Serro is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of
Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the
metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...
of
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...
and to the
microregion of
Conceição do Mato Dentro. As of 2020, the estimated population was 20,940.
In colonial times the city was known by the name ''Vila do Príncipe'' ('). In this city were born
Emerico Lobo de Mesquita
José Joaquim Emerico Lobo de Mesquita (12 October 1746 – April 1805) was a Brazilian composer, music teacher, conducting, conductor and organist.
Life
Emerico was born at Vila do Príncipe (now Serro), in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. His parent ...
, one of the most prominent composers of the
Classicism movement in Brazil, and
Gomes Carneiro
Antônio Ernesto Gomes Carneiro (November 28, 1846 – February 9, 1894) was a Brazilian army officer and veteran of the Paraguayan War. Antônio Ernesto Gomes Carneiro fought on the side of the Republican government in the Federalist Revolution, ...
, a general who fought on the
Paraguayan War and on the
Federalist Revolution.
Serro is well known for its traditional cheese, cultural richness, colonial influence and unique environment.
The municipality contains part of the
Pico do Itambé State Park
The Pico do Itambé State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual do Pico do Itambé) is a state park in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It protects one of the higher peaks in the state.
Location
The Pico do Itambé State Park is divided between the munici ...
, created in 1998.
See also
*
List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
References
External links
*
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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