Sabará | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Sabará | |
Location in Minas Gerais | |
| Coordinates:19°53′09″S43°48′25″W / 19.88583°S 43.80694°W /-19.88583; -43.80694 | |
| Country | |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | |
| Founded | 1675 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wander José Goddard Borges (2021–2024) |
| Area | |
• Total | 302.419 km2 (116.765 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 705 m (2,313 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 129,380 |
| • Density | 427.82/km2 (1,108.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.731 –high[3] |
Sabará is a Brazilian municipality located in the state ofMinas Gerais. The city belongs tothe Belo Horizonte metropolitan region and to the associated microregion.
It is a well preserved historic city and retains the characteristics of abaroque city, with itschurches,buildings andmuseums.
Other historical cities in Minas Gerais areOuro Preto,São João del-Rei,Diamantina,Mariana,Tiradentes andCongonhas.
The municipality also housesTV Muro, touted as the world's smallest television station.
Sabará is home to numerous colonial-period historic structures, many designated as Brazilian national monuments by theNational Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN); others are designated as state monuments or recognized as Portuguese-era monuments as Heritage of Portuguese Influence byCalouste Gulbenkian Foundation.[4]
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