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Miraí | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in the state ofMinas Gerais | |
| Coordinates:21°11′42″S42°36′50″W / 21.19500°S 42.61389°W /-21.19500; -42.61389 | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Settled | 1923 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Ronaldo Milani (2013-2016) |
| Area | |
• Total | 320,628 km2 (123,795 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 15,111 |
| • Density | 38.7/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Miraiense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code (CEP) | 36790-000 |
| Area code | 32 |
Miraí is aBrazilianmunicipality located in the state ofMinas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion ofZona da Mata and to the microregion of Muriaé.
Brejo was its first name. The agriculture sector is pointed as one of the most successful of the regionZona da Mata.The city territory is located in a region of easy access due to the presence ofRio-Bahia highway, also calledBR-116.The first village was set up on the margins of theMuriaé River.Around 1840, attracted by land fertility, the first explorers came toMiraí's region.Finding land and good water, they spread the news and eventually other farmers arrived.At 1852, a group of farmers acquired part of the land belonging to the farm namedTrês Barras,in the place they built a chapel toSanto Antônio and around grew a village called Brejo.Later, the village became the District of Paz, with the name of Santo Antônio doMuriaé, belonging toFreguesia de Santa Rita de Meia Pataca.At 1883, the district was turned intoFreguesia de Santo Antônio do Camapuã.The name was changed toMiraí, which means "wet land" inTupi, by 1895.The municipality was created in 1923, separating itself fromCataguases.
The town presents as natural attractions countless waterfalls.
The Carnival Parade is very traditional, attracting tourist from all over the country.
In September the city host the Festival Samba and Botequim, a cultural event offering good music and regional cuisine, by the bus station.
Ataulfo Alves was the most famous person to be born in Miraí, he is known as one of the bestsamba compositor of the second half of the 20th century, there is a museum to his memory in the city.
In January 2007, the city was victim of aflooding with catastrophic proportions after the collapse of a barrage belonging to the companyRio Pomba Cataguases,more than 2 billion liters of water mixed with mud and chemical waste used on the extraction ofbauxite was dumped in the city causing its destruction and affecting theMuriaé River, hence destroying many cities on its way to theAtlantic Ocean.
This was the second accident to happen in the region caused by this company. The damage to the environment was unmeasurable.
21°12′S42°37′W / 21.200°S 42.617°W /-21.200; -42.617
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