Tiradentes 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
Brazilian state
The federative units of Brazil () are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation, and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which together form the Federative Repu ...
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 ...
. It is located at , has an area of 83.5 km², and a maximum elevation above sea level of 927 m. Tiradentes had an estimated population of 10,960, as of 2020. The original village was established in 1702 and became a city on 19 January 1718. In 1889 the city was renamed from Vila de São José do Rio das Mortes in honour of the
national hero who was born nearby.
It has been acclaimed as an unspoiled example of
Portuguese colonial architecture.
Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are
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 ...
,
São João del-Rei,
Diamantina,
Mariana,
Congonhas
Congonhas (Congonhas do Campo until 1948) is a historical Brazilian city located in the state of Minas Gerais. It is situated south from Belo Horizonte, the capital of state of Minas Gerais, by the highway BR-040. As of 2020, the city had a popu ...
and
Sabará
Sabará is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the Belo Horizonte metropolitan region and to the associated microregion.
It is a well preserved historic city and retains the characteristics of a ...
.
Geography
According to the
modern (2017) geographic classification by Brazil's National Institute of Geography and Statistics (
IBGE
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), the municipality belongs to the
Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the
Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.
Ecclesiastical circumscription
The municipality is part of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.
See also
* A section of the
Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas narrow gauge railway from
São João del-Rei to Tiradentes has been preserved as a tourist line.
References
External links
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
1702 establishments in the Portuguese Empire
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