Belo Vale

Belo Vale is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located 82 km south from Belo Horizonte, the state capital. The population was 7,470 inhabitants in 2009.

Belo Vale
Municipality
The Municipality of Belo Vale'
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Belo Vale
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 20°24′28″S 44°01′26″W
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
Founded1938
Incorporated (as city)December 17, 1938
Government
  MayorJosé Lapa dos Santos (PMDB)
Area
  Municipality365 km2 (127.7 sq mi)
  Urban
5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
797 m (2,615 ft)
Time zoneUTC-3 (BST)
Postal Code
35473-000
HDI (2000)0.733 – high
WebsiteBelo Vale, Minas Gerais

In 2014, a story about the village of Noiva do Cordeiro, situated within Belo Vale, was published by tabloids around the world. Among other things, these reports said that the population of Noiva do Cordeiro was entirely made up of single women,[1] but this has been dismissed as a hoax by BBC Brazil.[2]

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