Entre Rios de Minas
Entre Rios de Minas is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Conselheiro Lafaiete.
Entre Rios de Minas | |
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 Senador Ribeiro Square | |
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| Nickname(s): Portuguese: Mesopotâmia Mineira (Mesopotamia of Minas Gerais) | |
| Motto(s): Latin: Duco in Altum (Led to the height) | |
 Location in Minas Gerais | |
  Entre Rios de Minas Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 20°40′15″S 44°03′57″W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Mesoregion | Belo Horizonte |
| Microregion | Conselheiro Lafaiete |
| Settled | December 20, 1714 |
| Incorporated (municipality) | January 3, 1880 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maria Cristina Mansur Teixeira Resende |
| Area | |
| • Total | 456.796 km2 (176.370 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 950 m (3,120 ft) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,034 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| CEP postal code | 35490-000 |
| Area code | 31 |
| HDI (2010) [3] | 0,672 |
| Website | Municipality website |
The Campolina horse breed originated in the Entre Rios de Minas. Cassiano Campolina of the Fazenda Tanque farm developed the Campolina in 1870 from a mare named "Medéia" and a stallion belonging to Mariano Procópio, who received the stallion from Dom Pedro II.[4][5]
See also
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References
- "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- "Estimativas de população para 1º de julho de 2014" [Population Estimation as of July 1st 2014] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" [Ranking of HDI-M of Brazilian Municipalities] (PDF) (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
- L.S. de Andrade,(2000)Campolina O Grande Marchador, Um Seculo de selecao, Historic Album, Revista Brasileira do Cavalo de Marcha
- "Campolina". Breeds of Livestock. Oklahoma State University. August 31, 1998. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
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