Curvelo

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Curvelo

Total population

80,665

Elevation632 m

Land area3295.89 km²

Coordinates-18.76°, -44.43°

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

City facts

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Overview

Curvelo is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located in the geodesic centre of Minas Gerais, 170 km north of the capital, Belo Horizonte, and connected to the capital by highways MG 135 and BR 040. Its estimated population is 84,296 inhabitants (2025) and the total area of the municipality is 3,296 kmª. The city lies at an altitude of 633 metres. Curvelo takes its name from the Brazil-born Portuguese priest Antônio Corvelo de Ávila, when the parish of Santo Antônio da Estrada e o Padre Antônio de Ávila Curvelo was founded in the 18th century.

History & geography

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Geography

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

Notable people from here

Zuzu Angel

Brazilian-American fashion designer (1921-1976)

Lúcio Cardoso

Brazilian novelist, playwright, and poet (1913–1968)

Marcos Valério

Brazilian businessman

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Dirceu Lucas de Abreu Santos

Brazilian footballer

Ângelo Antônio

Brazilian actor

Ângela Diniz

Brazilian socialite (1944-1976)

A

Adauto Lúcio Cardoso

Brazilian judge (1904-1974)

Antônio Gonçalves de Oliveira

Brazilian judge (1910-1992)

Augusto Viana do Castelo

Brazilian lawyer, merchant and politician

E

Eduardo Canabrava Barreiros

Brazilian illustrator

Fernando Mineiro

Brazilian politician

Raimundo Gonçalves Figueiredo

R

Roberto Moreira Rodrigues

Brazilian association football player

R

Rubens Siqueira Maia

Brazilian doctor and politician

Moacir Júnior

Brazilian football manager (born 1967)

Cássio de Paula Figueira Freitas

Brazilian military personnel

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

Nearby places in Minas Gerais

• Inimutaba
  4.8 mi away · pop. 7,371
• Santa Rita do Cedro
  18.4 mi away
• Morro da Garça
  18.6 mi away · pop. 2,411
• Senhora da Glória
  26.8 mi away
• J.K.
  27.5 mi away
• Angueretá
  30.5 mi away
• Fechados
  34.4 mi away
• Paraopeba
  35.9 mi away · pop. 24,107
• São Geraldo do Salto
  36.7 mi away
• Silva Campos
  40.8 mi away
• Conselheiro Mata
  43.7 mi away
• Augusto de Lima
  46.1 mi away · pop. 4,538

Browse all places in Minas Gerais →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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Books about Curvelo

Curvelo, meu Curvelo

Sílvio Gabriel Diniz · 1900

Dicionário do poder público municipal de Curvelo

André Carvalho · 1996

Abrindo os baús

Tanya Pitanguy de Paula · 1999

Sistema de informações mercadológicas municipais

Serviço de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas de Minas Gerais · 1994

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