Pedro Leopoldo
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Pedro Leopoldo is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais
. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte
and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. The city is birthplace to the medium
Chico Xavier
and the 1970 World Champion
and Cruzeiro
footballer Dirceu Lopes
.
Pedro Leopoldo is just 46km far from the capital, Belo Horizonte.
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...
. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte
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...
and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. The city is birthplace to the medium
Mediumship
Mediumship is described as a form of communication with spirits. It is a practice in religious beliefs such as Spiritualism, Spiritism, Espiritismo, Candomblé, Voodoo and Umbanda.- Concept :...
Chico Xavier
Chico Xavier
Chico Xavier, born Francisco de Paula Cândido was a popular medium in Brazil's spiritism movement who wrote 413 books, ostensibly using a process known as "psychography"....
and the 1970 World Champion
1970 FIFA World Cup
The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...
and Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...
footballer Dirceu Lopes
Dirceu Lopes
Dirceu Lopes, full name Dirceu Lopes Mendes, was a Brazilian footballer.He was attacking midfielder and forward who played mainly with Cruzeiro....
.
Pedro Leopoldo is just 46km far from the capital, Belo Horizonte.