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Belo Circuito - 2013

TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

General Coordination: Wilson Mingote Graphic Design: Sander Phillip Photos: Sander Phillip Review of Texts: Sara Amaral Translation: Wilson Mingote

Contact: belocircuito@gmail.com

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PampulhaPraca da Liberdade

Station SquarePope Square

Mangabeiras ParkCentral Market

Hippie FairSlums

Mineralogy

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One among the best ways of understanding the history of a people is, no doubt, to understand its art. Through the reading of artistic representations, one can realize all the ok and symbols of identity of a social group. Aiming to tell the story of Belo Horizonte in a creative and different way, the Social Communication Course of Fa-culty Anhanguera of Belo Horizonte. Is glad to launch the Bilingual Collection of Pamphlets “Belo Circuito”, where the main movements, artistic monuments and sites of the city will be responsible for the dissemination of the history of the state capital.

Wilson Mingote

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WHAT?

The architectural and landscape Pampulha consists of the works located in the region of the lagoon, forming one of the main tourist attractions in Belo Horizonte. These works are the Pampulha dam, Yacht Tennis Club, Hou-se of Dance, Saint Francis of Assisi church, Mineirão, Mineirinho, Botany Zoo Foundation of Belo Horizonte and Pampulha Airport and.

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HOW?

Initially, it was planned to create Pampulha Lagoon in order to supply the capital of Mi-nas Gerais - Belo Horizonte - and region, with the aim of providing recreation to its residents. Then was the need to create a se-ries of architectural masterpieces with distinct functions to compose this landscape.

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WHEN?

In the 1930s, is way built the airport and the Pampulha dam. Later, in the 1940s, came up Casa do Baile Pampulha the Yacht Club, Saint Francis of Assisi , and Pampulha Art Museum. In the late 1950s, the zoo was opened. Later, in 1965 and 1980 were inaugurated stages Mineirão and Mineirinho, respectively. Finally, came the Botanical Garden in 1991, and the Ecological Park Pampulha in 2004.

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IMPORTANCE

The Pampulha architectural complex provides, free of charge, leisure and culture for the popu-lation of Belo Horizonte. Moreover, often attracts national and international tourists who contribute to the economy, development and promotion of its heritage in the state capital.

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TRIVIA+The Pampulha Lagoon hosts sporting events such as the International Volta da Pampulha, among other national and international compe-titions.The Pampulha Lagoon was once a leisure area frequented by swimmers until the 1980s.The architecture of the Yacht Tennis Club is designed to provide citizens with a beachy at-mosphere, so they he felt as if there was an edge of the sea in Minas Gerais.Casa do Baile, initially aimed to be frequented by middle-class city. However, succeeded also in the elite, which was later to the selection of the public that attended.After being opened, the Saint Francis of Assisi church was scandalized by the Catholic authori-ties of the time, staying about 17 years without being consecrated to Catholic worship permitted.

The “little church in Pampulha” was designed by the master of modern architecture, Oscar Niemeyer, and houses works of other masters of the arts as the landscaper Burle Marx, pain-ters Candido Portinari and Paulo Werneck, and the sculptor Alfredo Ceschiatti.Mineirão stadium, the largest paying audience took place in a game between Flamengo and Atlético, where 115 000 people paid admis-sion. The biggest audience was in 1997, in a match between Cruzeiro and Villa Nova, where 132,000 people attended the match.The Pampulha Airport was the main airport of Belo Horizonte until 2004, when the govern-ment decided to transfer the vast majority of flights to Confines. Leaving only regional flights and nearby states.

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Currently Casa do Baile is closed. Remain open for public viewing at specific times, the Yacht Tennis Club, the Saint Francis of Assisi, Pampulha Art Museum and the Zoo-Botanic Foundation of Belo Horizonte. Mineirão was recently renovated to host games of the Con-federations Cup in 2013 and the World Cup

games in 2014. Mineirinho continues hosting various sports competitions, and Pampulha Airport receives daily hundreds of regional and interstate flights.

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Evelyn Lohaine dos ReisHelaine Maria PinheiroLuiz Philip Honorato FerreiraOsmar Gonçalves SantosRanilson Reis Aguiar

FACT SHEET - PAMPULHA

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HOW AND WHEN?

Opened in 1897, the Circuit Cultural Freedom Square was created with the goal of providing the population with new areas of knowledge, art, culture, science and entertainment, in an area of great historical and architectural value of Belo Horizonte. The opportunity came about

through the transfer of the seat of the Gover-nment of Minas Gerais to the Administrative City in the Serra Verde neighborhood. Adapted the ancient buildings of offices now house the museums and cultural spaces.

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IMPORTANCE?

The aim of the creation of this circuit was to expand the relationship between education and culture and thus the public access to cultural venues in the city, strengthening the sense of belonging and recognition of the importance of heritage preservation, besides reaffirming the

relevance of history, science, art and culture in the formation of children and young people.

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CURIOSITIES+On Thursdays, locals and tourists wandering through Belo Horizonte have access, during the night, to museums and Circuit Cultural Freedom Square. The peak times (22h) aims to cater to those who are physically unable to visit the places during the day.Amongst the leisure options with extended hou-rs are the Popular Art Centre Cemig, the TIM UFMG Knowledge Space, Memorial Valley Mi-nas Gerais, the Museum of Mines and Metals, and Mining Museum. Visitors arriving early to the plaza also find other options of museums and open to visitors. An example is the Public Archives Miner, the State Public Library Luiz de Bessa and the Palace of Liberty.Most museums and spaces that make up the circuit Cultural Freedom Square have free ac-

cess. Only exception to the Museum of Mining and Metal - which opens only free on Thur-sdays, and the TIM UFMG Knowledge Space, which charges a nominal fee just to visit the Planetarium, and free access to other facilities.Circuit Cultural Freedom Square is a blend of tradition and modernity. Visitors have ac-cess to historical information in interactive rooms with audiovisual resources that facilitate learning through play.Besides the free access to the premises, in-terested parties may schedule guided tours, in which the instructors of each museum / exhibit space trivia and information that enrich the vi-sits. It’s a great opportunity to do a different tour with family.

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Circuit Cultural Freedom Square, located in the central region of Belo Horizonte, is currently the largest cultural complex of the country and the world’s only fruit of public-private partnership comprised of historical museums, artistic and thematic, cultural centers, library and archive with the latest technology.Among the facilities, eight are already in opera-tion: Public Archives Miner, State Public Library Luiz de Bessa, Cemig Centre of Popular Art, TIM UFMG Knowledge Space, Minas Gerais Valley Memorial Museum of Mining and Metals, Mining Museum and Freedom Palace.In addition, five other spaces are in the process of implementation: Casa Fiat de Cultura, Centro Cultural Banco do Brazil, the Reference Centre for Creative Economy Sebrae - MG, the Inhotin

School and Museum of the Automobile.Circuit Cultural Freedom Square is co-managed by Sérgio Magnani Institute since June 2012, in partnership with the Government of Minas Gerais. The model of public-private partnership adopted by the project enables the participa-tion of companies and direct contribution to the cultural advancement of the state, represented investments in asset recovery, processing and maintenance of spaces.

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Acácio Junior dos Reis PeterArgentino Celestino de Araújo FilhoDaniel Araújo MoraisGustavo Martins Dias

FACT SHHT - FREEDOM SQUARE

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WHAT?

Station Square, one of the most visited pla-ces in Belo Horizonte for its history, beauty and landscaping.

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HOW?

Even before the construction of the city of Belo Horizonte in the late nineteenth century, was chosen a strategic point for their en-try portal. Across the railway line was built the building’s Square would receive wagons loaded with supplies for the construction of the new capital of Minas Gerais and its new residents. Its original design has undergone some changes over the years and, in 1922, opened the new building of Central Station Belo Horizonte.

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WHEN DID?

In 1894, the commission construction of the new capital of the state installed in the old Camp of Corral Del King, launching the cor-nerstone Station Mines and starting work on the constructive quality of the new city. Installed in the tower of the Station building in 1898 be-gan operating the first public clock in the city.

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IMPORTANCE

The deployment of the building of railway sta-tion was a basic condition for the supply of the city, without which its construction would not be possible, since all the raw material used pass through there.

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CURIOSITIES+Core Urban initial Belo Horizonte.It is considered one of the oldest urban lands-capes of the City.The deployment of the building of railway sta-tion was a basic condition for the construction of the City.In 1988 the State Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage of Minas Gerais - IEPHA / MG, decreed the registration of the “Architec-tural and Landscape Square Station”, which comprises the Square, gardens and sculptu-

res, the Central Station, the Old Station West Railway Minas, Casa Conde de Santa Marina, the Building Chagas Doria, the Sawmill Souza Pinto, the School of Engineering at UFMG, the Institute of Electrical Engineering, the Old Chemistry Institute, the Pavilion and the Viaduct Mário Werneck Santa Teresa.In Station Square happen several outdoor events.It is a recreation area admired.

In addition to beginning the architectural and urban projects throughout the city, the cons-truction of the Station Square had an important role in the expansion of it making the various viaducts were necessary to facilitate access to closer quarters, as the neighborhood Forest and Santa Tereza. Therefore, in 1926 was built the first city Viaduct, Arthur Bernardes (overpass

Santa Tereza).Also contributing to the artistic context Square holds in its space a statue that honors Bandei-rantes and the Conspirators “Monument to Earth Mining”, sculpted by Italian Julius Starecce.

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Currently, Station Square is linked to major events like the World Cup 2014 and the Olym-pics in 2016, where tourism is a major at-traction.The Station Square also has facilities for the practice of skateboarding in the street in a la-teral mode under the overpass Santa Tereza.

Moreover, it is a space for cultural events such as the FIT (International Theatre Festival), carnival parades, New Year’s Eve, free session movie, marches, protests, among others.

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Flaviane LintesIngrid Tatiane Soares de AndradeKeila Mendes DomingosPriscilla Semírames Soares Pereira

FACT SHEET - SQUARE STATION

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WHAT?

The Israel Pinheiro Square is a major tourist spot in the city of Belo Horizonte, located in the neighborhood of Mangabeiras, near the base of the Serra do Curral, more than 1,100 m of altitude.

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HOW?

Came after a visit in 1980, Pope John Paul II who, seeing the landscape from the top of the square exclaimed “That is a Beautiful Horizon”. Since then, this place is known in the region as the square of the Pope.

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WHEN?

When the city of Belo Horizonte was visited by the Pope, was erected in his honor a sculpture in iron by artist Ricardo Coal. This work is now a symbol of the Square.

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IMPORTANCE

By occupying a large space, the Pope’s Square is used for various events such as concerts, religious gatherings, dance and theater.

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CURIOSITY+The square is divided into two parts: the base - with a large lawn and play area for children and the top - shoes, with free area, a stair-

case, a sculpture and a gazebo where you can have one of the best views in town.

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The place has becoming a place to practice some sports like longboarding, where practi-tioners can enjoy the slopes surrounding the

square. For citizens the square is considered an official symbol of the city.

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Aline Teixeira FernandesAriene Franco ChamonDaiana Alves PintoJennifer Silva RamosSander Phillip Ferreira Silva

FACT SHEET - SQUARE OF THE POPE

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WHAT?

The Municipal Park Mangabeiras is located at the foot of the Serra do Cural, has about 2.8 million square feet and 59 springs of Serra Stream, which integrates the São Francisco River Basin.

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HOW?

Emerged in the nineteenth century, when work began on the construction of the city of Belo Horizonte, the team led by chief engineer Reis.

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WHEN?

The Park was opened in 1982 by landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx, who signed the bill.

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IMPORTANCE

The park has varied flora, which includes bro-meliads, shin-de-ema, jequitibá rosewood, sucu-pira cerrado, stick-to-toucan caviúna, rosewood, gabiroba among other species, and the vestiges of the Atlantic Forest.

The site also has a diverse fauna, comprising 29 species mammals, such as squirrels, skunks, tapitis, monkeys, armadillos, coatis, 160 spe-cies of birds: swallows, beak velvet cambaci-cas, Marys-black tanagers, dirty faces, bluebirds, woodpeckers, 20 species of reptiles and 19 amphibians, like the frog Hylodes uai, which takes its name in honor of Minas Gerais.

Within the park there are other attractions, such as the Lookout and various hiking routes.

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CURIOSITY+The park has a social project called Casa Boy in the Park, which, since its creation in 1994, has received more than 2,400 children and adolescents at social risk coming from villages, between complementary to formal school. The proposal is to promote citizenship and social

transformation through shares cultural, environ-mental and recreational. Currently, about 140 children and adolescents are met; participate in workshops (garden, gardening, dance, choir, circus, sports themes and transversal) and re-ceive food and dental care.

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The Municipal Park Mangabeiras, due to its great importance, in the year 1991 by the Deliberative Council of Cultural Heritage has been declared as heritage of the city. This is one of the landmarks of the city, with expres-sive meaning.

The Mangabeiras Park is a place with a beau-tiful landscape and stunning views, with endless forms of entertainment.

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Aline Teixeira FernandesAriene Franco ChamonDaiana Alves PintoJennifer Silva RamosSander Phillip Ferreira Silva

FACT SHEET - MANGABEIRAS PARK

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WHAT?

The Central Market is located in the center of the state capital, and occupies an entire city block, with entrances through the streets Curitiba, Goitacazes, Santa Catarina and Au-gusto de Lima.This traditional commercial point of Belo Ho-rizonte appeared on September 7, 1929 in order to centralize the supply of the city, at that time, had about 47,000 inhabitants.

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The Market is the historical and cultural roots of the state of Minas Gerais for over 80 years, passing traditions from generation to generation. It is an environment that offers much more than shopping habits. Its represents the outstanding features of the personality of the miners, such as hospitality and charisma, and crafts, ethnic foods and medicinal herbs.An inviting place to sharpen all senses with co-lors, smells, tastes and different sounds, which attracts a diverse audience. Can not be known without visiting Belo Horizonte Central Market.

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CURIOSITIES+The rivalry between the football teams Cruzeiro and Atlético miner is also the former Central Market. Many years ago, when a group of Cru-

zeiro lost Atletico put on the door of the store a flag team mate with a lighted candle and the track “Closed due to bereavement.”

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To monitor the growth and development of the city Market invests in its modernization, trying to adapt to contemporary needs. Sustainability is also a concern of managers already studying the developing of an alternative energy program.On the anniversary of the Central Market is held an event in which the stores “occupy” the

streets surrounding the property, allowing the visitation of a larger number of people. Besides the birthday celebration, other events are held such as the traditional Gastronomic Festivals in the city.

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Lucas Hilário Mariana Versiani Tayná SantosThiago Ribeiro

FACT SHEET - CENTRAL MARKET

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WHAT?

In 1969, some artists and students con-nected to the arts, had the idea of exposing their artwork experimentally in Liberty Square. This was an open, wooded, privileged by a beautiful architectural ensemble, but little frequented.

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The Hippie Fair has become a tourist spot, receiving visitors from all over Brazil and the world. It is a reference leisure, art and culture. This open air market features various artistic products with mining features such as: ethnic foods, crafts, paintings, embroidery, collars, toys and more.With a large movement of tourists, the fair ac-tively participates in the economic development of the region’s large BH.

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CURIOSITIES+According to the owners Alice and Joseph Ge-rard, who worked for 38 years at the fair with booth decoration items, one of the amusement of visitors are taking pictures kissing loveseats and mulatto plaster.Another interesting case of great artistic im-portance is the story of the couple Eliane and

Antonio Fragoso who sell their art represented on screens for 30 years ago. Thorough the Fair the couple recently launched the book Simply A Fragoso, with photographs of works that reflect the 90-year history of Mr. Fragoso.

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The fair takes place every Sunday in the heart of Belo Horizonte, the Afonso Pena Avenue, near the Palace of Arts and the Municipal Park. After so many years, became a meeting

point for locals and tourists for leisure and fun, bringing together people of all ages, genders and races.

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Lucas Hilário Mariana Versiani Tayná SantosThiago Ribeiro

FACT SHEET - HIPPIE FAIR

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WHAT IS IT?

The Pedreira Prado Lopes better known as PPL, is considered the oldest cluster of Belo Horizonte, as emerged in 1930, early in the construction of our capital. The PPL is very marked by violent scenario, as occurred in the region many robberies and drug trafficking in the 1990s.

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HOW?

The PPL arose early in the construction of the city of Belo Horizonte - created to be the new capital of Minas Gerais, with the high demand of workers who came to im-prove their living working in construction. The reality for many of these people found that arrived was not the desired and needed the-se workers live in their own worksites. They began to settle in the area where today is the PPL, fleeing the high values of rents and seeking a better place to live.

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WHEN?

The PPL began to be inhabited by workers in the late nineteenth century and grew parallel to the city of Belo Horizonte, when it received its residents who worked in the construction of the capital of Minas Gerais. Over the years, took a greater proportion and today has about ten thousand inhabitants on 140 square meters.

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IMPORTANCE?

The PPL for BH is very important because, besides being the oldest cluster of the capi-tal, is located in a strategic point of the city, Avenida Antônio Carlos linking the city center to Pampulha region where major international events happen.

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CURIOSITIES?+Today, there is an association called APACC (Association for the Protection and Support of Needy Communities and Children with Cancer) resident of the community founded by André Cunha, who was born, grew up and lived with the reality of the community.A curiosity of this community, is the legend of the blonde Bonfim, which since the 1970s scare residents and taxi drivers in the area of

lagoinha. Legend has it that the blonde woman appeared to locals who frequented the bars in the area and also for taxi drivers who worked there. According to residents, the woman appe-ared always well dressed and asked for a ride to go home and when they arrived on the sce-ne, people faced the cemetery Bonfim and the blonde disappeared.

Another important detail is that is close to the major sights of the capital as the Church of Our Lady of the Conception, St. Christopher Church and Baptist Church Pond, not to men-

tion the Cemetery of Bonfim containing traces of Gothic art deco to modernist, and receives free visits.

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Today, the scenario of the quarry is better, because the issue of violence in the community declined significantly, with the implementation of two projects: the Program Smart - surrounding the Av Antonio Carlos - and the PAC - Growth Acceleration Program - that helps community

residents.On the social scene and housing, the commu-nity still suffers badly paved streets and lack of sanitation. Furthermore, only 6% of residents have completed high school.

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Joyce Batista RodriguesKaíque Nunes RodriguesSara Freire Kalil

FACT SHEET - SLUM

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WHAT IS MINERALOGY?

Mineralogy is the science of land dedicated to the study of chemistry, molecular and crystal structures and physical properties (including optical and mechanical) of minerals, as well as its genesis, metamorphism, weathering and chemical evolution.

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HOW?

The history of the state of Minas Gerais and the production of ore found in their mountainous land rises in bold and perilous quest for the riches of the pioneers of the interior of Brazil. At the behest of the Por-tuguese crown these men embrenhavam in dense woods, following courses of rivers in search of what could be reversed in profit for Portugal. Shortly after the beginning of the seventeenth century, began to aim the search for gold and precious stones coveted by Portuguese colonists.

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This entire context of exploitation of these pre-cious metals has been of great importance to the State of Minas Gerais. Faced with the re-lentless pursuit of the pioneers and explorers was the settlement of the state, the opening of roads, founding cities, as well as the birth of one of the most important cultural movements of the country. Mining also was responsible for im-portant changes in the economic, social, political and administrative colony.

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The first hint of gold in Minas Gerais oc-curred around 1693, by Paulo Antônio Ro-drigues Arzão, generating a race for settlers into the territories of Ouro Preto, Mariana Cachoeira do Campo, Itabira and Ouro Bran-co. With the discovery of diamonds in the mining land, this migration had large increase

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CURIOSITIES+Importantly this movement that mining provided the cultural society the emergence of great artists miners, among them stand out in the literature related to the Arcadian poets.Antônio Francisco Lisboa, better known as Master Aleijadinho, along with master Valentine were the most important names in architecture

and sculpture of the baroque. And all this archi-tectural and sculptural art is seen in churches, mainly in the cities of Ouro Preto, Mariana, São João Del Rei, Diamantina, Congonhas and Sabará, beyond the colonial style buildings.

It is also estimated that about this period appro-ximately 800 thousand Portuguese came to the

colony, corresponding to 40% of the population.

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Today, in relation to geological exploration, mi-ning has been fulfilling the line that was drawn over its history and development, well represen-ted in the Constituent Assembly.However, little action is directed to the ex-ploratory activity and no notable discovery is recorded as a result of some exploratory effort that was made in the last 15 years.In Minas Gerais can find great mineral wealth, and with the mineral production of more pro-minent iron ore, gold and niobium (Nb iron). In the heart of Mines, we have the great iron

quadrangle bounded by an area equivalent to 7,500km ², consisting of 25 cities and is still the richest region of the state, and the largest and most important in the production of iron ore from Brazil, according with the Brazilian Mining Institute (IBRAM) Minas Gerais is responsible for about 70% of the production of iron ore country.

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Izabel AzevedoLeandra Santos SoaresRenato SouzaRicardo AlcântaraThandara Sueli da Silva

FACT SHEET - MINERALOGY