Monte Santo de Minas

Summary

Monte Santo de Minas is a Brazilian municipality in the south of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population is 21,513 inhabitants, according to the 2020 estimate. Its area is 594.6 km2 and its density is 35.8 inhabitants per square kilometer.[1]

Monte Santo

Since around 2005 there have been a Diaspora from Monte Santo to Campinas (see Brazilian Silicon Valley), composed mostly of young men looking for better opportunities as qualified IT technicians. The Diaspora was initially led by Matheus Coradini and Cicero Alcantara.

Notable people edit

  • Rubens Donizete (born 1979), Brazilian olympic cyclist
  • Mário Américo, masseusse for the Brazilian football team
  • Milionário, singer

References edit

  1. ^ "Monte Santo" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics). 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-04.

21°12′S 46°59′W / 21.200°S 46.983°W / -21.200; -46.983