Dores de Campos is a Brazilian municipality. It is about 40 kilometers from São João del Rey at BR-265. About 30% of active people work in its principal factory: Marluvas.

Brasilia
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Localization in Minas Gerais
Localization in Minas Gerais
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateMinas Gerais
IncorporatedDecember 17, 1938
Government
 • MayorIlídio Antonio de Melo Neto
Area
 • Total
1,437 km2 (555 sq mi)
Elevation
956 m (3,136 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
10,223
 • Density71.8/km2 (186/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
WebsiteDores de Campos.com

As its neighbors cities, Dores de Campos is a point of Real Way (translated of Estrada Real).

It was founded in about 1720 and became a city on December 17, 1938.

Geography

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According to IBGE (2017), the municipality is in the Immediate Geographic Region of Barbacena, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.[2]

Ecclesiastical circumscription

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The municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Divisões Regionais do Brasil | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  3. ^ Silveira, Lucas. "Diocese ganha novo mapa territorial após criação de novas foranias". Diocese de São João del Rei. Retrieved 2023-02-19.

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