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7 unusual facts about Juíz de Fora


1964 Brazilian coup d'état

In the early hours of March 31, 1964, General Olímpio Mourão Filho, Commander of the 4th Military Region, headquartered in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, ordered his troops to start moving towards Rio de Janeiro.

Arnaldo Baptista

Baptista currently lives with his wife Lucinha Barbosa in the city of Juiz de Fora, where he spends most of his time painting, singing and writing songs.

Linhas Aéreas Natal

Linhas Aéreas Natal was founded in Juiz de Fora on June 3, 1946 and received authorization to operate on June 30, 1946.

Luiz Filipe Coelho

At the age of 12, he won awards in several national competitions in the cities of Juíz de Fora-MG, Piracicaba-SP and Rio de Janeiro-RJ.

Tupi Football Club

Tupi Football Club, usually known simply as Tupi, is a traditional Brazilian football club from Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state.

Tupynambás Futebol Clube

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

The club won the Campeonato Citadino de Juiz de Fora in 1919, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1946, 1961, and in 1966.


Colégio Militar

The Portuguese Colégio Militar gave birth to a net of twelve military schools in Brazil (Porto Alegre, Santa Maria, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Juíz de Fora, Salvador, Recife, Fortaleza, Manaus, Brasília and Campo Grande) built in cooperation with the Portuguese experience of a centenary school with high levels of success.

Heinz Ebert

From 1950 to 1956, he was a "specialized geologist" at the Division of Geology and Mineralogy, which evolved from the old Geological Survey of Brazil, and mapped the regions of São João del Rei, Juiz de Fora, and Barbacena, a whole complex metasedimentary southern region of Minas Gerais.

Itamar Franco

His family was from Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, where he grew up and became a civil engineer in 1955, graduating from the School of Engineering of Juiz de Fora.

Leandro Salino

Leandro Salino do Carmo, known as Salino (born 22 April 1985 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Olympiacos F.C. in the Superleague Greece, mainly as a right defender.

Marmelos Zero Power Plant

The Marmelos Zero Power Plant is a decommissioned hydroelectric power plant on the Paraibuna River in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo

Born in Cocos, Oliveira de Azevedo was ordained to the priesthood on September 9, 1977, serving in Juiz de Fora.


see also

Marmelo

Marmelos Zero Power Plant, a decommissioned hydroelectric power plant on the Paraibuna River in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

School of Engineering of Juiz de Fora

It was set up in 1914 in the city of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, and taught a five-year course of Civil and Eletrotechnic Engineering.