Ouro Branco, Minas Gerais

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
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Location of Ouro Branco within Minas Gerais
Location of Ouro Branco within Minas Gerais
20°31′15″S 43°41′31″W / 20.52083°S 43.69194°W / -20.52083; -43.69194Country BrazilRegionSoutheastState Minas GeraisPopulation
 (2020 [1])
 • Total39,867Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Ouro Branco 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. As of 2020, the city has a population of 39,867 inhabitants. The name "Ouro Branco" means "White Gold", as opposed to "Black Gold" - Ouro Preto. The city was an important base on the transportation route from the mines of Minas Gerais to the coast.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "IBGE | Brasil em SĂntese". Cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2022-08-26.

External links

  • Ouro Branco travel guide from Wikivoyage
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Capital: Belo Horizonte
Barbacena
Conselheiro Lafaiete
São João del-Rei
Belo Horizonte
Sete Lagoas
Santa Bárbara-Ouro Preto
Curvelo
Itabira
Divinópolis
Formiga
Dores do Indaiá
Pará de Minas
Oliveira
Abaeté
Governador Valadares
Guanhães
Mantena
Aimorés-Resplendor
Ipatinga
Caratinga
João Monlevade
Juiz de Fora
Manhuaçu
Ubá
Ponte Nova
Muriaé
Cataguases
Viçosa
Carangola
São João Nepomuceno-Bicas
Além Paraíba
Montes Claros
Janaúba
Salinas
Januária
Pirapora
São Francisco
Espinosa
Patos de Minas
Unaí
Patrocínio
Pouso Alegre
Poços de Caldas
Itajubá
São Lourenço
Caxambu-Baependi
Capelinha
Teófilo Otoni
Almenara
Diamantina
Araçuaí
Pedra Azul
Águas Formosas
Uberaba
Araxá
Frutal
Iturama
Uberlândia
Ituiutaba
Monte Carmelo
Varginha
Passos
Alfenas
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Guaxupé
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Três Pontas-Boa Esperança
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