Serro
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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 Metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Conceição do Mato Dentro.
In colonial times the city was known by the name Vila do Príncipe (Princeville). In this city was born Emerico Lobo de Mesquita
Emerico Lobo de Mesquita
José Joaquim Emerico Lobo de Mesquita was a Brazilian composer, music teacher, conductor and organist.-Life:Emerico was born at Vila do Príncipe , in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. His parents José Lobo the Mesquita and Joaquina Emerenciana gave him a liberal education...
, one of the most prominent composers of the Classicism
Classicism
Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for classical antiquity, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seek to emulate. The art of classicism typically seeks to be formal and restrained: of the Discobolus Sir Kenneth Clark observed, "if we object to his restraint...
in Brazil.
Serro is well known for its traditional cheese, cultural richness, colonial influence and unique environment.