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Alagoa is acity in theBrazilian state ofMinas Gerais. In 2020 its population was estimated to be 2,665.[1]
Alagoa was founded on 28 December 1962.
22°10′S44°38′W / 22.167°S 44.633°W /-22.167; -44.633
Turned into a municipality in 1962, the village of Alagoa was born by theBandeirantes in the 18th century. It was part of the "Royal Road" to movegold andprecious gems (includingdiamonds) from the State of Minas Gerais toRio de Janeiro andSão Paulo seaports.
The municipality contains 5.38% of the 22,917 hectares (56,630 acres)Serra do Papagaio State Park, created in 1998.[2] On top of theMantiqueira Mountains (The Crying Mountain, in the local Indians language), it contains part of the most important remains of theBrazilian Atlantic Forest and fresh water drained from the mountains to the State of Minas Gerais valleys.
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