Capitólio

History

In 1939, the district of Capitólio was elevated to the category of village and named as Vila de Capitólio. It became a municipality in 1948.

Geography

The city center of Capitólio is located at an elevation of 766 meters east of Passos and bordering on the northern edge of the Furnas reservoir. Neighboring municipalities are: Vargem Bonita (NW), Piumhi (N), Pimenta (E), Guapé (SE and S), São José da Barra (SW), and São João Batista do Glória (W). Distances *Belo Horizonte: 270 km on MG-050 *Piumhi: 17 km to the northeast *Passos: 76 km (10 km north to junction with MG-50, then west on MG-050 for 66 km) *Uberaba 290 km *Ribeirão Preto: 225 km *Formiga: 82 km *Other neighboring municipalities: Pimenta 43 km, Divinópolis 160 km, Alpinópolis 71 km, Lavras 208 km, Guapé 30 km, Ibiraci 140 km, Cássia 120 km, Itaú de Minas 90 km, Pratápolis 106 km, and Delfinópolis 150 km.

Most-observed species

• Saffron Finch

  Sicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  100
• Great Kiskadee

  Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  93
• Picazuro Pigeon

  Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
  93
• blue-and-white swallow

  Notiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  77
• white-eyed conure

  Aratinga leucophthalma (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
  75
• Sayaca Tanager

  Thraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  74
• Masked Water-Tyrant

  Fluvicola nengeta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  72
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  67