Nova Lima
Nova Lima is a municipality of about 121,000 people, whose downtown is located about 20 kilometers south of Belo Horizonte, the capital of the south-eastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Mining is one of the main economical activities of the city, including the extraction of Iron Ore and Gold. The most famous mine in the city is Morro Velho (Old Hill), a gold mine of 2700 m depth.
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Nova Lima is a municipality of about 121,000 people, whose downtown is located about 20 kilometers south of Belo Horizonte, the capital of the south-eastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Mining is one of the main economical activities of the city, including the extraction of Iron Ore and Gold. The most famous mine in the city is Morro Velho (Old Hill), a gold mine of 2700 m depth.
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• Name — Nova Lima • Type — Municipality • Official Name — Municipality of Nova Lima • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Type2 — Region • Subdivision Type3 — Intermediate Region • Subdivision Type4 — Immediate Region • Subdivision Name — Brazil • Subdivision Name1 — Minas Gerais • Subdivision Name2 — Southeast • Subdivision Name3 — Belo Horizonte • Subdivision Name4 — Belo Horizonte • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — João Marcelo Dieguez Pereira (Cidadania) • Established Title1 — Incorporated • Established Date1 — February 5, 1891 • Elevation M — 750 • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 429.313 • Population As Of — 2022 Census • Population Total — 113,709 • Population Density Km2 — 260.18 hab/km 2 • Population Est — 120,959 • Pop Est As Of — 2025 • Time Zone — BRT • Utc Offset — −3 • Postal Code Type — CEP • Postal Code — 34000-000 • Area Code — 31 • Custom Label Sec1 — HDI (2010) • Custom Data Sec1 — 0.813 – very high • Website — http: www.novalima.mg.gov.br • Illustration — Belo Horizonte and Environs
History
History
Historically, the city was known as Campos de Congonhas, Congonhas de Sabará and until 1923 as Villa Nova de Lima.
Geography
Geography
The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. The city is home to several mines, including the Morro Velho, Mostardas, and Rio de Peixe mines. A number of minerals are extracted from these and other sites in and around the city, including gold. The St. John Del Rey Mining Company was founded by British interests in 1834 for the extraction of gold and also caused the settlement of some 150 families from Britain which led to the establishment of the Anglican Church in town. The municipality contains the 912 ha Mata do Jambreiro Private Natural Heritage Reserve, a protected area operated by the State Forestry Institute in partnership with the MBR mining company. It contains part of the 3941 ha Serra do Rola-Moça State Park, created in 1994. It also contains a small part of the 31270 ha Serra do Gandarela National Park, created in 2014.
Sports
Sports
The city is home to the Villa Nova Atlético Clube, the second-oldest football club of Minas Gerais still active. The club was a major force from the 1930s until the early 1950s and won in that period five state championships. It is still a regular participant in the first division of Minas Gerais. From the late 1920s until the end of the 1930s the Sport Club Retiro also took part in the state championship. With José Perácio in 1938 and Luiz Carlos Ferreira "Luizinho" in 1982 two players born in Nova Lima represented Brazil in World Cups.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — St John Del Rey Mining Co., ca. 1868–69 • Illustration — Teatro Municipal • Illustration — Matriz do Pilar • Illustration — Main Square • Illustration — Hospital Nossa Senhora de Lourdes • Illustration — Quarter of the English • Illustration — Bicame, aqueduct for gold-washing
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