Conselheiro Pena, formerly known as "Lajao", is located in the
state
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of
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. This town of 20,000+ inhabitants, was formed alongside the "
Rio Doce
The Doce River (literally the "sweet river"; pt, Rio Doce ) is a river in southeast Brazil with a length of .
The river basin is economically important. In 2015 Mariana dam disaster, the collapse of a dam released highly contaminated water from ...
", or Sweet River.
References
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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