Timóteo is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, located by the Piracicaba River. The population as of 2020 was 90,568 inhabitants. The city is situated in the metropolitan area of the Steel Valley ( Vale do Aço). It is the hometown of Aperam South America (old Acesita), a

steel Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...

factory specialized in the production of

stainless steel Stainless steel is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion. It contains at least 11% chromium and may contain elements such as carbon, other nonmetals and metals to obtain other desired properties. Stainless steel's corros ...

, now named

Aperam Aperam S.A. is a company, listed on the Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Madrid and Luxembourg stock exchanges and with facilities in Brazil, Belgium and France, which concentrates on the production of stainless steel and speciality steel. It was spu ...

. The municipality contains part of the Rio Doce State Park, created in 1944, the first state-level conservation unit in Minas Gerais. File:Escritório Central da Aperam South America, Timóteo MG2.JPG, Aperam South America's central headquarter File:Monumento Sinergia, Timóteo MG.JPG, Sinergia Monument File:Praça 1º de Maio, Timóteo MG.JPG, ''1º de Maio'' (1 May) Square, in the ''Centro-Norte'' (North-Central). File:Igreja São José Operário de Acesita, Timóteo MG.JPG, Saint Joseph the Worker church (North-Central) File:Vista parcial da Praça 29 de Abril, Timóteo MG.JPG, ''29 de Abril'' (29 Abril) Square, in the ''Centro-Sul'' (South-Central). File:Fachada da Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião, Timóteo MG.JPG, Saint Sebastian Mother Church (South-Central)

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Municipalities in Minas Gerais {{MinasGerais-geo-stub