Santa Bárbara is a Brazilian municipality founded in 1704 and located in the state of Minas Gerais. It is a historic town on the Gold Circuit of Minas Gerais, located ninety-eight kilometres from Belo Horizonte, in the centre of the Estrada Real. The bucolic landscape, with its churches, roofs and backyards at the foot of the imposing Serra do Caraça makes Santa Bárbara one of the most beautiful towns in Minas Gerais. Despite the current increase in economic development, it is a peaceful and welcoming town with simple and hospitable people who preserve their traditions and live an active cultural life. The 6th President of Brazil, Afonso Pena was born in Santa Bárbara.
It was established as "Hamlet of St. Anthony of the Santa Bárbara River" on December 4, 1704, by the pioneer Antônio Pereira, of São Paulo, who found there alluvial gold and lodes of precious stones. An interesting fact is that this pioneer founded the hamlet of Brumal just before then, and until today the anniversary of the district is commemorated on the eve of the municipality. In 1713 they started construction of the church of St. Anthony. Consequently, the city turned into an important passage in the route between the Corte, in Rio de Janeiro, and the central/northern mines of Minas Gerais. In 1817 it was visited by the expedition of naturalists Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius and Johann Baptist von Spix in their passage through the jungle. It was elevated to town on March 15, 1839, and in 1858 to a county with the name "Santa Bárbara do Mato Dentro".
Currently its economy is based on iron and gold mining. The city also produces honey and charcoal in large scale.
Culture and tourismedit
The city's tourist attractions include some constructions from the 18th century including the church Matriz de Santa Bárbara which was dedicated to St. Anthony and built in 1724. It was made in colonial baroque style, and was recently renovated highlighting the ship's ceiling painted by master Manoel da Costa Ataíde.
The city was a pioneer in music education in public schools in Brazil, with the "Music in Schools" project. Portuguese is the official national language, and thus the primary language taught in schools. English and Spanish are both taught as second languages.
Educational institutionsedit
Numbers:
Public Schools: 22
Private Schools: 4
Sportsedit
As in the rest of Brazil, football is the most popular sport among locals.
The warmest month is February with an average temperature of 20 °C and the coldest is July with 13.6 °C. The mean annual temperature is 17.4 °C.
Districtsedit
Santa Bárbara has four districts: Florália, Barra Feliz, Brumal and Conceição do Rio Acima. Besides these, the city also houses several subdistricts and rural communities: Sumidouro, Santana do Morro, Galego, Vigário da Vara, Cruz dos Peixotos, André do Mato Dentro, Barro Branco, Cachoeira de Florália, Mutuca and Costa Lacerda.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Santa Barbara Minas Gerais news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Santa Barbara is a Brazilian municipality founded in 1704 and located in the state of Minas Gerais It is a historic town on the Gold Circuit of Minas Gerais located ninety eight kilometres from Belo Horizonte in the centre of the Estrada Real The bucolic landscape with its churches roofs and backyards at the foot of the imposing Serra do Caraca makes Santa Barbara one of the most beautiful towns in Minas Gerais Despite the current increase in economic development it is a peaceful and welcoming town with simple and hospitable people who preserve their traditions and live an active cultural life The 6th President of Brazil Afonso Pena was born in Santa Barbara Santa BarbaraMunicipalityMunicipality of Santa BarbaraFlagCoat of armsSanta BarbaraLocalization of Santa Barbara in BrazilCoordinates 19 57 S 43 24 W 19 950 S 43 400 W 19 950 43 400Country BrazilRegionSoutheastState Minas GeraisFoundedDecember 4 1704Incorporated as city July 6 1858Government TypeMayor council BodyPrefeitura da Municipal de Santa Barbara MayorLeris Felisberto Braga PRB 2013 2016 Area Total684 20 km2 264 17 sq mi Elevationfrom 713 to 1 863 m from 2 339 to 6 112 ft Population 2020 1 Total31 604 Density407 km2 1 050 sq mi DemonymsantabarbarenseTime zoneUTC 3 BRT Postal Code35960 000Area code 55 31HDI 2010 0 707 high 2 Websitewww wbr santabarbara wbr mg wbr gov wbr br Contents 1 History 2 Economy 3 Culture and tourism 4 Education 4 1 Educational institutions 5 Sports 6 Climate 7 Districts 8 See also 9 ReferencesHistory editIt was established as Hamlet of St Anthony of the Santa Barbara River on December 4 1704 by the pioneer Antonio Pereira of Sao Paulo who found there alluvial gold and lodes of precious stones An interesting fact is that this pioneer founded the hamlet of Brumal just before then and until today the anniversary of the district is commemorated on the eve of the municipality In 1713 they started construction of the church of St Anthony Consequently the city turned into an important passage in the route between the Corte in Rio de Janeiro and the central northern mines of Minas Gerais In 1817 it was visited by the expedition of naturalists Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius and Johann Baptist von Spix in their passage through the jungle It was elevated to town on March 15 1839 and in 1858 to a county with the name Santa Barbara do Mato Dentro Economy editMain article Economy of Brazil Currently its economy is based on iron and gold mining The city also produces honey and charcoal in large scale Culture and tourism editThe city s tourist attractions include some constructions from the 18th century including the church Matriz de Santa Barbara which was dedicated to St Anthony and built in 1724 It was made in colonial baroque style and was recently renovated highlighting the ship s ceiling painted by master Manoel da Costa Ataide The municipality contains about 45 of the 31 270 hectares 77 300 acres Serra do Gandarela National Park created in 2014 3 Education editMain article Education in Brazil The city was a pioneer in music education in public schools in Brazil with the Music in Schools project Portuguese is the official national language and thus the primary language taught in schools English and Spanish are both taught as second languages Educational institutions edit Numbers Public Schools 22 Private Schools 4Sports editAs in the rest of Brazil football is the most popular sport among locals Climate editMain article Climate of Brazil The warmest month is February with an average temperature of 20 C and the coldest is July with 13 6 C The mean annual temperature is 17 4 C Districts editSanta Barbara has four districts Floralia Barra Feliz Brumal and Conceicao do Rio Acima Besides these the city also houses several subdistricts and rural communities Sumidouro Santana do Morro Galego Vigario da Vara Cruz dos Peixotos Andre do Mato Dentro Barro Branco Cachoeira de Floralia Mutuca and Costa Lacerda See also editList of municipalities in Minas GeraisReferences edit IBGE 2020 Archived copy PDF United Nations Development Programme UNDP Archived from the original PDF on July 8 2014 Retrieved August 1 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link PARNA de Serra do Gandarela in Portuguese ISA Instituto Socioambiental retrieved 2016 06 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Santa Barbara Minas Gerais amp oldid 1183721014, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
