Sabará

Sabará is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the Belo Horizonte metropolitan region and to the associated microregion.

Sabará
Municipality of Sabará
Location in Brazil
Sabará
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 19°53′09″S 43°48′25″W
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
Founded1675
Government
  MayorWander José Goddard Borges (2021-2024)
Area
  Total302.419 km2 (116.765 sq mi)
Elevation
705 m (2,313 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.[2])
  Total137,125
  Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.731 – high[3]

It is a well preserved historic city and retains the characteristics of a baroque city, with its churches, buildings and museums.

Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Ouro Preto, São João del-Rei, Diamantina, Mariana, Tiradentes and Congonhas.

See also

Historical buildings from the colonial period in Sabará.

References

  1. "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (in Portuguese). 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019. 2018 Area Total
  2. IBGE 2020
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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