Carmópolis de Minas
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Carmópolis of Mine is a city
Brazil
EIRO of the state of Minas Gerais
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)" - honors its patron Our Lady of Caramel and refers to Mount Caramel
by its mountainous topography. For the old name, there are two versions: a bird would come from the region or homonym of "bread is already" taken by pioneer
s to be welcomed by locals when in town. There is still a rural town that retains the old name of the city, the village of Great Japan.
The primitive inhabitants' of the region were the Indian
Carijós, Goianazes and Cataguás. Around 1700, the region received its first white, bandeirantes paulistas and Portuguese, in the hinterland demand Goias. Continuing on their adventure, they would have left few remaining white care of farming, to ensure the supply for the return. Years later, the back, found the place already developed and has been offered to them bread, manufactured with wheat planting site. In 1807 began the construction of the Church, by Father Dominic da Costa Guimarães. The town has been developing slowly, and in 1862 became the end of the village of Oliveira
, will remain so until their emancipation in 1948, coming to receive the name of Carmópolis of Mines.
It was four sites
in the city, where they are found petroglyphs s - rocks from the period of prehistory
, which contain inscriptions engraved on its surface.
City
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Brazil
Brazil
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EIRO 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...
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History
The 'first name of the town Japan was second, documents from 1862, when the parish was established by Provincial Law No 1144 to September 24. On December 27, 1948 was elevated to the rank of city with the name of Carmópolis of Mines. The name - "City of Caramel (polisPolis
Polis , plural poleis , literally means city in Greek. It could also mean citizenship and body of citizens. In modern historiography "polis" is normally used to indicate the ancient Greek city-states, like Classical Athens and its contemporaries, so polis is often translated as "city-state."The...
)" - honors its patron Our Lady of Caramel and refers to Mount Caramel
Caramel
Caramel is a beige to dark-brown confection made by heating any of a variety of sugars. It is used as a flavoring in puddings and desserts, as a filling in bonbons, and as a topping for ice cream, custard and coffee....
by its mountainous topography. For the old name, there are two versions: a bird would come from the region or homonym of "bread is already" taken by pioneer
Settler
A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there, often to colonize the area. Settlers are generally people who take up residence on land and cultivate it, as opposed to nomads...
s to be welcomed by locals when in town. There is still a rural town that retains the old name of the city, the village of Great Japan.
The primitive inhabitants' of the region were the Indian
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
Carijós, Goianazes and Cataguás. Around 1700, the region received its first white, bandeirantes paulistas and Portuguese, in the hinterland demand Goias. Continuing on their adventure, they would have left few remaining white care of farming, to ensure the supply for the return. Years later, the back, found the place already developed and has been offered to them bread, manufactured with wheat planting site. In 1807 began the construction of the Church, by Father Dominic da Costa Guimarães. The town has been developing slowly, and in 1862 became the end of the village of Oliveira
Oliveira, Minas Gerais
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. Its estimated population was 40,400 inhabitants in 2005....
, will remain so until their emancipation in 1948, coming to receive the name of Carmópolis of Mines.
It was four sites
Location (geography)
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in the city, where they are found petroglyphs s - rocks from the period of prehistory
Prehistory
Prehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
, which contain inscriptions engraved on its surface.