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Cabo Verde is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...

. Its population as of 2007 was 14,024 people living in a total area of 367 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro-region of São Sebastião do Paraíso

São Sebastião do Paraíso

São Sebastião do Paraíso is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 61,838 people living in a total area of 822 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro-region of São Sebastião do...

. It became a municipality in 1877. The municipality is an important producer of coffee.

Location

The city center of Cabo Verde is located at an elevation of 927 meters a short distance from the state boundary of São Paulo

São Paulo

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. Neighboring municipalities are: Monte Belo

Monte Belo

Monte Belo is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...

(N), Areado

Areado

Areado is a Brazilian city and county in the state of Minas Gerais. As of the 2001 census its population is estimated to be 12,228. Most of the population lives in the city. The estimated population living in the city is 9,790. This city is the most urban city among the small cities nearby.The city...

(NE), Divisa Nova

Divisa Nova

Divisa Nova is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...

(E), Botelhos

Botelhos

Botelhos is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...

(S), Caconde

Caconde

Caconde is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil.-External links:**...

(W) and Muzambinho

Muzambinho

Muzambinho is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...

(NW).

History

The settlement began around a chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora do Rosário do Cabo Verde in 1766. In 1877 it became a municipality.

Communications

The municipality is served by three paved highways that connect with federal highway BR-146, which crosses the region.

Main distances

Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...

: 465 km, Muzambinho

Muzambinho

Muzambinho is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...

: 25 km, Botelhos

Botelhos

Botelhos is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...

: 20 km, and Monte Belo

Monte Belo

Monte Belo is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...

: 33 km.

Economic activities

Agriculture, with coffee production and dairy products, is the main economic activity. Coffee is the most important crop with an average of 160,000 bags produced. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$102 million, with 4.5 million reais from taxes, 45 million reais from services, 4.5 million reais from industry, and 48 million reais from agriculture. The industrial sector employed 130 workers in 2005, while 395 were employed in commerce.

In the rural area there were 1,461 producers on 38,000 hectares of land. Approximately 9,000 persons were occupied in agriculture. The main crops are coffee, 10,500 hectares; and corn, 2,300 hectares. There were 20,000 head of cattle, of which 7,000 were milk cows (2006). Swine and poultry raising are also important in the local economy.

There was one bank (2007). In the vehicle fleet there were 1,823 automobiles, 163 trucks, 211 pickup trucks, 17 buses, and 425 motorcycles (2007).

Health and education

In the health sector there were 4 health clinics and one hospital with 63 beds (2005). Educational needs of 2,600 students were attended to by 6 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 9 pre-primary schools.

Municipal Human Development Index
Human Development Index
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: 0.749 (2000)
State ranking: 295 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
National ranking: 1,920 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
Literacy rate: 85%
Life expectancy: 68 (average of males and females)

In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$327.00 was above the state average of R$276.00 and above the national average of R$297.00. Poços de Caldas

Poços de Caldas

Poços de Caldas is a city and municipality in south-western Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in the microregion of the same name. Its estimated population in 2009 was 151,449 inhabitants...

had the highest per capita monthly income in Minas Gerais 2000 with R$435.00. The lowest was the state was Setubinha

Setubinha

Setubinha is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 10,834 in a total area of 536 km². The elevation is 729 metres. It is part of the IBGE statistical microregion of Teófilo Otoni...

with R$73.00.

The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas

Poços de Caldas

Poços de Caldas is a city and municipality in south-western Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in the microregion of the same name. Its estimated population in 2009 was 151,449 inhabitants...

with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha

Setubinha

with 0.568. Nationally the highest was São Caetano do Sul

São Caetano do Sul

São Caetano do Sul is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo Metropolitan Area. It is the city with the highest per capita income in Brazil and it also has the highest Human Development Index .-Geography:São Caetano do Sul is located on a plateau that is part of the...

in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of Pernambuco

Pernambuco

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has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.

Churches

The following churches are represented:

Igreja Católica Apostólica Romana - with a temple in the Praça Principal, Bairro Chapadão, in the Bairros Coelhos, São Bartolomeu and the district of Serra dos Lemes.

Igreja Presbiteriana - with churches in Rua Dr. Antônio de Souza Melo and in Distrito São Bartolomeu de Minas.

Igreja Evangélica Assembléia de Deus - with churches in Rua Cel. Ernane Ornelas (Ministério Belém), Loteamento Assunção (Ministério Madureira) and Bairros Chapadão and São Bartolomeu.

Igreja Batista - with a church in Bairro São Judas Tadeu.

Igreja do Evangelho Quadrangular - with a church in Rua Álvaro Isac.

Igreja Congregação Cristã no Brasil - with a church in Rua Tiradentes.

Igreja Batista Nacional Unidos em Cristo - with a church in Rua Quintino Bocaiúva, 126 - Chapadão.