Governador Valadares

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Governador Valadares

Total population

266,561

Coordinates-18.86°, -41.94°

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

Overview

Governador Valadares is a Brazilian municipality in the countryside of Minas Gerais. In 2025, its population was 266,561 inhabitants, thus being the ninth most populated city in the state. It is an economical axis of the middle valley of the Doce River, having a significant influence on the east and northeast portion of Minas Gerais and local authorities of the state of Espírito Santo. Governador Valadares sits on the bank of the Doce River, 324 km from Belo Horizonte, the state's capital. Governador Valadares has an area of about 2 342 km2, of which only 58 km2 is urban area.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

G

Geraldo Dutra Pereira

Brazilian footballer

N

Nilton Pereira Mendes

Brazilian footballer (1976-2006)

E

Ernane Rezende Borges Ferreira

Brazilian footballer and manager

Wanderléa

Brazilian singer

A

Ana Paula de Tassis

Brazilian volleyball player

A

Andrelino Caetano

Brazilian vocalist

J

Jayro Luiz Lessa

Brazilian politician

J

José Carlos Aragão

Brazilian actor

Laura Lima

Brazilian artist

R

Raimundo Monteiro de Rezende

Brazilian politician

Samuel Moreira

Brazilian politician

L

Luizão

Brazilian footballer (born 1981)

S

Samuel de Araújo Miranda

Brazilian footballer

Gabriel Guimarães

Brazilian politician

W

Warlley Alves

Brazilian martial artist

N

Ney Bala

Brazilian association football player

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

Nearby places in Minas Gerais

• Santo Antônio do Pontal
  9.4 mi away · pop. 797
• Alpercata
  9.9 mi away · pop. 6,903
• Baguari
  10.8 mi away
• Chonin de Cima
  16 mi away · pop. 1,074
• Penha do Cassiano
  16.9 mi away
• Brejaubinha
  18.7 mi away
• Vila Nova Floresta
  20.9 mi away
• Pedra Corrida
  21.3 mi away
• Senhora da Penha
  21.5 mi away
• Itanhomi
  22.3 mi away · pop. 11,128
• Conceição de Tronqueiras
  22.4 mi away
• São Sebastião do Baixio
  27.1 mi away

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.

Books about Governador Valadares

Anais-SED

Simpósio sôbre Educação (1st : 1971 : Governador Valadares, Brazil) · 1971

Anais do 1o. Simpósio de Química do Vale de Rio Doce

Simpósio de Química do Vale du Rio Doce (1st : 1979 : Governador Valadares, Brazil) · 1979

Wilensky Fine Minerals, Vol. 2

Stuart Wilensky · 2005

Programa estadual de centros intermediários

1980

Wilensky's Fine Minerals, Vol. 1

Stuart Wilensky · 2005

Na trilha do rio

Maria Alice da Silva Braga · 2017

Search results from Open Library.

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