Coronel Fabriciano

Coronel Fabriciano
Municipality
The Municipality of Coronel Fabriciano

Coronel Fabriciano

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Nickname(s):
"Fabri"
"Fabriciano"
"Coração do Vale"
"Terra mãe do Vale do Aço"
Motto:
Deus, Pax Et Prosperitas,
Deus, Paz e Prosperidade
God, Pax Et Prosperitas,
God, Peace and Prosperity)
Coronel Fabriciano

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: BR 19°31′08″S 42°37′44″W / 19.51889°S 42.62889°W / -19.51889; -42.62889Coordinates: BR 19°31′08″S 42°37′44″W / 19.51889°S 42.62889°W / -19.51889; -42.62889
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast
State Minas Gerais
Mesoregion Vale do Rio Doce
Demonym fabricianense
Founded January 20, 1949
Government
 • Mayor Francisco Simões (PT)
Area
 • Total 221.049 km2 (85.347 sq mi)
Elevation 250 m (820 ft)
Population (2013)
 • Total 108,302
 • Density 489.95/km2 (1,269.0/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
Postal Code 35170-000
HDI (2000) 0.789 – medium
Website www.fabriciano.mg.gov.br

Coronel Fabriciano is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.[1] It is located in the mesoregion of the Vale do Rio Doce and microregion of Ipatinga and is situated 200 km from the capital. The municipal population was estimated in 2012 by IBGE in 104,637 inhabitants, thus the 27th most populous in the Minas Gerais state.[2] The area is 221.049 km² (13.1549 km² of urban area).[3][4]

The municipality was emancipated from Antônio Dias in 1948 and it name is a tribute to Lieutenant colonel Fabriciano Felisberto Carvalho de Brito.[5] The town was situated in the Vale do Aço (Steel Valley) metropolitan area, between the largest steel industries of Minas Gerais state; the Usiminas, in Ipatinga, and the Aperam South America, in Timóteo. These industries, when they were installed, were situated in Fabriciano and were essential to the development of the city. But with the emancipation of Ipatinga and Timóteo, occurred in 1964, the companies now belong to these cities.[6]

Coronel Fabriciano is located in the Serra dos Cocais, home of many natural attractions of the city like the "Pedra Dois Irmãos" (Two Brothers stone), the "Pedra do Caladão" (Caladão stone), the "Cachoeira do Escorregador" (slide waterfalls), the "Trilhas da Mamucha" (Mamucha trails), and other waterfalls and trails. Still there is the practice of sports like trail, trekking, mountain biking, parachute jump and 4x4 trails. In the city are also located several historical monuments like the "Catedral de São Sebastião" (Saint Sebastian Cathedral), the "Colégio Angélica" (Angélica College) and the "Monumento Terra Mãe" (motherland monument).[7][8]

The Human Development Index (HDI) is 0.789, classified as medium by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).[9]

History

With the inauguration of the Calado Station, they began to be lifted up the first homes, very poor and basic. Only in 1928 was built, with the exception of the train station, the first house covered with ceramic and floored.

By the Law State no. 843, of November 17 of 1926, the district was created, settling the May 7 of 1927 in the then patrimony of Santo Antônio, that passed to Melo Viana to be called, having been named his/her first peace judge the citizen Manoel Camilo of Fonseca, that gave ownership to his/her first peace clerk, Mr. João the Baptist Pereira. The first registrations civil facts were: the twins' baptism Duraci of Distaneta, daughters of the couple Antônio Viana and the marriage of the Sírio Maron Abibi with Geralda Honrata of Souza. On March 1 of 1930, it was accomplished in the new district the first election

The first name of the place when virgin forest, was Barra, for finding located in the confluence of the ribeirão Caladão, starting to denominate Calado (Quiet), with the inauguration of the Rail Station. Almost time, Raul Soares was denominated, returning the Calado (Quiet) name again. In August 1938, it was baptized with Coronel Fabriciano Fabriciano name, in honor to colonel Fabriciano Felisberto of I Break, for occasion of his/her centennial from birth. Ten years later, the municipal district was created being dismembered of Antônio Dias.

On December 27 of 1948, after a long process gone through the procedure in the Legislative Assembly of the State, governor Milton Campos signs the Law no. 336, creating the municipal district of Coronel Fabriciano. The official installation felt in the day January 1 of 1949, in session presided by the peace judge José Anastácio Franco. It assumed as manager Dr. Antônio Gonçalves Gravatá, with the different objective of to organize the municipal administration and to give him/it to the official mayor, elect for the population. It is like this, the March 15 of 1949, they take ownership then the mayor Dr. Rubem Siqueira Maia, vice-mayor Colonel Silvino Pereira, aldermen Nicanor Ataíde, Lauro Pereira, Ary Barros, José Anatólio Barbosa, Wenceslau Martins Araújo, Sebastião Mendes Araújo, José Paula Viana, Raimundo Martins Fraga and José Wilson Camargo.

In spite of the emancipation and December 27 of 1948, an agreement was signed with the local parish, in which the birthday of the city is commemorated on January 20, day of the patron of the city, São Sebastião.

Geography

Downtown area.
Senador Melo Viana district's area.
São José dos Cocais, in the Serra dos Cocais, municipal countryside.

Statistics

Subdivisions

Main streets and avenues

Most of the city's main avenues (Avenidas) and streets (Ruas) are named after important people. Some of them are in blue below, linked to their Wikipedia article.

Districts

Neighborhoods

Distances from other cities (KM)

Economy

The city is between Ipatinga and Timóteo, that base the largest and more modern siderurgic industries of Minas Gerais: Usiminas and Arcelor Mittal Timóteo, respectively. Coronel Fabriciano, those cities and several others, are in the Metropolitan Area of Vale do Aço, where Fabriciano is the second largest city, and has the third GDP.

Trading, services, eucalyptus monoculture, small and medium industries are the main activities in Coronel Fabriciano.

Commercial

According to official statistics of the city hall (http://www.fabriciano.mg.gov.br), the commercial activities include 3.561 registered establishments, of the most varied branches. The section of services involves 3.275 names registered, with prominence for the branch of Hostelry: there are about 1.800 accommodations, and 400 of them are framed in the categories "three" or "four stars."

Agriculture

Eucalyptus, from rural areas, is used by Cenibra, a Brazilian-Japanese cellulose factory in Belo Oriente. It is also used by local charcoal factories.

Industry

Several factories are based in the city, many of then in the Industrial District.

Sports

Extreme

The mountains of Serra dos Cocais in Fabriciano is usually used for extreme sports. Motorcycles and bikes are often used. But it's also common to make slow rides by foot or by horse in these calm mountains and see the waterfalls.

Auto racing

The city's Jeep Club, Jipe Clube Vale do Aço, often organize jeep travels and competitions. In 2008, Fabriciano hosted the 3rd race of the state's 4x4 Regularity rally Championiship.

Football

The city main professional football club is Social that plays the state's first division

Images

Panoramic of the central region of Coronel Fabriciano

See also

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (December 19, 2007). "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (August 31, 2012). "Estimativas da população residente nos municípios brasileiros com data referência em 1º de julho de 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (July 1, 2008). "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  4. ↑ Embrapa Monitoramento por Satélite. "Minas Gerais" (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  5. ↑ Revista Caminhos Gerais, number 18, page 7
  6. ↑ Prefeitura (June 3, 2009). "A criação do município" (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  7. ↑ Prefeitura (March 1, 2012). "Patrimônio Cultural" (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  8. ↑ Prefeitura (August 7, 2009). "Sugestão de passeios: roteiro para o meio urbano" (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  9. ↑ Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD) (2000). "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2013.

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