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Cambuquira is a Brazilian municipality in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It has approximately 12,812 inhabitants (2020 estimate), and the city is part of the Circuito das Águas ("Water Circuit") of Minas Gerais.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Cambuquira
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Cambuquira MG Brasil - Matriz - panoramio.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Saint Sebastian Mother Church
Settlement.image_flag
BandeiraCambuquiraMinasGeraisBrasil.jpg
Settlement.image_seal
Brasao_Cambuquira_mg.jpg
Settlement.seal_size
79px
Settlement.image_map
MinasGerais Municip Cambuquira.svg
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.map_caption
City location in Minas Gerais
Settlement.pushpin_map
Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Southeast
Settlement.subdivision_type2
State
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Minas Gerais
Settlement.established_title
Municipal corporation

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Demonym
cambuquirense
Country
Brazil
Located in
Minas Gerais
Population
11508
Area
245.792
Elevation
1019
Shares border with
Três Corações
Official website
www.cambuquira.mg.gov.br
Image
Cambuquira MG Brasil - Matriz - panoramio.jpg
Dialing code
35
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Commons category
Cambuquira
Human Development Index
0.699
electorate
10192
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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Tourist attractions
  • Parque das Águas (City Water Park)
  • Parque do Marimbeiro (Marimbeiro’s Water Park)
  • Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião (Saint Sebastian Church)
  • Vale do Sol (Sun’s Valley)
  • Alto do Cruzeiro (Cruzeiro’s High)
  • Pico do Piripau (Piripau’s Peak)
  • Waterfalls
  • Observatório Centauro (Centauro Observatory)
  • Rivers
  • Patron Saint
  • Others
  • Old Names
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Cambuquira is a Brazilian municipality in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It has approximately 12,812 inhabitants (2020 estimate), and the city is part of the Circuito das Águas ("Water Circuit") of Minas Gerais.

==History== About its origin, it is said that there was a Farm (Boa Vista Farm), which headquarters was at the Plaza of São Francisco. It belonged to three sisters called Ana, Joana and Francisca da Silva Goulart. When they died, they left the farm as inheritance for their ancient slaves, as they didn't have heirs. Soon, its mineral waters were discovered, attracting people in search of cures attributed to them. In 1861, the city council of Campanha, dispossessed the lands, considering them as public utility. The place was set free to visitation, what allowed the development of the town in the outskirts. In 1872, the "Arraial de Cambuquira" was established/erected in the district of Campanha. In 1894, the Minas and Rio Railroad was inaugurated and the city started to be populated.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cambuquira” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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