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Governador Valadares is a brazilian city of Minas Gerais' state. its estimated population in 2004 was 255.651 people. Minas Gerais is one of the states of Brazil, the second most populous in the federation. ...

Its localization, by the geographic coordinates, is 18° 51' 12" south and 41° 56' 42" west.

The area is 2 348,9 km², by the Instituto de Geociências Aplicadas - IGA (Institute of Applied Geosciences).

The area of Governador Valadares is known to be an important source of illegal emigration to the United States, Canada and Europe.

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Arraial de Porto de Dom Manoel - 1734
Porto das Canoas - 1808
Santo Antônio da Figueira - September 23, 1888 - Provincial Laugh
Distrito de Santo Antônio do Bonsucesso - State Law of September 14, 1889
Figueira - September 7, 1923; Law 843
Figueira do Rio doce - 1937 - Decreto do governador Benedito Valadares
Governador Valadares - January 31, 1938

Categories: Minas Gerais Events January 8 - Premiere of George Frideric Handels opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years). ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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Governador Valadares - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (478 words)
	Governador Valadares is a city in eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil.
	Sawmills and food-processing plants are in the city, and mica and beryl are mined in the area.
	Governador Valadares is one of the most famous gem-trading centres in Brazil.

Governador Valadares - Search Results - MSN Encarta (60 words)
	Governador Valadares - Search Results - MSN Encarta
	Governador Valadares, city in south-east Brazil, in Minas Gerais State.
	At the head of navigation at the great bend of the Rio Doce, it is a major...

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