Sobrália Explained

Official Name:Sobrália
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:Southeast
Subdivision Name2:Minas Gerais
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Maria das Neves Beltrame Andrade
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1900s
Established Title1:Incorporated (district)
Established Date1:1943
Established Title2:Incorporated (municipality)
Established Date2:1962
Area Total Km2:206970
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Total:5,514
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-19.2378°N -42.0978°W
Elevation M:270
Blank Name:HDI (2000)
Blank Info:0.685
Website:sobralia.mg.gov.br

Sobrália is a municipality in Brazil in the state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was estimated to be 5,514 inhabitants. The name Sobrália came from a local Native American tribe referring to the flowers called sobralia.

This city is where former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Glover Teixeira was born.

It is also the ancestral home of Danbury, Connecticut City Councilman Farley Santos whose maternal Grandfather, Miguel Pereira Santiago was the first Mayor of Sobralia. His paternal Grandfather, Geraldo Jose “Duquinha” Viana was also a 2 term Mayor of Sobralia.

History

The first settlers arrived in the beginning of the 20th century. The city was incorporated as a district of Tarumirim on December 31, 1943, by state law no. 1058. It became a municipality on December 30, 1962, by the signing of state law no. 2764.

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/sobralia/panorama IBGE 2020