Dores de Campos
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Dores de Campos is a brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
. It's about 40 kilometers from São João del Rey at BR-265. About 30% of active people work in its principal factory: Marluvas.
As its neighbors cities, Dores de Campos is a point of Real Way (translated of Estrada Real
Estrada Real
The Estrada Real is a colonial-era road in Brazil. Portuguese colonists of Brazil and their African slaves began building the Estrada Real in 1697 shortly after gold, diamonds, and other precious minerals were discovered in the state of Minas Gerais. The purpose of the road was to facilitate the...
).
It was founded in about 1720 and became a city on December 17, 1938.