Juiz de Fora

This article is about the city in Brazil. For the historic portuguese judicial office, see juiz de fora (office). For other uses, see Juiz de Fora (disambiguation).

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

Juiz de Fora

Municipality

Municipality of Juiz de Fora

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Pro Patria et Urbe "For the homeland and the city"

Juiz de Fora

Location of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Coordinates: 21°45′43″S 43°20′58″W﻿ / ﻿21.76194°S 43.34944°W﻿ / -21.76194; -43.34944
Country|  Brazil
Region| Southeast
State|  Minas Gerais
Incorporated| 30 May 1850
Government

• Mayor| Margarida Salomão (PT)
Area

• Total

| 1,436 km2 (554 sq mi)
Elevation

| 678 m (2,224 ft)
Population

(2022)

• Total

| 540,756
• Density| 376.64/km2 (975.5/sq mi)
| [1]
Time zone| UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Postal Code|

36000-000

Area code| +55 32
HDI (2010)| 0.778 – high[2]
Website| www.pjf.mg.gov.br

Juiz de Fora (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒwiz dʒi ˈfɔɾɐ]; lit. 'Outsider Judge'), also known as J.F., is a city in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the state border with Rio de Janeiro. According to the 2022 census the current population is 540,756 inhabitants. The geographical area of the municipality is 1,437 km2 (555 sq mi).

The city's location was a key factor in its economic and demographic development since it is situated between the three most important financial and economic metropolises of southeast Brazil (and also the three largest urban sprawls of the country): Rio de Janeiro (189 km (117 mi)), Belo Horizonte (260 km (160 mi)) and São Paulo (486 km (302 mi)). Major highways connect Juiz de Fora with these three metropolitan areas, the most important being the BR 040 which connects Brasília with Rio de Janeiro via Belo Horizonte. The city is built on the Paraibuna, a major tributary of the Paraíba do Sul river.

## History

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Juiz de Fora in 1893.

The origins of Juiz de Fora can be traced back to the beginnings of the 18th century, when the Caminho Novo (New Way) road was opened linking Rio de Janeiro to the gold rush area of Minas Gerais around Vila Rica (now Ouro Preto). The region was covered with dense forest (hence its name; "Zona da Mata", Forest Zone). Despite the opening of the new route the area remained largely uninhabited and most of its scarce settlement was centered on the road itself. The first permanent inhabitants of the municipality were merchants and farmers who supplied the travelers' needs on the long road between the coast and the gold region.

Further development would only take place after the decline of gold mining in the central zone of Minas Gerais. The capital previously invested in the mines was now invested in coffee plantations, and the region of Zona da Mata became a fertile ground to invest in. The position of the village then called Santo Antônio do Paraibuna was favourable due to the road connection with the capital of the country and its harbour.

In 1850 the small village was officially elevated to city status. Progress continued in 1861 with the completion of the first macadamized road in Latin America, the Estrada União e Indústria (Union and Industry), replacing the Caminho Novo. Its name reflected the newfound wealth of the city, for industry replaced coffee-related agriculture as its economic heart. Five years later a new railway, the Estrada de Ferro Dom Pedro II, reached the city and in 1889 the first hydroelectric powerplant of Latin America (Marmelos Zero) was built on the Paraibuna river on the outskirts of the city along the Estrada União e Indústria.

As both foreign and domestic capital fueled the industrial boom the city became a major centre (becoming the largest urban area of the state). By first decade of the 20th century Juiz de Fora was among the main textile and industrial producers in South America and in Brazil particularly. The city's wealth was second only to major cities such as São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. But as the coffee rush frontier moved southwestwards it reached the state of São Paulo and its immensely fertile plateaus which became the richest in the federation and industry flourished there as it had in Juiz de Fora itself. The city of Juiz de Fora became the major industrial centre in a state that was being much surpassed by São Paulo in industrial output, and worse still much of the wealth generated by the state (a large bulk by Juiz de Fora itself) was being used in the building of the new state capital Belo Horizonte (replacing Ouro Preto at the centre of the gold region), founded at the end of the 19th century and which, in the Brazilian and Latin-American tradition of centralization, was intended to be the largest city of the state. The Great Depression of the 1930s worsened the city's decay which would only be overcome five decades later. By the 1940s the city had lost its nationwide influence due to the continued growth of Belo Horizonte and the loss of industry.

The city's decay can be seen in the figures for its population which remained stagnant from the early 1930s to the late 1960s. By the mid-1970s, the city started to experience new growth, which continues to this day. This new era began with the establishment of a federal university (UFJF) in the city and the decision by the Brazilian military junta (1964–1985) to promote the city as a major military centre. This sparked a phenomenon rarely experienced by post-industrial towns: the industrial rebirth of the city, this time following Brazilian industrialization itself, based on heavy-industry such as steel and engineering.

Recently, the city seems to be experiencing a new era in its history, again following a boom in Brazilian economy, and is reinventing itself as a major centre for services (such as telecommunications, with an important call centre) and education (following the federal university, private colleges have been established in the city).

Today Juiz de Fora is an important commercial centre for the surrounding region and is the core of an unofficial metropolitan area of more than 1 million inhabitants.

## Geography

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According to the modern (2017) geographic classification by Brazil's National Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the city is the main municipality in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Juiz de Fora.

### Location

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Juiz de Fora is located in southeast of Minas Gerais state. It is in a strategic location close to the important metropolitan areas of Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and São Paulo and on the main route from Rio de Janeiro to Belo Horizonte and Brasília. The distance of Juiz de Fora to important cities is:[3]

* Rio de Janeiro: 184 kilometres (114 mi)
* Belo Horizonte: 272 kilometres (169 mi)
* São Paulo: 506 kilometres (314 mi)
* Vitória: 519 kilometres (322 mi)
* Brasília: 992 kilometres (616 mi)

### Climate

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Although lying within tropical latitudes the climate is relatively mild. The altitude of 700 to 900 m (2,300 to 3,000 ft) makes the weather usually cooler and rainier than the lower surrounding areas. Under the Köppen climate classification Juiz de Fora's climate is classified as a humid subtropical climate with two distinct seasons, one hotter and rainier (October to April) and one cooler and drier (May to September). The average annual temperature is around 19 °C (66 °F) with an average high of 24 °C (75 °F) and an average low of 15 °C (59 °F). It is very humid with average humidity of 80%. The annual rainfall varies between 1,300 and 1,500 mm (51 and 59 in).

Climate data for Juiz de Fora (1991–2020)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 27.3
(81.1)  | 28.0
(82.4)  | 26.9
(80.4)  | 25.4
(77.7)  | 22.7
(72.9)  | 22.2
(72.0)  | 22.3
(72.1)  | 23.3
(73.9)  | 24.4
(75.9)  | 25.4
(77.7)  | 25.3
(77.5)  | 26.7
(80.1)  | 25.0
(77.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 21.8
(71.2)  | 22.1
(71.8)  | 21.3
(70.3)  | 20.0
(68.0)  | 17.6
(63.7)  | 16.9
(62.4)  | 16.7
(62.1)  | 17.3
(63.1)  | 18.5
(65.3)  | 19.6
(67.3)  | 19.9
(67.8)  | 21.2
(70.2)  | 19.4
(66.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 18.1
(64.6)  | 18.2
(64.8)  | 17.7
(63.9)  | 16.4
(61.5)  | 14.1
(57.4)  | 13.2
(55.8)  | 12.8
(55.0)  | 13.1
(55.6)  | 14.3
(57.7)  | 15.5
(59.9)  | 16.2
(61.2)  | 17.5
(63.5)  | 15.6
(60.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 297.4
(11.71)  | 170.3
(6.70)  | 207.5
(8.17)  | 78.5
(3.09)  | 38.6
(1.52)  | 17.3
(0.68)  | 14.4
(0.57)  | 18.8
(0.74)  | 57.8
(2.28)  | 117.6
(4.63)  | 236.2
(9.30)  | 310.4
(12.22)  | 1,564.8
(61.61)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 15.8  | 11.0  | 13.1  | 6.8  | 4.6  | 2.9  | 2.5  | 3.0  | 5.9  | 9.9  | 14.9  | 17.0  | 107.4
Average relative humidity (%)  | 81.4  | 79.1  | 82.2  | 81.9  | 81.8  | 80.6  | 77.6  | 73.8  | 74.3  | 77.5  | 83.3  | 82.9  | 79.7
Average dew point °C (°F)  | 18.9
(66.0)  | 18.9
(66.0)  | 18.7
(65.7)  | 17.3
(63.1)  | 15.0
(59.0)  | 14.0
(57.2)  | 13.1
(55.6)  | 13.0
(55.4)  | 14.3
(57.7)  | 16.0
(60.8)  | 17.4
(63.3)  | 18.6
(65.5)  | 16.3
(61.3)
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 150.7  | 162.2  | 146.9  | 154.8  | 160.2  | 166.1  | 184.5  | 182.5  | 145.3  | 136.7  | 118.0  | 142.8  | 1,850.7
Source: NOAA[4]

## Economy

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Juiz de Fora is the third most important industrial center in the state of Minas Gerais, despite being the fourth largest in terms of population[citation needed]. It was once the state's largest city, a position which was held up until the beginning of the 20th century (it held the second position until the 1980s). There are important steel mills and automotive factories (Mercedes-Benz being the most famous) in the city, along with several textile factories.

The city is also an important trade center with a considerable area of influence, being considered the capital of the Zona da Mata region of the state. It has four big shopping malls, several hyper-marts and many smaller shops.

## Transport

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### Major Roads

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* BR-040, linking JF to north–south cities in the middle part of the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, such as Belo Horizonte, Congonhas, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Barbacena, Santos Dumont, Sete Lagoas, Três Rios, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro and Brasília.
* BR-267, linking JF to east–west cities in the southern part of Minas Gerais, such as Leopoldina, Bicas, Lima Duarte, Bom Jardim de Minas, Liberdade and Caxambu.

### Railways

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* MRS Logística. Freight only.

### Airports

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* Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport, known popularly as "Serrinha", located within the city limits, approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) to the southwest of the centre in the district of "Aeroporto". Currently, the airport doesn't have any operation of commercial flights.

Itamar Franco Airport

* Pres. Itamar Franco Airport located 35 km (22 mi) north in the municipality of Goianá. Azul Linhas Áereas Brasileiras operates flights to Campinas (VCP) and GOL Linhas Áereas Inteligentes to Belo Horizonte (PLU) and São Paulo-Congonhas (CGH).

## Culture

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The massive presence of immigrants – especially from Portugal, Italy, Germany, Syria and Lebanon and more recently China – throughout its history has given the city a cosmopolitan spirit and diverse cuisine. Walking down Rio Branco Avenue, (the city's several kilometers long main avenue) one can find typical German, Italian, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese restaurants, as well as traditional Brazilian and vegetarian cuisine.

Juiz de Fora is an important regional cultural center, one of the few towns in south-east Minas Gerais to have permanently functional cinemas, theatres, music venues and light entertainment. There is a nationally important museum (Museu Mariano Procópio) and a Philharmonic Orchestra (Orquestra Filarmônica Pró-Musica). The city also hosts a yearly classical music festival, the Festival Internacional de Música Brasileira Colonial e Música Antiga (International Festival of Brazilian Colonial Music and Early Music). It is home to the "Meninos Cantores da Academia" the second oldest choir in this category in Brazil and to the Coral Universitário da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora an eclectic and neat choir with a remarkable musical legacy of 50 years in the city. Cultural life is also boosted by many cinema, gastronomic and rock festivals like: "Primeiro Plano Juiz de fora Cinema Festival",[5][6] "JF Sabor", "Deutsches Fest" (The festival celebrates and preserves the cultural customs, the gastronomy and everything related to the German traditions. In 2018, the party celebrated 160 years of the German immigration to Juiz de Fora),[7] "Comida di Buteco JF" and "Festival de Bandas Novas".[8] The rock festival has been supporting the local music scene and promoting countless new bands since 1999.[9]

The Federal University and several private-owned colleges in Juiz de Fora turn it in a highly sought destination for students. Some of the courses at the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora are reputedly among the best in Brazil, considered the second best university in the state of Minas Gerais and 14th position among Brazilian universities according to international ranking in 2018.[10] The cultural life of Juiz de Fora is marked by great eclecticism, which can be seen in its architecture. Art Nouveau buildings dating from the first decade of the 20th century are intermingled with those in Art Deco style from the mid-20th century, and many modern concrete edifices including one building by Oscar Niemeyer.

## Sport

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### Football

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Juiz de Fora is the home of Tupi and Tupynambás. Tupi was the 1932 runner-up of Campeonato Mineiro,[11] and has won several city championships. Tupi won the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II in 2001, was 3rd place in 2008 Campeonato Mineiro and won Taça Minas Gerais in 2008. It is widely regarded as one of the most important teams of the state, despite lacking national prestige. They won the 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (national fourth division) after beating Santa Cruz in both legs of the final,[11] having qualified for the tournament after América de Teófilo Otoni withdrew before the start of the competition.[12] In 2015, they finished 3rd place at the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, achieving promotion for the Brazilian second tier for the first time in the team history,.[13] However, they finished 18th in the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B and was relegated back to Série C. After missing promotion in the final stage in 2017, the next year saw Tupi relegated to Série D due to goal difference.

Meanwhile, after the 60s, Tupynambás had sporadically played at Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II with their football department closed most of the years. They returned to professional football in 2016 after receiving a percentage fee from sale of Danilo, who started his youth career at the club, from Porto to Real Madrid[14] and were promoted from the third division of Campeonato Mineiro in the same year.[15] In 2018, Tupynambás finished in 2nd place at the second division of Campeonato Mineiro, earning promotion to the 2019 Campeonato Mineiro.[16]

In 2019, with both teams together in Minas Gerais first division since 1970, Tupi had a disappointing campaign after failing to win a single match and being relegated after finishing in the last place; meanwhile Tupynambás won their first match by 5–1 against Villa Nova,[17] defeated their city rivals in the second match by 1-0[18] and finished in the 8th place, being beaten by Atlético Mineiro in the quarter-finals.[19]

### Volleyball

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In 2011, UFJF volleyball team won promotion to Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol for the first time.[20] In its first season, UFJF finished 11th from 12 teams[21] and is pending invitation to stay at the top division for 2012/13 season.[22] Later on the team changed its name to JF Vôlei and it was ranked # 7 in the superliga 2016/2017,the team's best performance so far.[23]

## Demography

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Ethnic groups found in Juiz de Fora include: Portuguese, Italians, Africans, Germans, Lebanese, Syrians, others Arabs, Japanese, Romani and more recently Venezuelans, Chinese and Koreans.

The population was 238,510 in 1970 with 7.6% living in rural areas.

Juiz de Fora downtown.

As of the 2022 census, there were 540,756 people living in Juiz de Fora. The racial composition of the city in 2010 was:

Color/Race | Number | Percentage

|
|

White | 294,080  | 56.9%
Mixed | 144,153  | 27.9%
Black | 73,942  | 14.3%
Asian | 3,535  | 0.7%
Amerindian | 538  | 0.1%

The population of Juiz de Fora since the first census, in 1872 (also including estimates):

Year  | Population

|

1872  | 18,800
1890  | 22,600
1920  | 118,500
1940  | 118,400
1950  | 111,300
1960  | 125,000
1970  | 238,500
1980  | 305,800
1991  | 385,100
1996  | 424,000
2000  | 456,400
2002  | 471,693
2005  | 501,153
2006  | 509,109
2007  | 513,348
2008  | 520,612
2009  | 526,706
2014  | 550,710
2017  | 563,769
2020  | 573,285
2022  | 540,756

## Notable people

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* Geraldo Majella Agnelo (cardinal and papabile) in the 2013 papal conclave
* Felipe Roque (volleyball player)
* Scheila Carvalho (model, dancer)
* Fernando Cedrola (footballer)
* Daniel (former professional footballer, murdered in 2018)
* Bernardo Faria (Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion)
* Cafuringa (former professional footballer)
* Itamar Franco (former Brazilian President and former mayor of the city)
* Márcia Fu (former Brazilian female volleyball player)
* Larissa Oliveira (former Brazilian female swimmer)
* Giovane Gávio (former Brazilian volleyball player)
* Natália Guimarães (Miss Brazil 2007, 1st runner up Miss Universe 2007)
* Zé Carlos, Brazilian football player.
* Júlia Horta (Miss Brasil 2019)
* Andrade, former footballer
* Hudson (professional footballer, currently at São Paulo)
* Marcelo (former footballer and one of the victims of Chapecoense plane crash)
* Fab Melo (former NBA basketball player)
* Murilo Mendes (poet)
* Guilherme Marques (beach volleyball player, world champion)
* Heitor Canalli, the first football player from Minas Gerais to participate in a World Cup.
* Lara Rodrigues (actress)
* Thomás (professional footballer, currently at Greek club Apollon Smyrnis)
* Wesley (professional footballer, currently at English club Aston Villa)

## See also

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* List of municipalities in Minas Gerais

## References

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1. ^ [1]
2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. ^ "Prefeitura de Juiz de Fora" (in Portuguese). PJF. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
4. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020 – Juiz de Fora". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
5. ^ "Mais de 50 curtas na 16ª edição do Festival Primeiro Plano". tribunademinas.com.br. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
6. ^ "Festival Primeiro Plano começa nesta segunda-feira (5) no Teatro Paschoal Carlos Magno". tribunademinas.com.br. November 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
7. ^ "24ª Deutsches Fest in Juiz de Fora". g1.globo.com. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
8. ^ "19ª edição do Festival de Bandas Novas começa neste sábado". tribunademinas.com.br. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
9. ^ "Festival de Bandas Novas completa 20 anos em Juiz de Fora". ombrelo.com.br. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
10. ^ "UFJF é a segunda melhor de Minas segundo ranking internacional". ufjf.br. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
11. ^ a b Tupi vence, estraga festa do Santa Cruz e conquista o título da Série D | globoesporte.com. Globoesporte.globo.com (20 November 2011).
12. ^ América-TO desiste de disputar a Série D – Futebol – Placar Archived 6 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Placar.abril.com.br (25 October 2013).
13. ^ "Acesso inédito à Série B eterniza 2015 como ano histórico para Tupi-MG".
14. ^ "Após faturar com venda para Real, time de MG pode lucrar com ida de Danilo para o City".
15. ^ "Mineiro tem time que só existe por que Danilo foi vendido para Real e City".
16. ^ "Só no FI: Confira os classificados e os rebaixados no Módulo II de Minas Gerais – Futebol Interior".
17. ^ https://www.mg.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/futebol/interior/2019/01/20/noticia_interior,562450/em-volta-a-elite-do-mineiro-tupynambas-surpreende-e-massacra-villa-no.shtml Diários Associados
18. ^ "Tupynambás 1 x 0 Tupi-MG – Campeonato Mineiro 2019 rodada 2 – Tempo Real – Globo Esporte".
19. ^ "Tabela | campeonato mineiro".
20. ^ UFJF conquista vaga para Superliga de Vôlei Masculino | ACESSA.com – Esporte. ACESSA.com.
21. ^ [2] Archived 24 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
22. ^ Espaço do Vôlei: Esperando convite, UFJF trabalha novos objetivos na temporada 2012/2013. Espacodovolei.com.
23. ^ "Superliga 2016-2017".

## External links

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Juiz de Fora.

* Juiz de Fora Guide (in Portuguese)
* Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (in Portuguese)
* Juiz de Fora city government (in Portuguese)
* Juiz de Fora Virtual Tour (in Portuguese)
* Juiz de Fora and Region Tourist Guide (in Portuguese)
* JF Clipping News (in Portuguese)

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Municipalities of Minas Gerais

Capital: Belo Horizonte

Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena

| Barbacena|

* Alfredo Vasconcelos
* Alto Rio Doce
* Antônio Carlos
* Barbacena
* Barroso
* Cipotânea
* Desterro do Melo
* Dores de Campos
* Ibertioga
* Ressaquinha
* Santa Bárbara do Tugúrio
* Santa Rita de Ibitipoca
* Santana do Garambéu
* Senhora dos Remédios

|

Conselheiro Lafaiete|

* Belo Vale
* Capela Nova
* Caranaíba
* Carandaí
* Casa Grande
* Catas Altas da Noruega
* Congonhas
* Conselheiro Lafaiete
* Cristiano Otoni
* Desterro de Entre Rios
* Entre Rios de Minas
* Itaverava
* Jeceaba
* Lamim
* Ouro Branco
* Piranga
* Queluzito
* Rio Espera
* Santana dos Montes
* São Brás do Suaçuí
* Senhora de Oliveira

São João del-Rei|

* Conceição da Barra de Minas
* Coronel Xavier Chaves
* Lagoa Dourada
* Madre de Deus de Minas
* Nazareno
* Piedade do Rio Grande
* Prados
* Resende Costa
* Ritápolis
* Santa Cruz de Minas
* São João del-Rei
* São Tiago
* Tiradentes

Intermediate Geographic Region of Belo Horizonte

| Belo Horizonte|

* Belo Horizonte
* Betim
* Brumadinho
* Caeté
* Confins
* Contagem
* Esmeraldas
* Florestal
* Ibirité
* Igarapé
* Jaboticatubas
* Juatuba
* Lagoa Santa
* Mário Campos
* Mateus Leme
* Moeda
* Nova Lima
* Nova União
* Pedro Leopoldo
* Raposos
* Ribeirão das Neves
* Rio Acima
* Sabará
* Santa Luzia
* São Joaquim de Bicas
* São José da Lapa
* Sarzedo
* Taquaraçu de Minas
* Vespasiano

|

Sete Lagoas|

* Araçaí
* Baldim
* Cachoeira da Prata
* Caetanópolis
* Capim Branco
* Conceição do Mato Dentro
* Congonhas do Norte
* Cordisburgo
* Fortuna de Minas
* Funilândia
* Inhaúma
* Jequitibá
* Matozinhos
* Morro do Pilar
* Paraopeba
* Prudente de Morais
* Santana de Pirapama
* Santana do Riacho
* Sete Lagoas

Santa Bárbara-Ouro Preto|

* Barão de Cocais
* Catas Altas
* Itabirito
* Mariana
* Ouro Preto
* Santa Bárbara

Curvelo|

* Augusto de Lima
* Buenópolis
* Corinto
* Curvelo
* Felixlândia
* Inimutaba
* Monjolos
* Morro da Garça
* Presidente Juscelino
* Santo Hipólito
* Três Marias

Itabira|

* Bom Jesus do Amparo
* Carmésia
* Ferros
* Itabira
* Itambé do Mato Dentro
* Passabém
* Santa Maria de Itabira
* Santo Antônio do Rio Abaixo
* São Sebastião do Rio Preto

Intermediate Geographic Region of Divinópolis

| Divinópolis|

* Araújos
* Camacho
* Carmo da Mata
* Carmo do Cajuru
* Cláudio
* Conceição do Pará
* Divinópolis
* Itapecerica
* Itatiaiuçu
* Itaúna
* Japaraíba
* Lagoa da Prata
* Leandro Ferreira
* Nova Serrana
* Pedra do Indaiá
* Perdigão
* Pitangui
* Santo Antônio do Monte
* São Gonçalo do Pará
* São Sebastião do Oeste

|

Formiga|

* Arcos
* Bambuí
* Córrego Danta
* Córrego Fundo
* Formiga
* Iguatama
* Medeiros
* Pains
* Pimenta
* Tapiraí

Dores do Indaiá|

* Bom Despacho
* Dores do Indaiá
* Estrela do Indaiá
* Luz
* Martinho Campos
* Moema
* Pompéu
* Quartel Geral
* Serra da Saudade

Pará de Minas|

* Igaratinga
* Maravilhas
* Onça de Pitangui
* Papagaios
* Pará de Minas
* Pequi
* São José da Varginha

Oliveira|

* Bonfim
* Carmópolis de Minas
* Crucilândia
* Itaguara
* Oliveira
* Passa Tempo
* Piedade dos Gerais
* Piracema
* Rio Manso
* São Francisco de Paula

Abaeté|

* Abaeté
* Biquinhas
* Cedro do Abaeté
* Morada Nova de Minas
* Paineiras

Intermediate Geographic Region of Governador Valadares

| Governador Valadares|

* Alpercata
* Capitão Andrade
* Conselheiro Pena
* Coroaci
* Divino das Laranjeiras
* Engenheiro Caldas
* Fernandes Tourinho
* Frei Inocêncio
* Galiléia
* Goiabeira
* Gonzaga
* Governador Valadares
* Itanhomi
* Jampruca
* Marilac
* Mathias Lobato
* Nacip Raydan
* Santa Efigênia de Minas
* São Geraldo da Piedade
* São Geraldo do Baixio
* São José da Safira
* Sardoá
* Sobrália
* Tarumirim
* Tumiritinga
* Virgolândia

|

Guanhães|

* Cantagalo
* Coluna
* Divinolândia de Minas
* Dom Joaquim
* Dores de Guanhães
* Frei Lagonegro
* Guanhães
* José Raydan
* Materlândia
* Paulistas
* Peçanha
* Rio Vermelho
* Sabinópolis
* Santa Maria do Suaçuí
* São João Evangelista
* São José do Jacuri
* São Pedro do Suaçuí
* São Sebastião do Maranhão
* Senhora do Porto
* Virginópolis

Mantena|

* Central de Minas
* Itabirinha
* Mantena
* Mendes Pimentel
* Nova Belém
* São Félix de Minas
* São João do Manteninha

Aimorés-Resplendor|

* Aimorés
* Cuparaque
* Itueta
* Resplendor
* Santa Rita do Itueto

Intermediate Geographic Region of Ipatinga

| Ipatinga|

* Açucena
* Antônio Dias
* Belo Oriente
* Braúnas
* Bugre
* Coronel Fabriciano
* Dionísio
* Dom Cavati
* Iapu
* Ipaba
* Ipatinga
* Jaguaraçu
* Joanésia
* Marliéria
* Mesquita
* Naque
* Periquito
* Pingo-d'Água
* Santana do Paraíso
* São João do Oriente
* São José do Goiabal
* Timóteo

|

Caratinga|

* Alvarenga
* Bom Jesus do Galho
* Caratinga
* Córrego Novo
* Entre Folhas
* Imbé de Minas
* Inhapim
* Piedade de Caratinga
* Raul Soares
* Santa Bárbara do Leste
* Santa Rita de Minas
* São Domingos das Dores
* São Sebastião do Anta
* Ubaporanga
* Vargem Alegre
* Vermelho Novo

João Monlevade|

* Bela Vista de Minas
* João Monlevade
* Nova Era
* Rio Piracicaba
* São Domingos do Prata
* São Gonçalo do Rio Abaixo

Intermediate Geographic Region of Juiz de Fora

| Juiz de Fora|

* Andrelândia
* Aracitaba
* Arantina
* Belmiro Braga
* Bias Fortes
* Bocaina de Minas
* Bom Jardim de Minas
* Chácara
* Chiador
* Coronel Pacheco
* Ewbank da Câmara
* Goianá
* Juiz de Fora
* Liberdade
* Lima Duarte
* Matias Barbosa
* Olaria
* Oliveira Fortes
* Paiva
* Passa Vinte
* Pedro Teixeira
* Piau
* Rio Novo
* Rio Preto
* Santa Bárbara do Monte Verde
* Santa Rita de Jacutinga
* Santana do Deserto
* Santos Dumont
* Simão Pereira

|

Manhuaçu|

* Abre Campo
* Alto Caparaó
* Alto Jequitibá
* Caparaó
* Caputira
* Chalé
* Conceição de Ipanema
* Durandé
* Ipanema
* Lajinha
* Luisburgo
* Manhuaçu
* Manhumirim
* Martins Soares
* Matipó
* Mutum
* Pocrane
* Reduto
* Santa Margarida
* Santana do Manhuaçu
* São João do Manhuaçu
* São José do Mantimento
* Simonésia
* Taparuba

Ubá|

* Brás Pires
* Divinésia
* Dores do Turvo
* Guarani
* Guidoval
* Guiricema
* Mercês
* Piraúba
* Rio Pomba
* Rodeiro
* São Geraldo
* Senador Firmino
* Silveirânia
* Tabuleiro
* Tocantins
* Ubá
* Visconde do Rio Branco

Ponte Nova|

* Acaiaca
* Alvinópolis
* Amparo do Serra
* Barra Longa
* Diogo de Vasconcelos
* Dom Silvério
* Guaraciaba
* Jequeri
* Oratórios
* Piedade de Ponte Nova
* Ponte Nova
* Rio Casca
* Rio Doce
* Santa Cruz do Escalvado
* Santo Antônio do Grama
* São Pedro dos Ferros
* Sem-Peixe
* Sericita
* Urucânia

Muriaé|

* Antônio Prado de Minas
* Barão de Monte Alto
* Eugenópolis
* Fervedouro
* Miradouro
* Miraí
* Muriaé
* Patrocínio do Muriaé
* Rosário da Limeira
* São Francisco do Glória
* São Sebastião da Vargem Alegre
* Vieiras

Cataguases|

* Argirita
* Astolfo Dutra
* Cataguases
* Dona Eusébia
* Itamarati de Minas
* Laranjal
* Leopoldina
* Palma
* Recreio
* Santana de Cataguases

Viçosa|

* Araponga
* Cajuri
* Canaã
* Coimbra
* Ervália
* Paula Cândido
* Pedra do Anta
* Porto Firme
* Presidente Bernardes
* São Miguel do Anta
* Teixeiras
* Viçosa

Carangola|

* Caiana
* Carangola
* Divino
* Espera Feliz
* Faria Lemos
* Orizânia
* Pedra Bonita
* Pedra Dourada
* Tombos

São João Nepomuceno-Bicas|

* Bicas
* Descoberto
* Guarará
* Mar de Espanha
* Maripá de Minas
* Pequeri
* Rochedo de Minas
* São João Nepomuceno
* Senador Cortes

Além Paraíba|

* Além Paraíba
* Estrela Dalva
* Pirapetinga
* Santo Antônio do Aventureiro
* Volta Grande

Intermediate Geographic Region of Montes Claros

| Montes Claros|

* Bocaiúva
* Botumirim
* Brasília de Minas
* Campo Azul
* Capitão Enéas
* Claro dos Poções
* Coração de Jesus
* Cristália
* Engenheiro Navarro
* Francisco Dumont
* Francisco Sá
* Glaucilândia
* Grão Mogol
* Guaraciama
* Ibiracatu
* Itacambira
* Japonvar
* Jequitaí
* Joaquim Felício
* Josenópolis
* Juramento
* Lagoa dos Patos
* Lontra
* Luislândia
* Mirabela
* Montes Claros
* Olhos-d'Água
* Patis
* São João da Lagoa
* São João do Pacuí
* Varzelândia

|

Janaúba|

* Jaíba
* Janaúba
* Manga
* Matias Cardoso
* Miravânia
* Nova Porteirinha
* Pai Pedro
* Porteirinha
* Riacho dos Machados
* Serranópolis de Minas
* Verdelândia

Salinas|

* Berizal
* Curral de Dentro
* Fruta de Leite
* Indaiabira
* Ninheira
* Novorizonte
* Padre Carvalho
* Rio Pardo de Minas
* Rubelita
* Salinas
* Santa Cruz de Salinas
* São João do Paraíso
* Taiobeiras
* Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo

Januária|

* Bonito de Minas
* Cônego Marinho
* Itacarambi
* Januária
* Juvenília
* Montalvânia
* Pedras de Maria da Cruz
* São João das Missões

Pirapora|

* Buritizeiro
* Ibiaí
* Lassance
* Pirapora
* Ponto Chique
* Santa Fé de Minas
* Várzea da Palma

São Francisco|

* Chapada Gaúcha
* Icaraí de Minas
* Pintópolis
* São Francisco
* São Romão
* Ubaí

Espinosa|

* Catuti
* Espinosa
* Gameleiras
* Mamonas
* Mato Verde
* Monte Azul
* Montezuma
* Santo Antônio do Retiro

Intermediate Geographic Region of Patos de Minas

| Patos de Minas|

* Arapuá
* Brasilândia de Minas
* Carmo do Paranaíba
* Guarda-Mor
* João Pinheiro
* Lagamar
* Lagoa Formosa
* Lagoa Grande
* Matutina
* Paracatu
* Patos de Minas
* Presidente Olegário
* Rio Paranaíba
* São Gonçalo do Abaeté
* São Gotardo
* Tiros
* Varjão de Minas
* Vazante

|

Unaí|

* Arinos
* Bonfinópolis de Minas
* Buritis
* Cabeceira Grande
* Dom Bosco
* Formoso
* Natalândia
* Riachinho
* Unaí
* Uruana de Minas
* Urucuia

Patrocínio|

* Coromandel
* Cruzeiro da Fortaleza
* Guimarânia
* Patrocínio
* Serra do Salitre

Intermediate Geographic Region of Pouso Alegre

| Pouso Alegre|

* Albertina
* Bom Repouso
* Borda da Mata
* Bueno Brandão
* Cachoeira de Minas
* Camanducaia
* Cambuí
* Careaçu
* Conceição dos Ouros
* Congonhal
* Consolação
* Córrego do Bom Jesus
* Espírito Santo do Dourado
* Estiva
* Extrema
* Heliodora
* Inconfidentes
* Ipuiúna
* Itapeva
* Jacutinga
* Monte Sião
* Munhoz
* Natércia
* Ouro Fino
* Pouso Alegre
* Santa Rita do Sapucaí
* São João da Mata
* São Sebastião da Bela Vista
* Senador Amaral
* Senador José Bento
* Silvianópolis
* Tocos do Moji
* Toledo
* Turvolândia

|

Poços de Caldas|

* Andradas
* Bandeira do Sul
* Botelhos
* Caldas
* Campestre
* Ibitiúra de Minas
* Poços de Caldas
* Santa Rita de Caldas

Itajubá|

* Brasópolis
* Conceição das Pedras
* Delfim Moreira
* Gonçalves
* Itajubá
* Maria da Fé
* Marmelópolis
* Paraisópolis
* Pedralva
* Piranguçu
* Piranguinho
* São José do Alegre
* Sapucaí-Mirim
* Wenceslau Braz

São Lourenço|

* Alagoa
* Carmo de Minas
* Conceição do Rio Verde
* Cristina
* Dom Viçoso
* Itamonte
* Itanhandu
* Jesuânia
* Lambari
* Olímpio Noronha
* Passa Quatro
* Pouso Alto
* São Lourenço
* São Sebastião do Rio Verde
* Soledade de Minas
* Virgínia

Caxambu-Baependi|

* Aiuruoca
* Baependi
* Carvalhos
* Caxambu
* Cruzília
* Minduri
* Seritinga
* Serranos

Intermediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni

| Capelinha|

* Água Boa
* Angelândia
* Aricanduva
* Capelinha
* Chapada do Norte
* Itamarandiba
* Leme do Prado
* Minas Novas
* Turmalina
* Veredinha

|

Teófilo Otoni|

* Ataléia
* Campanário
* Caraí
* Carlos Chagas
* Catuji
* Franciscópolis
* Frei Gaspar
* Itaipé
* Itambacuri
* Itaobim
* Ladainha
* Malacacheta
* Monte Formoso
* Nanuque
* Nova Módica
* Novo Cruzeiro
* Novo Oriente de Minas
* Ouro Verde de Minas
* Padre Paraíso
* Pavão
* Pescador
* Ponto dos Volantes
* Poté
* São João do Divino
* Serra dos Aimorés
* Setubinha
* Teófilo Otoni

Almenara|

* Almenara
* Bandeira
* Felisburgo
* Jacinto
* Jequitinhonha
* Joaíma
* Jordânia
* Mata Verde
* Palmópolis
* Rio do Prado
* Rubim
* Salto da Divisa
* Santa Maria do Salto
* Santo Antônio do Jacinto

Diamantina|

* Alvorada de Minas
* Carbonita
* Couto de Magalhães de Minas
* Datas
* Diamantina
* Felício dos Santos
* Gouveia
* Presidente Kubitschek
* Santo Antônio do Itambé
* São Gonçalo do Rio Preto
* Senador Modestino Gonçalves
* Serra Azul de Minas
* Serro

Araçuaí|

* Araçuaí
* Berilo
* Coronel Murta
* Francisco Badaró
* Itinga
* Jenipapo de Minas
* José Gonçalves de Minas
* Virgem da Lapa

Pedra Azul|

* Águas Vermelhas
* Cachoeira de Pajeú
* Comercinho
* Divisa Alegre
* Divisópolis
* Medina
* Pedra Azul

Águas Formosas|

* Águas Formosas
* Bertópolis
* Crisólita
* Fronteira dos Vales
* Machacalis
* Santa Helena de Minas
* Umburatiba

Intermediate Geographic Region of Uberaba

| Uberaba|

* Água Comprida
* Campo Florido
* Conceição das Alagoas
* Conquista
* Delta
* Nova Ponte
* Sacramento
* Santa Juliana
* Uberaba
* Veríssimo

|

Araxá|

* Araxá
* Campos Altos
* Ibiá
* Pedrinópolis
* Perdizes
* Pratinha
* Santa Rosa da Serra
* Tapira

Frutal|

* Comendador Gomes
* Fronteira
* Frutal
* Itapagipe
* Pirajuba
* Planura

Iturama|

* Carneirinho
* Iturama
* Limeira do Oeste
* São Francisco de Sales
* União de Minas

Intermediate Geographic Region of Uberlândia

| Uberlândia|

* Araguari
* Araporã
* Campina Verde
* Canápolis
* Cascalho Rico
* Centralina
* Indianópolis
* Monte Alegre de Minas
* Prata
* Tupaciguara
* Uberlândia

|

Ituiutaba|

* Cachoeira Dourada
* Capinópolis
* Gurinhatã
* Ipiaçu
* Ituiutaba
* Santa Vitória

Monte Carmelo|

* Abadia dos Dourados
* Douradoquara
* Estrela do Sul
* Grupiara
* Iraí de Minas
* Monte Carmelo
* Romaria

Intermediate Geographic Region of Varginha

| Varginha|

* Cordislândia
* Elói Mendes
* Monsenhor Paulo
* São Gonçalo do Sapucaí
* Varginha

|

Passos|

* Alpinópolis
* Bom Jesus da Penha
* Capetinga
* Carmo do Rio Claro
* Cássia
* Claraval
* Delfinópolis
* Fortaleza de Minas
* Guapé
* Ibiraci
* Itaú de Minas
* Passos
* Pratápolis
* São João Batista do Glória
* São José da Barra

Alfenas|

* Alfenas
* Alterosa
* Areado
* Campo do Meio
* Campos Gerais
* Carvalhópolis
* Conceição da Aparecida
* Divisa Nova
* Fama
* Machado
* Paraguaçu
* Poço Fundo
* Serrania

Lavras|

* Bom Sucesso
* Cana Verde
* Carrancas
* Ibituruna
* Ijaci
* Ingaí
* Itumirim
* Itutinga
* Lavras
* Luminárias
* Nepomuceno
* Perdões
* Ribeirão Vermelho
* Santo Antônio do Amparo

Guaxupé|

* Arceburgo
* Cabo Verde
* Guaranésia
* Guaxupé
* Juruaia
* Monte Belo
* Muzambinho
* Nova Resende
* São Pedro da União

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* Campanha
* Carmo da Cachoeira
* São Bento Abade
* São Thomé das Letras
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* Jacuí
* Monte Santo de Minas
* São Sebastião do Paraíso
* São Tomás de Aquino

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* Aguanil
* Campo Belo
* Candeias
* Cristais
* Santana do Jacaré

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* Capitólio
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* São Roque de Minas
* Vargem Bonita

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