Alagoa, Minas Gerais

{{Short description|Town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil}}

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Alagoa is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 its population was estimated to be 2,665.[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/alagoa/panorama IBGE 2020]

Alagoa was founded on 28 December 1962.

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Turned into a municipality in 1962, the village of Alagoa was born by the Bandeirantes in the 18th century. It was part of the "Royal Road" to move gold and precious gems (including diamonds) from the State of Minas Gerais to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo seaports.

The municipality contains 5.38% of the {{convert|22917|ha}} Serra do Papagaio State Park, created in 1998.{{citation|ref={{harvid|PES da Serra do Papagaio – ISA}}|language=pt

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|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/595925|access-date=2016-09-27}} On top of the Mantiqueira Mountains (The Crying Mountain, in the local Indians language), it contains part of the most important remains of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and fresh water drained from the mountains to the State of Minas Gerais valleys.