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Córrego dos Melquíades

Minas Geraisvillage

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Total population

97

Air quality index

25Good
Coordinates-18.83°, -42.23°

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Overview

Córrego dos Melquíades is a tiny village in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its coordinates of -18.827°, -42.233° place it in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 97 residents. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,786 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 70% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-18.8265
Longitude
-42.2331
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
25
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
52
NO₂ (µg/m³)
7.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,964
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Saffron Finch
    Sicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    150
  • Blue Dacnis
    Dacnis cayana (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    80
  • Burnished-buff Tanager
    Stilpnia cayana (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    72
  • Sayaca Tanager
    Thraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    72
  • Scaled Dove
    Columbina squammata (R.Lesson, 1831) · Aves
    61
  • White-tailed hawk
    Buteo albicaudatus Vieillot, 1816 · Aves
    50
  • Red-cowled Cardinal
    Paroaria dominicana (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    44
  • Pale-breasted Thrush
    Turdus leucomelas Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
    43

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Minas Gerais

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.89
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,786

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org