Itabirito is a
municipality
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in the
Minas Gerais
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state of
Brazil
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. Its population is estimated to have 52,446 people in 2020. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitan of
Belo Horizonte
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and to the microregion of
Ouro Preto
Ouro Preto (, ), formerly Vila Rica (, ), is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The city, a former Brazilian Gold Rush, colonial mining town located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains, was designated a ...
.
The municipality contains 10% of the
Serra do Gandarela National Park
Serra do Gandarela National Park () is a national park in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
It protects a mountainous region holding a remnant of Atlantic Forest that is an important source of water for the city of Belo Horizonte.
Location
The ...
, created in 2014.
During the 19th century, there was a high influx of immigration to Itabirito, caused both by gold mining and the construction of the railroad.
Notable people
Telê Santana
Telê Santana da Silva, also known as Telê Santana (July 26, 1931 – April 21, 2006) was a Brazilian football manager and former player (right winger). He was born in Itabirito, Minas Gerais.
Telê was the manager responsible for putting to ...
(1931–2006),
soccer
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coach
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Guidance/instruction
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of the Brazilian professional team during the
1982 World Cup
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and
1986 World Cup
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editions. He is regarded as one of the greatest innovators in the history of Brazilian soccer.
Itabirito on the Map
Satellite image of Itabirito (Google Earth) http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Itabirito&sll=-19.147763,-41.726074&sspn=1.849915,2.570801&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11&om=1
Mayors of Itabirito
José Theodoro Alves Júnior (1923–1930)
Alberto Woods Soares (1930–1936)
Antônio Marques Costa (1936–1942)
José Raimundo Soares Silva (1943–1946)
José Raimundo Soares Silva (1948–1950)
Flávio Alves Ferreira Bastos (1951–1954)
Gastão Melillo (1953–1966)
José Galo (1955–1958)
Antônio Gomes Batista (1959–1962)
Celso Matos Silva (1967)
Celso Matos Silva (1970)
José Bastos Bittencourt (1973–1976)
Waldir Salvador de Oliveira (1971)
Gastão Melillo (1972)
Celso Matos Silva (1977–1982)
Celso Matos Silva (1982)
Gastão Melillo (1983–1988)
Waldir Silva Salvador de Oliveira Júnior (1989–1992)
Geraldo Mendanha de Almeida (1993–1996)
Manoel da Mota Neto (1997–2000)
Manoel da Mota Neto (2001–2004)
Waldir Silva Salvador de Oliveira Júnior (2005–2008)
Alex Salvador de Oliveira (2009)
Manoel da Mota Neto (2010–2012)
Alex Salvador de Oliveira (2013–2016)
Alex Salvador de Oliveira (2017–2019)
Orlando Amorim Caldeira (2019–2020)
See also
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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
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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