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Alagoa is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2004 its population was estimated to be 2,823.
Alagoa was founded on 28 December 1962.
Turned into a city in 1962, the Village of Alagoa was born by the Bandeirantes in the 18th Century. It was part of the "Royal Road" to move Gold and Precious Gems (including Diamond) from the Minas Gerais state to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo sea ports.
On top of the Mantiqueira (The Crying Mountain, in the local Indians language) mountain chain, it holds part of the most important remains of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and fresh water drained from the mountains to the Minas Gerais state valleys.
Alagoa was founded on 28 December 1962.
Turned into a city in 1962, the Village of Alagoa was born by the Bandeirantes in the 18th Century. It was part of the "Royal Road" to move Gold and Precious Gems (including Diamond) from the Minas Gerais state to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo sea ports.
On top of the Mantiqueira (The Crying Mountain, in the local Indians language) mountain chain, it holds part of the most important remains of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and fresh water drained from the mountains to the Minas Gerais state valleys.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alagoa,_Minas_Gerais
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 22°11'2"S 44°40'0"W
- Barra Mansa 35 km
- Cunha 85 km
- Paraty 85 km
- Vassouras 92 km
- Rio de Janeiro 106 km
- Petrópolis 133 km
- Nova Friburgo 200 km
- Silva Jardim 214 km
- Macaé 248 km
- Quissamã 305 km
- Itatiaia National Park 19 km