Sobrália
Sobrália is a municipality in Brazil in the state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2004 was estimated to be 6,000 inhabitants. The name Sobrália came from a local Native American tribe referring to the flowers called sobralia.
Sobrália | |
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Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Brazil | |
  Sobrália Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 19°14′16″S 42°05′52″W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Settled | 1900s |
| Incorporated (district) | 1943 |
| Incorporated (municipality) | 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maria das Neves Beltrame Andrade |
| Area | |
| • Total | 206,970 km2 (79,910 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 5,828 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.685 |
| Website | sobralia.mg.gov.br |
This city is where mixed martial artist Glover Teixeira was born.
History
The first settlers arrived in the beginning of the 20th century. The city was incorporated as a district of Tarumirim on December 31, 1943, by state law no. 1058. It became a municipality on December 30, 1962, by the signing of state law no. 2764.
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