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São João del-Rei, also spelled São João del Rey or São João del Rei, is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. Founded in 1713 in homage to King John V of Portugal, the city is famed for its historic Portuguese colonial architecture. The current population is estimated at 90,497 inhabitants.

São João del-Rei
Municipality
Municipality of São João del-Rei
Nickname(s): 
Bell city
College Town
Location in Minas Gerais
São João del-Rei
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°08′09″S 44°15′43″W
Country Brazil
State Minas Gerais
RegionSoutheast
Intermediate RegionBarbacena
Immediate RegionSão João del-Rei
Government
  MayorNivaldo José de Andrade (PSL)
Area
  Total1,464.327 km2 (565.380 sq mi)
Elevation
898 m (2,946 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
  Total90,497
  Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.758 – high[2]
Websitesaojoaodelrei.mg.gov.br

Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Ouro Preto, Diamantina, Mariana, Tiradentes, Congonhas and Sabará.


Geography


It is located in the drainage basin of the Rio Grande and its terrain is located in the Mantiqueira mountains. It is a centre for the cities in the south and southeast of Minas Gerais.

The municipality contains part of the Ritápolis National Forest.[3]

According to the modern (2017) geographic classification by Brazil's National Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the municipality belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.[4]


History


São João del-Rei, 1957.

The city was founded by the bandeirantes; Tomé Portes del-Rei is considered the city's founder. The original small village situated in southern Minas Gerais was created as a staging post on the Estrada Real, a trade route from the coast at Paraty to cities in the central region of Minas Gerais such as Ouro Preto, Mariana and Conselheiro Lafaiete. Later huge amounts of gold were found near the city itself.


Culture


Today, São João del-Rei is a university town. The campus of the Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ) and a number of other educational institutions are present in the city. A second medical school is to be established at the University.[citation needed]

The city has many famous religious festivals through the year, most of them preserving the way it was celebrated by the time of the foundation, with baroque music and special celebrations that attracts tourists from all over the world, particularly during Holy Week, when the town receives the greatest influx of visitors.


Cathedrals and churches



Notable people



Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas


São João del-Rei was an important station on the Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas, a narrow gauge railway characterised by woodburning steam locomotives, and the location of a major roundhouse. The station and surrounding facilities have been turned into Brazil's largest railway museum, and a tourist railway operates from the station to the well preserved colonial town of Tiradentes.


References


  1. IBGE 2020
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Ritápolis (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-19
  4. "Divisões Regionais do Brasil | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  5. http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/brazil/0936.htm GCatholic, with Google satellite map



На других языках


- [en] São João del-Rei

[es] São João del-Rei

São João del-Rei es un municipio brasileño del Estado de Minas Gerais. Su población estimada en 2009 era de 85.503 habitantes[cita requerida]. Forma parte de la región de Campo de las Vertientes de Minas, estando la altitud de su sede a 898 metros.

[ru] Сан-Жуан-дел-Рей

Сан-Жуан-дел-Рей (порт. São João del-Rei) — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Минас-Жерайс. Составная часть мезорегиона Кампу-дас-Вертентис. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Сан-Жуан-дел-Рей. Население составляет 81 918 человек на 2007 год. Занимает площадь 1 463,593 км². Плотность населения — 56,7 чел./км².



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