Alto Caparaó

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Alto Caparaó

Total population

5,795

Founded

1995

Elevation924 m

Land area104.57 km²

Coordinates-20.44°, -41.87°

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Alto Caparaó is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Manhuaçu. As of 2020 its population is estimated to be 5,894.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

C

Cyro Siqueira

Brazilian journalist

Israel Pedrosa

Brazilian painter (1926-2016)

E

Elaine Aparecida Marques

person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Minas Gerais

• Martins Soares
  12.7 mi away · pop. 8,396
• Durandé
  17 mi away · pop. 7,817
• Divino
  21.7 mi away · pop. 20,706
• Ponte Alta de Minas
  29.1 mi away · pop. 1,320
• Chalé
  29.8 mi away · pop. 6,075
• São Simão do Rio Preto
  33.5 mi away
• São Francisco do Glória
  35.3 mi away · pop. 4,800
• Santana do Tabuleiro
  41.4 mi away
• Santa Luzia de Caratinga
  43.1 mi away
• Vermelho Velho
  43.4 mi away
• Ipanema
  45.4 mi away · pop. 19,522
• Piedade de Caratinga
  48.9 mi away · pop. 8,529

Browse all places in Minas Gerais →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Phulia maenacte itatiayae

Phulia maenacte itatiayae

Seen 2026-09-12

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Eupetomena macroura

Seen 2026-09-10

White-crested Tyrannulet

Serpophaga subcristata

Seen 2026-09-10

Billbergia euphemiae

Billbergia euphemiae

Seen 2026-09-06

Yarará Lancehead

Bothrops jararaca

Seen 2026-09-06

Palicourea ruelliifolia

Palicourea ruelliifolia

Seen 2026-09-06

Auricularia fuscosuccinea

Auricularia fuscosuccinea

Seen 2026-09-05

Passiflora speciosa

Passiflora speciosa

Seen 2026-09-05

Mechanitis lysimnia nesaea

Mechanitis lysimnia nesaea

Seen 2026-08-30

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers