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Curvelo is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
in the state of
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...
,
Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
. It is located in the geodesic centre of Minas Gerais, 170 km north of the capital,
Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte is the List of largest cities in Brazil, sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population of around 2.3 million, and the third largest metropolitan area, containing a population of 6 million. It is the List of cities in Sout ...
, and connected to the capital by highways MG 135 and BR 040. Its estimated population is 80,616 inhabitants (2020) and the total area of the municipality is 3,344 kmª. The city lies at an altitude of 633 metres. Curvelo takes its name from the Brazil-born Portuguese priest Antônio Corvelo de Ávila, when the parish of ''Santo Antônio da Estrada e o Padre Antônio de Ávila Curvelo'' was founded in the 18th century (on 16 March 1720).


Curvelo Statistical Micro-region

Curvelo is also a statistical micro-region with 11 municipalities: Augusto de Lima,
Buenópolis Buenópolis is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 10,353 living in a total area of 1,610 km2. The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Central Mineira and to the st ...
, Corinto, Curvelo,
Felixlândia Felixlândia is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 15,433 living in a total area of . The city belongs to the statistical Mesoregion (Brazil), mesoregion of Central Mineira and to th ...
, Inimutaba,
Joaquim Felício Joaquim Felício is a Brazil, Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the northeast of the Federative units of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 4,727 living in a total area of 791 km2. The city belongs t ...
,
Monjolos Monjolos is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 2,202, with a total area of . The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Central Mineira and to the statistical micro ...
,
Morro da Garça Morro da Garça is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 2,437 living in a total area of 414 km2. The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Central Mineira an ...
,
Presidente Juscelino ''For the municipality in Maranhão see Presidente Juscelino, Maranhão'' Presidente Juscelino is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 3,606 living in a total area of 696&n ...
, and
Santo Hipólito Santo Hipólito is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 3,065 living in a total area of 341 km2. The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Central Mineira an ...
. The population in 2000 was 141,619 inhabitants in a total area of 13,792.20 km2. The population density was 10.27 inhabitants/km2 (2000).


Geography

Curvelo titles itself the Gateway to the Sertão (Portal do Sertão), due to its geographical location — the area of transition to a drier vegetation and climate. It is located on a large raised plain in the centre of the state, where there are no mountain chains. It is between the basins of the
São Francisco River The São Francisco River (, ) is a large Rivers of Brazil, river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest in South America and overall in Brazil (after the Amazon R ...
, the Rio das Velhas, Paraopeba, Cipó, and Bicudo. Neighboring municipalities are: Corinto,
Felixlândia Felixlândia is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 15,433 living in a total area of . The city belongs to the statistical Mesoregion (Brazil), mesoregion of Central Mineira and to th ...
, Inimutaba,
Monjolos Monjolos is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 2,202, with a total area of . The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Central Mineira and to the statistical micro ...
,
Morro da Garça Morro da Garça is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 2,437 living in a total area of 414 km2. The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Central Mineira an ...
,
Presidente Juscelino ''For the municipality in Maranhão see Presidente Juscelino, Maranhão'' Presidente Juscelino is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 3,606 living in a total area of 696&n ...
and
Santo Hipólito Santo Hipólito is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 3,065 living in a total area of 341 km2. The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Central Mineira an ...
. The distance to Belo Horizonte is 170 km. Connecting highways are
BR-135 BR-135 is a federal highway of Brazil. The 2518 kilometre road connects São Luís to Belo Horizonte. The road passes through the MATOPIBA region (in the south of Maranhão and Piauí and in the west of Bahia), which is an important producer of ...
, coming from the south, and BR-259, east to west.


Economic activities

Curvelo's economy is mainly dependent on goods and services, but agriculture is still important. The Gross Domestic Product in 2005 was R$413 million, with 264 million from services, 55 million from industry, and 44 million from agriculture. The cattle herd had 122,000 head in 2006. In the rural area there were 1,165 producers on 172,000 hectares. Only 210 of the farms had tractors (2006). Around 4,000 people were involved in agriculture (2006). The main crops were citrus fruits, rice, sugarcane, beans, manioc, and corn. As of 2007 there were 7 banks and 8,487 automobiles, giving a ratio of 8 inhabitants per automobile.IBGE
In recent years the planting of eucalyptus trees on a great scale to provide
charcoal Charcoal is a lightweight black carbon residue produced by strongly heating wood (or other animal and plant materials) in minimal oxygen to remove all water and volatile constituents. In the traditional version of this pyrolysis process, ca ...
for the industries of Sete Lagoas and Contagem has brought revenue to the municipality but has also contributed to great ecological damage to the fauna and flora. One company alone
V&M Florestal Ltda.
has 338.67 km2 planted in the municipality. More land is also used for charcoal production in João Pinheiro, Bocaiúva, Brasilândia, Paraopeba and other smaller communities. Traditionally small round ovens were used on each property to make charcoal, but these are gradually being replaced by modern more centralized ovens. When the charcoal is ready it is transported by truck to the industrial area of greater Belo Horizonte. In addition to the ecological damage of destroying the land to plant trees of only one species, the physical risks for the charcoal workers are: excessive fatigue due to lifting and transporting heavy materials, which can bring on physical stress and cause damage to various muscles and skeletal structures (one study showed that a typical charcoal worker will carry 7,000 kilos of Eucalyptus wood to fill a 5 cubic metre oven in one hour!); long hours of work, including shifts during nights and the weekends, which brings about alterations in biological rhythms, increasing the risk of accidents on the job, difficulty in sleeping, chronic fatigue and loss of emotional control; and dust and smoke inhalation, causing skin irritations, conjunctivitis, and respiratory problems. Brazil is the largest world producer of "ferro-gusa" or pig iron (used in the production of steel), which has as its base this charcoal produced from trees. Counting only last year, the 52 industries involved in the production of "ferro-gusa" made 700 million dollars in profit. "Ferro-gusa" is a primary substance in modern ironworks industry. Mineral charcoal, the closest alternative, is not largely used in this industry in Brazil, since the country does not have significant mineral charcoal reserves.V M Tubes


Health and education

In 2005 there were 40 health establishments, of which 27 were public and 13 were private. These included 12 specialized clinics and 2 hospitals with 157 beds. Educational needs were met by 34 public and 11 private primary schools, 9 public and 4 private middle schools, and 14 public and 11 private pre-primary schools. In higher education there is the Faculdade de Ciências Administrativas de Curvelo and the Faculdade de Ciências Humanas de Curvelo. *MHDI: .755 (2000) *State ranking: 247 out of 853 municipalities *National ranking: 1,724 out of 5,138 municipalities in 2000 *Life expectancy: 70 *Literacy rate: 88
The above figures can be compared with those of
Poços de Caldas Poços de Caldas is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the south of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in the microregion of the same name. Its estimated population in 2020 was 168,641 inhabitants. The city is known for its hot springs. Histor ...
, which had an MHDI of .841, the highest in the state of
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...
. The highest in the country was
São Caetano do Sul São Caetano do Sul (; " Saint Cajetan of the South"), or simply São Caetano, is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 161,957 (2020 est.) in an area of 15.33 km2. It is ...
in the state of
São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
with an MHDI of .919. The lowest was Manari in the state of
Pernambuco Pernambuco ( , , ) is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.5 million people as of 2024, it is the List of Brazilian states by population, ...
with an MHDI of .467 out of a total of 5504 municipalities in the country as of 2004. At last count Brazil had 5,561 municipalities so this might have changed at the time of this writing.


Celebrations

The most important popular event is the Forró Beneficente de Curvelo, which takes place in July. This is a festival of popular music. During the period of four days the city receives 100,000 visitors. For images of the Forró de Curvelo se
Forro de Curvelo


Climate


See also

*
List of municipalities in Minas Gerais This is a list of the municipalities in the States of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 Municipalities of Brazil, municipalities, ...


References


External links


Report on Eucalyptus planting companiesOfficial city site
{{Authority control Municipalities in Minas Gerais