- Because of the economic power brought by the coffee, two States dominated the political scene in the first decades of the 1900s: São Paulo and Minas Gerais.
- It’s a large region, comprised of 55 municipalities located between the Alto Paranaiba, TrianguloMineiro, and the Northwest of Minas Gerais.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The fortunes of Minas Gerais were built on Brazil’s 17th and 18th century gold rush, when its mines were producing nearly half of the world’s gold.
- Get away from Brazil’s popular tourist trail and explore the riches of Minas Gerais. This landlocked state in the Southeast Region has colonial towns, spa resorts...
- État Minas Gerais Localisation : Country Brazil, State Minas Gerais. Major cities : Belo Horizonte, Uberlândia, Contagem, Juiz de Fora, Betim, Montes Claros...
- 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.