Belo Vale | |
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The Municipality of Belo Vale' | |
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Coordinates:20°24′28″S44°01′26″W / 20.40778°S 44.02389°W /-20.40778; -44.02389 | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Southeast |
State | ![]() |
Founded | 1938 |
Incorporated (as city) | December 17, 1938 |
Government | |
• Mayor | José Lapa dos Santos (PMDB) |
Area | |
365 km2 (127.7 sq mi) | |
• Urban | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 797 m (2,615 ft) |
Population (2020[1]) | |
7,719 | |
• Density | 211/km2 (550/sq mi) |
• | Belovalense |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Postal Code | 35473-000 |
HDI (2000) | 0.733 –high |
Website | Belo Vale, Minas Gerais |
Belo Vale is amunicipality in the state ofMinas Gerais,Brazil. It is located 82 km south ofBelo Horizonte, the state capital. The population was 7,719 inhabitants in 2020.
In 2014, a story about the village of Noiva do Cordeiro, situated within Belo Vale, was published by tabloids around the world. Among other things, these reports said that the population of Noiva do Cordeiro was entirely made up of single women, but this has been dismissed as a hoax by BBC Brazil.[2]
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