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Bicas is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 its population is estimated to be 14,554 inhabitants.

Bicas
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Location in Brazil
Bicas
Coordinates: 21°43′30″S 43°03′32″W
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
StateMinas Gerais
MesoregionZona da Mata
MicroregionJuiz de Fora
FoundedSeptember 7th, 1923
Government
 • MayorGeraldo Magela Longo dos Santos
Area
[1]
 • Total139,538 km2 (53,876 sq mi)
Elevation
600.0 m (1,968.5 ft)
Population
 (2020 [2])
 • Total14,554
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2000)0.799
WebsiteBicas, Minas Gerais

History


Initially a breakpoint for salesmen in the 18th century, Bicas obtained its independence from the city of Guarará in 1923. It was an attraction point for Italian immigrants and also other nationalities.

Until the 1970s, Bicas had a full-working train station and an active RFFSA (the extinct state railroad company) branch for repairing wagons. All this structure was dismantled and today the train station exists only as a historic site. Currently, Bicas has an economy based on commerce, agriculture and farming.

Annual Farming Expositions, with bull-riding and rodeos, cattle commerce and local products - typically in the last week of July of every year - are a tradition of several cities in Zona da Mata, and the Farming Exposition of Bicas is one of the most famous, attracting thousands of tourists from several parts of the country.

Aerial view of Bicas, in 1995, towards west, showing the city centre and Cruzeiro hill (in the middle), the region of the farming exposition (on the right side) and the highlands (on the left side). Bicas, like many other cities in Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais state, is surrounded by the typical local geographical relief known as sea of hills.
Aerial view of Bicas, in 1995, towards west, showing the city centre and Cruzeiro hill (in the middle), the region of the farming exposition (on the right side) and the highlands (on the left side). Bicas, like many other cities in Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais state, is surrounded by the typical local geographical relief known as "sea of hills".
Magnified aerial view of the centre of Bicas, in 1995, towards west, showing with details the city centre (in the middle), where it is possible to observe the central square with the main church. The Cruzeiro hill can be seen on the right side, and above the highlands of the city. It is possible to see, in this picture, the RFFSA's local branch's headquarters. In the top of the picture, parts of the road BR-267 can be seen (linking to neighbour cities like Juiz de Fora, Guarará, Maripá, Mar de Espanha and Pequeri (this last two after routing through the road MG-126)). Again, the sea of hills geographical relief surrounding the city is quite noticeable.
Magnified aerial view of the centre of Bicas, in 1995, towards west, showing with details the city centre (in the middle), where it is possible to observe the central square with the main church. The Cruzeiro hill can be seen on the right side, and above the highlands of the city. It is possible to see, in this picture, the RFFSA's local branch's headquarters. In the top of the picture, parts of the road BR-267 can be seen (linking to neighbour cities like Juiz de Fora, Guarará, Maripá, Mar de Espanha and Pequeri (this last two after routing through the road MG-126)). Again, the "sea of hills" geographical relief surrounding the city is quite noticeable.

Notable people


Joselio Vieira (Oxford PhD in Physical Chemist) born September 1967. Inventor of first 100% cocoa fruit chocolate


Aerial photos



See also



References


  1. "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
  2. IBGE 2020

На других языках

- [en] Bicas

[ru] Бикас

Бикас (порт. Bicas) — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Минас-Жерайс. Составная часть мезорегиона Зона-да-Мата. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Жуис-ди-Фора. Население составляет 13 942 человека на 2006 год. Занимает площадь 139,538 км². Плотность населения — 99,9 чел./км².


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