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unusual facts about Jacinto, Minas Gerais



2009 flu pandemic in Brazil

On July 3, more 19 cases were confirmed: 7 of them in São Paulo, 6 in Minas Gerais, 2 in Rio de Janeiro, 2 in Rio Grande do Sul, 1 in Paraná and the first in Mato Grosso do Sul.

Alfredo Fortabat

The 1926 discovery of large limestone deposits at the San Jacinto Estancia inherited from his father led Fortabat to open a cement factory in the nearby pampas hamlet of Loma Negra (south of Olavarría); the choice of location prompted him to christen the company Loma Negra ("Black Mound").

Alvimar de Oliveira Costa

Alvimar Perrella de Oliveira Costa (born in 1961 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais) was the former president of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube of Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais and he was reelected for a further period of three years, which began in 2003 and end in 2008.

Antônio Anastasia

Aécio Neves em março de 2010, Anastasia é, atualmente, o governador de Minas Gerais pelo .

Antonio Roque Gobbo

Antonio Roque Gobbo is a writer, born 11 November 1935 in São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Beto Guedes

The Minas Gerais folk music tradition was the group's main influence, along with 60’s rock and Guedes’s influence from Choro.

Brazilianite

One noted deposit of brazilianite is in the surroundings of Conselheiro Pena, in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Camalaniugan, Cagayan

The town has a church dedicated to San Jacinto or Saint Hyacinth which houses the oldest church bell (Sancta Maria, 1595) in the far east.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino

In 2001, the competition was hosted in Ubá, Minas Gerais, being played from August 18 to September 9 of that year, and was disputed by 20 teams divided in five groups of four teams each.

Clube Esportivo Passense de Futebol e Cultura

Clube Esportivo Passense de Futebol e Cultura, commonly known as Passense, is a Brazilian football club based in Passos, Minas Gerais state.

Coimbra Esporte Clube

Coimbra Esporte Clube, commonly known as Coimbra, is a Brazilian football club based in Itaúna, Minas Gerais state.

Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio

After acquiring a 10% stake in mining company Mineração Rio do Norte, CBA now holds bauxite mines in the South-East part of Parana State and has another mine in the municipality of Cataguases and Itamarati de Minas in Minas Gerais State.

Democrata Futebol Clube

Democrata Futebol Clube, also referred to as Democrata de Sete Lagoas, Democrata-SL or just Democrata, is a Brazilian association football team from the city of Sete Lagoas in Minas Gerais state.

Drosera quartzicola

Drosera quartzicola is a species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera and is endemic to the Serra do Cipó in central Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil.

Espinhaço Mountains

The range runs roughly north and south through the states of Minas Gerais and Bahia, extending for approximately 1000km.

Fábio Laguna

After that he played in a small professional night band and for 4 years he toured the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais in a VW Transporter (commonly known in Brazil as "Kombi", short form of "Kombinationfahrzeug").

Formiga Esporte Clube

Formiga Esporte Clube, commonly known as Formiga, is a Brazilian football club based in Formiga, Minas Gerais state.

Francisca Senhorinha da Motta Diniz

Francisca Senhorinha da Motta Diniz, also known as Francisca Diniz (São João del Rey, Minas Gerais - Campanha, Minas Gerais), was a Brazilian teacher who played an important role in feminism.

Gerley Ferreira de Souza

Despite of being born in Minas Gerais state, Gerley started his professional career with Caxias of the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Harpactor angulosus

This assassin bug has been documented predating upon caterpillars of the genus Hylesia (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Hemileucinae) in Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil.

Hureaulite

Hureaulite is also found in a granite pegmatite known for its phosphates in the Aimorés pegmatite district, at the Cigana claim in Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formerly known as the Jocão Mine.

Ibrahim Abi-Ackel

Ackel began his public life in 1955 as councilman in the city of Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais.

Janete Clair

Janete Clair (April 25, 1925–November 16, 1983) was a Brazilian television, radio play, and novel writer born in Conquista, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

João Vitor Ribeiro Rodrigues

João is a native of Caratinga, belonging to the eastern city of Minas Gerais, with a population over 80,000 inhabitants, counting the nearby districts.

Josiesley Ferreira Rosa

Josiesley Ferreira Rosa, best known as Ferreira (born February 21, 1979 in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais State) is a Brazilian football striker playing for Paykan F.C. in the Iran Pro League.

Juliomys anoblepas

The specimen was collected by Peter Wilhelm Lund in the caves of Lagoa Santa in Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the first half of the 19th century and described by Herluf Winge in 1887 as Calomys anoblepas.

Law of Brazil

Some states, as São Paulo and Minas Gerais, used to have Court of Appeals (Tribunal de Alçada in Portuguese) which had different jurisdiction.

Leonardo Augusto Vieira Moreira

Leonardo Augusto Vieira Moreira, or simply Leonardo (born February 4, 1986 in Minas Gerais), is a Brazilian striker who currently plays for Hokushinetsu Football League side Japan Soccer College.

Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes

Born in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, Marcos Paulo played with Venda Nova Futebol Clube and Associação Atlética Caldense in his country.

Miltons, Minas e Mais

In this album, Emmerson explores the music from his state (Minas Gerais), by covering songs from famous Mineiros musicians: Beto Guedes, Lô Borges, Milton Nascimento and 14 Bis.

Música sertaneja

It was born from recordings made by journalist and writer Cornélio Pires of "tales" and fragments of traditional songs in the interior of rural São Paulo, north and west of Paraná, south Minas Gerais and Triângulo Mineiro, Goiás and Mato Grosso southeast.

Sertanejo differs from the caipira culture, specifically originating in the area that comprises the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraná.

Philipe Fidélis dos Santos

Philipe Fidélis dos Santos or Fidélis for short (born 14 June 1989 in Contagem, Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Marítimo in Portugal.

Rádio Universitária 1570 kHz

The recording, broadcasting and interviewing studios and main antenna are located in the city of Itajubá, Minas Gerais - Brazil.

Rio Branco de Andradas Futebol Clube

Rio Branco de Andradas Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Branco de Andradas, is a Brazilian football club based in Andradas, Minas Gerais state.

Smoking in Brazil

São Paulo became the first state in Brazil to adopt the most comprehensive ban, being followed by Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.

Sociedade Esportiva Unaí Itapuã

Sociedade Esportiva Unaí Itapuã, commonly known as Unaí, is a Brazilian football club based in Unaí, Minas Gerais state.

State football leagues in Brazil

Some examples are Fla-Flu, in Rio de Janeiro, Corinthians-Palmeiras in São Paulo, Atlético-Cruzeiro in Minas Gerais, Naútico-Sport in Pernambuco, Gre–Nal in Rio Grande do Sul, Atle-Tiba, in Paraná etc.

Tininho

Ronildo Pereira de Freitas (born 23 October 1977 in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais), aka Tininho, is a Brazilian retired footballer.

Tupynambás Futebol Clube

Tupynambás Futebol Clube, commonly known as Tupynambás, is a Brazilian football club based in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state.

Urban area

There are also non-capital metropolitan areas in the states of São Paulo (Campinas, Santos and the Paraíba Valley), Minas Gerais (Steel Valley), Rio Grande do Sul (Sinos Valley) and Santa Catarina (Itajaí Valley).

Valdemiro Santiago

Valdemiro Santiago (born November 2, 1963 in Palma, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is an Brazilian evangelical pastor and leader of the World Church of the Power of God.

Villa Nova Atlético Clube

Villa Nova is a Brazilian football team team from Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, founded on June 28, 1908.

William Pedley

Pedley went to America where he was manager of the San Jacinto Land Company, who developed part of the Sobrante de San Jacinto land grant at Riverside, California.

Yara Tupinambá

One of her best known works is the panel depicting Adam and Eve naked, situated at the main church in Ferros, Minas Gerais.

Ziraldo Alves Pinto

Ziraldo Alves Pinto (born October 24, 1932, in Caratinga, Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian author, painter, comic creator, and journalist.


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