Santana do Paraíso
Encyclopedia
Santana do Paraíso is a Brazil
ian municipality situated in the state of Minas Gerais
which was founded in 1992. It forms part of the Vale do Aço metropolitan area. Its estimated population in 2004 was of 20.760 inhabitants.
Before its foundation, Santana do Paraiso's location was a rest spot for people who travelled the road between the cities of Ferros
and Coronel Fabriciano
. The region is host to the "Cachoeiras de Taquaraçu" (Taquaraçu Waterfalls), in which horses could drink water and travellers could rest near. As time went by, people began building houses on the location, and a city was eventually established, being named Santana do Paraíso in homage to Nossa Senhora de Santana, a local saint
.
and the Queiroz Galvão waste treatment area, that attends the four cities.
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...
ian municipality situated in 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...
which was founded in 1992. It forms part of the Vale do Aço metropolitan area. Its estimated population in 2004 was of 20.760 inhabitants.
Before its foundation, Santana do Paraiso's location was a rest spot for people who travelled the road between the cities of Ferros
Ferros
Ferros 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 Itabira.-See also:* List of municipalities in Minas Gerais...
and Coronel Fabriciano
Coronel Fabriciano
Coronel Fabriciano is a Brazilian city of the Vale do Aço metropolitan area in the State of Minas Gerais....
. The region is host to the "Cachoeiras de Taquaraçu" (Taquaraçu Waterfalls), in which horses could drink water and travellers could rest near. As time went by, people began building houses on the location, and a city was eventually established, being named Santana do Paraíso in homage to Nossa Senhora de Santana, a local saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
.
Economy
The municipality is the less important and less populated of the four main cities of Vale do Aço. Even so, Santana do Paraíso has in its territory some of the region's most important services, as Usiminas AirportUsiminas Airport
Usiminas Airport is the airport serving Ipatinga, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Santana do Paraíso.Though privately-owned and operated by the steel manufacturer Usiminas, it is open for public use.-Airlines and destinations:...
and the Queiroz Galvão waste treatment area, that attends the four cities.
Prefects
- Antônio Luiz - 1993
- Helvécio Matias de Oliveira - 1993~1996
- Juarez Antônio da Costa - 1997~2000
- Raimundo Anício Botelho - 2001~2004
- Joaquim Correia de Melo - 2004
External links
- http://www.santanadoparaiso.com Unofficial Santana do Paraíso Blog