Arceburgo

History

This town began in 1901, with the building of a chapel to honor Saint John the Baptist, on land donated by Candido Souza Dias the owner of the Fazenda Fortaleza. Formerly called "São João da Fortaleza", this settlement received many European immigrants, mainly Syrians, Lebanese, and Italians. Two traditional families in the region are the Maffud and the Salim João. The name of Arceburgo, meaning strong city, was given in 1911. *Main distances Belo Horizonte: 478 km, Mococa: 18 km, Guaranésia: 20 km, and Guaxupé: 27 km.

Geography

The city center of Arceburgo is located at an elevation of 693 meters a short distance from the state boundary of São Paulo. Neighboring municipalities are: Monte Santo de Minas (N and NW), Guaranésia (E), Mococa (SE).

Most-observed species

• Picazuro Pigeon

  Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
  212
• Saffron Finch

  Sicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  197
• Great Kiskadee

  Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  167
• Golden-capped Parakeet

  Aratinga auricapillus (Kuhl, 1820) · Aves
  160
• Pale-breasted Thrush

  Turdus leucomelas Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
  154
• Silver-beaked Tanager

  Ramphocelus carbo (Pallas, 1764) · Aves
  142
• Sayaca Tanager

  Thraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  141
• Masked Water-Tyrant

  Fluvicola nengeta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  139