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7 unusual facts about Montes Claros


Beto Guedes

Alberto de Castro Guedes, (born August 13, 1951) (Montes Claros), is a famous guitar player, singer and brazilian songwriter.

Funorte Esporte Clube

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

Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquis of Carpio

As a punishment, he was sent to Portugal to fight the insurgents, where he was made prisoner after the defeat at Montes Claros.

João Punaro Bley

João Punaro Bley (November 14, 1900 in Montes Claros MG – 1983) was a Brazilian military and public administrator.

Montes Claros

There are two public universities: Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes) and a campus of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), and five private colleges:Universidade Norte do Paraná (Unopar), Faculdades Pitágoras, Faculdades Unidas do Norte de Minas (FUNORTE), Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia de Montes Claros (Facit), Faculdade de Saúde Ibituruna, and Faculdades Santo Agostinho.

Darcy Ribeiro, a renowned Brazilian anthropologist, was born in Montes Claros.

Yara Tupinambá

Yara Tupinambá (born April 2, 1932 in Montes Claros, Brazil) is a Brazilian visual artist.


Tininho

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


see also

Duke of Terceira

The 1st Duke of Terceira (1792-1860) descended from Sancho Manoel de Vilhena, the 1st Count of Vila-Flor and Marshal of the Portuguese Army during the Portuguese Restoration War against Spain, winner (together with the 1st Marquis of Marialva) of the battles of Linhas de Elvas, Montes Claros and the Ameixial.