Serro Explained

Serro
Settlement Type:Municipality
Official Name:Municipality of Serro
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:Southeast
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:6 March 1838
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Epaminondas Pires de Miranda (PL)
Area Total Km2:1,217.813
Elevation M:835
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:20,915
Population Density Km2:17.11
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Demonym:serrano
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:39150-000 to 39159-999
Blank Name:HDI (2010)
Blank Info:0.656 – medium[2]

Serro is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Conceição do Mato Dentro. As of 2020, the estimated population was 20,940.[3]

In colonial times the city was known by the name Vila do Príncipe (). In this city were born Emerico Lobo de Mesquita, one of the most prominent composers of the Classicism movement in Brazil, and Gomes Carneiro, a general who fought on the Paraguayan War and on the Federalist Revolution.

Serro is well known for its traditional cheese, cultural richness, colonial influence and unique environment.

The municipality contains part of the Pico do Itambé State Park, created in 1998.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: IBGE Serro . 17 March 2022 . IBGE.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233352/http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf . July 8, 2014 . August 1, 2013 . United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
  3. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/serro/panorama IBGE 2020