Oliveira | |
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Nickname: "Princesa do Oeste" - "Princess of the West" | |
Motto: "Quasi Oliva Speciosa in Campis" - "As a beautiful olive tree in the fields" | |
Coordinates: 20°41′45″S 44°49′37″W / 20.69583°S 44.82694°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | Minas Gerais |
Government | |
• Mayor | João Batista de Sousa |
Area | |
• Total | 896,494 km2 (346,138 sq mi) |
Elevation | 982 m (3,222 ft) |
Population (2020 [2]) | |
• Total | 41,840 |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
GDP | 401,175 mil[3] |
GDP per capita | 10,164.31[3] |
Website | Prefeitura Municipal de Oliveira |
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Oliveira is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. It is located at latitude 20º41'47" south and longitude 44º49'38" west, at an altitude of 982 metres. It is located 165 kilometres at southwest from Belo Horizonte. Its estimated population was 41,181 according to the latest IBGE census.[7]
Oliveira is the birthplace of Brazilian scientist Carlos Chagas. A person from Oliveira can be called "Oliveirense".