Bicas Explained

Official Name:Bicas
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:Southeast
Subdivision Name2:Minas Gerais
Subdivision Type3:Mesoregion
Subdivision Name3:Zona da Mata
Subdivision Type4:Microregion
Subdivision Name4:Juiz de Fora
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Geraldo Magela Longo dos Santos
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:September 7th, 1923
Area Total Km2:139,538
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2020 [2]
Population Total:14,554
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-21.725°N -43.0589°W
Elevation M:600.0
Blank Name:HDI (2000)
Blank Info:0.799
Website:Bicas, Minas Gerais

Bicas is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. its population is estimated to be 14,554 inhabitants.

History

Initially a breakpoint for salesmen in the 18th century, Bicas obtained its independence from the city of Guarará in 1923. It was an attraction point for Italian immigrants and other nationalities.

Until the 1970s, Bicas had a full-working train station and an active RFFSA (the extinct state railroad company) branch for repairing wagons. All this structure was dismantled and today the train station exists only as a historic site. Currently, Bicas has an economy based on commerce, agriculture and farming.

Annual Farming Expositions, with bull-riding and rodeos, cattle commerce and local products - typically in the last week of July of every year - are a tradition of several cities in Zona da Mata, and the Farming Exposition of Bicas is one of the most famous, attracting thousands of tourists from several parts of the country.

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Área territorial oficial . pt . Official Territorial Area . . 2010-12-05. 2002-10-10.
  2. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/bicas/panorama IBGE 2020