- In addition, the Southeast region has a water availability of 334.20 trillion m³/year, more than half of which, 193.9 trillion m³/year, is in Minas Gerais.
- An inland state bordering Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais is the fourth-largest state in Brazil and one of the most populous, second only to São Paulo.
- It’s a large region, comprised of 55 municipalities located between the Alto Paranaiba, TrianguloMineiro, and the Northwest of Minas Gerais.
- Minas Gerais has more UNESCO World Heritage Sites than any other Brazilian state, and is known for its colonial era towns, dating back to the gold rush.
- Responsible for producing nearly half of all the coffee grown in Brazil today, Minas Gerais is one of Brazil’s richest and most influential states.
- For those seeking a tangible sense of Brazilian history, no state compares with Minas Gerais.
- In the Basement of Lona Piniero’s stone Colonial house in Ouro Preto, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, Jose Gherardi sits down at the piano.
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- Brazil: Minas Gerais. Municipalities. The population of the municipalities in the State of Minas Gerais according to census results and latest official estimates.