Padre Paraíso | |
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Municipality | |
 BR-116 in the city | |
 Flag  Seal | |
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| Country | Brazil |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Intermediate Geographic Region | Teófilo Otoni |
| Immediate Geographic Region | Teófilo Otoni |
| Incorporated | 30 December 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Diego Ferdinando Mendes Oliveira (Solidariedade) |
| Area | |
• Total | 543,942 km2 (210,017 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,252[1] |
| • Density | 36.3/km2 (94/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Padre-paraisense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 39818-000 |
| Area code(s) | +55 33 |
| Website | padreparaiso.mg.gov |
Padre Paraíso is a Brazilianmunicipality located in the northeast of the state ofMinas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was estimated to be 20,252 people living in a total area of 543 km2.[2] The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion ofAraçuaí. It became a municipality in 1962.
Padre Paraíso is located on the Rio-Bahia highway (BR-116) at an elevation of 664 meters (center of the town). The climate is semi-arid and the region is mountainous. Neighboring municipalities are:Ponto dos Volantes -Caraí -Araçuaí. The distance toBelo Horizonte is 542 km. The distance to the nearest major population center,Teófilo Otoni is 94 km.[3][4]
The economy is based on cattle raising, services, andsubsistence agriculture, with the main crops being coffee, beans, manioc, sugarcane, and corn. The cattle herd had 8,000 head in 2006. In 2005 there were 639 rural producers but only 7 tractors. 2,100 persons were dependent on agriculture. As of 2005 there were 17 health clinics and 1 private hospital with 42 beds. Educational needs were met by 23 primary schools, 3 middle schools and 4 nursery schools. There were 959 automobiles in 2006, giving a ratio of 17 inhabitants per automobile (there were 790 motorcycles). There was 1 bank in 2007.[5]
Padre Paraíso is ranked low on the MHDI and was one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country in 2000.
The above figures can be compared with those ofPoços de Caldas, which had an MHDI of .841, the highest in the state ofMinas Gerais. The highest in the country wasSão Caetano do Sul in the state ofSão Paulo with an MHDI of .919. The lowest wasManari in the state ofPernambuco with an MHDI of .467 out of a total of 5504 municipalities in the country as of 2004.[6]
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