Três Corações
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Três Corações is a city in the south of Minas Gerais
state in Brazil
. Founded in 1760, the city has a population of about 70,000 and covers 826.0 km². The elevation is 864 m and the postal code is 37410-000. The geographical coordinates are: Latitude - 21° 42’ 00’’ S and Longitude - 45° 15’ 30’’ W.
-North - Varginha and Carmo da Cachoeira
-South - Conceição do Rio Verde and Cambuquira
-East - São Bento Abade and São Tomé das Letras
-West - Campanha and Monsenhor Paulo.
Belo Horizonte - 287 km
Varginha - 30 km
São Lourenço - 93 km
Juiz de Fora - 272 km
Pouso Alegre – 112 km
São Paulo - 295 km
The municipality is watered by the following rivers: Verde, Peixe, Palmela, Lambari, besides several streams. The great reservoir of Furnas is located to the northwest at a distance of about 40 km. The important interstate highway, the BR 381 (Rodovia Fernão Dias
) is located at a distance of 8 km.
There are light industries producing toys, highway signs, fertilizers, leather, milk products, steel wheels for cars, aluminum wheels, copper wires, and animal food among others.
legend Pelé
. There is a statue prominently placed in a plaza near downtown and a street, Edson Arantes do Nascimento
Street, in his honour (the street is given Pelé's full birth name).
. After some years he built a big farm and started the construction of the "Santíssimos Corações de Jesus, Maria e José" (Joseph
, Mary and Jesus
's holy hearts) chapel
.
In 1764 the Minas Gerais
governor, D. Luiz Lobo Diogo Silva, visited Tomé M. Costa and noticed some small houses nearby.
In 1790, Captain Domingos Dias de Barros, Tomé's son in law, built a bigger chapel on the site where the old one stood. It was opened to the public of Três Corações do Rio Verde and the Três Sacratíssimos Corações parish in 1832.
Três Corações do Rio Verde became part of the Minas Gerais Province in 1873, after the President of the province sanctioned laws establishing that the territory was part of its civil parish.
The town continued to develop civically after Emperor D.Pedro II and the imperial family visited it in 1884, for the inaugural of the Minas & Rio railroad. The railroad connected the town to Cruzeiro, a town in the São Paulo Province. Three months following the emperor’s visit, the town was emancipated and became categorized as a city.
Though formally known as Três Corações do Rio Verde, on September 7, 1923, the city became known as Três Corações.
So the village has been known as Três Corações (Three Hearts in Portuguese
) because of the name of the chapel (hearts of Jesus
, Mary and Joseph
).
That is the political and official history. There are two other versions as to the origin of the city's name. One is that the path through which the river flows around the city forms the shape of three hearts. The other, more poetic version, tells the story of three cowboys, who while passing through the town from Goias, came upon three women, Jacyra, Jussara, and Moema. The women captured their attention, and the cowboys fell in love with them.
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...
state in 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...
. Founded in 1760, the city has a population of about 70,000 and covers 826.0 km². The elevation is 864 m and the postal code is 37410-000. The geographical coordinates are: Latitude - 21° 42’ 00’’ S and Longitude - 45° 15’ 30’’ W.
- Municipal boundaries:
-North - Varginha and Carmo da Cachoeira
-South - Conceição do Rio Verde and Cambuquira
-East - São Bento Abade and São Tomé das Letras
-West - Campanha and Monsenhor Paulo.
- Distances:
Belo Horizonte - 287 km
Varginha - 30 km
São Lourenço - 93 km
Juiz de Fora - 272 km
Pouso Alegre – 112 km
São Paulo - 295 km
The municipality is watered by the following rivers: Verde, Peixe, Palmela, Lambari, besides several streams. The great reservoir of Furnas is located to the northwest at a distance of about 40 km. The important interstate highway, the BR 381 (Rodovia Fernão Dias
Rodovia Fernão Dias
The Rodovia Fernão Dias is a federal highway which runs in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and southern region of Minas Gerais...
) is located at a distance of 8 km.
Economy
Cattle raising plays an important role in the economy, with both dairy and beef cattle being represented. The main agricultural products are coffee, corn, potatoes, beans, rice, and regional fruits. The main natural resource (mineral) is the São Tomé stone, which is used in civil construction.There are light industries producing toys, highway signs, fertilizers, leather, milk products, steel wheels for cars, aluminum wheels, copper wires, and animal food among others.
University
The city has one university maintained by local authorities: Universidade Vale do Rio Verde (UNINCOR), which offers courses in several areas, including dentistry.Pelé
Três Corações is the birthplace of footballFootball (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
legend Pelé
Pelé
However, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...
. There is a statue prominently placed in a plaza near downtown and a street, Edson Arantes do Nascimento
Pelé
However, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...
Street, in his honour (the street is given Pelé's full birth name).
History
By the year 1760, the Portuguese Tomé Martins da Costa had settled on the banks of the Verde River to explore goldGold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
. After some years he built a big farm and started the construction of the "Santíssimos Corações de Jesus, Maria e José" (Joseph
Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ ....
, Mary and Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
's holy hearts) chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
.
In 1764 the 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...
governor, D. Luiz Lobo Diogo Silva, visited Tomé M. Costa and noticed some small houses nearby.
In 1790, Captain Domingos Dias de Barros, Tomé's son in law, built a bigger chapel on the site where the old one stood. It was opened to the public of Três Corações do Rio Verde and the Três Sacratíssimos Corações parish in 1832.
Três Corações do Rio Verde became part of the Minas Gerais Province in 1873, after the President of the province sanctioned laws establishing that the territory was part of its civil parish.
The town continued to develop civically after Emperor D.Pedro II and the imperial family visited it in 1884, for the inaugural of the Minas & Rio railroad. The railroad connected the town to Cruzeiro, a town in the São Paulo Province. Three months following the emperor’s visit, the town was emancipated and became categorized as a city.
Though formally known as Três Corações do Rio Verde, on September 7, 1923, the city became known as Três Corações.
So the village has been known as Três Corações (Three Hearts in Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
) because of the name of the chapel (hearts of Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
, Mary and Joseph
Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ ....
).
That is the political and official history. There are two other versions as to the origin of the city's name. One is that the path through which the river flows around the city forms the shape of three hearts. The other, more poetic version, tells the story of three cowboys, who while passing through the town from Goias, came upon three women, Jacyra, Jussara, and Moema. The women captured their attention, and the cowboys fell in love with them.