárbara Heliodora
- Otto Lara Resende
- Thiago Galhardo Football player
Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas
São João del-Rei was an important station on the Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas, a narrow gauge railway characterised by woodburning steam locomotives, and the location of a major roundhouse. The station and surrounding facilities have been turned into Brazil's largest railway museum, and a tourist railway operates from the station to the well preserved colonial town of Tiradentes.
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External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for [[Wikivoyage:São João del Rei#Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|São João del Rei]]. |
- Script error: No such module "In lang". Guia Turistico e Histórico de São João Del Rei
- Script error: No such module "In lang". Municipal website
- Guia del Rei
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