Passa Quatro

The origin of the name comes from the explorations of the bandeirante Fernão Dias Paes Leme who was given instructions to pass over a river four times, thus "Passa Quatro". The first inhabitants settled the region in 1674. The region wasn't populated until the second half of the 19th century when it became a district in 1854. In 1884, the Minas-Rio railway was constructed by the English and spurred its development. Emperor Dom Pedro II elevated the town to a city in 1888.

Mountains include the fourth tallest peak in Brazil, the Pedra da Mina (2,798 m) located within Serra Fina and the point of Serra da Mantiqueira where the boundary of São Paulo is located. The Pico dos Três Estados is another landmark located on the boundaries of São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. There are dozens of other peaks over 2,000 m.

The city was declared a hydro-mineral spa in 1941 due to its various fountains of torio-radioactive waters, which are reputedly sought out for curing liver and kidney problems. The winter is dry and the summer mild with temperatures varying between 16 and 22 degrees Celsius. In winter they can drop to 0 degrees with strong frost. This rural area has views of four of the ten highest peaks in the country.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} Trout fishing is possible all year. A tourist train service (narrow gauge) was inaugurated in the beginning of 2004 between the cities of Passa Quatro and Manacá.

The municipality contains the {{convert|335|ha}} Passa Quatro National Forest, created in 1968.{{citation|ref={{harvid|Unidade de Conservação ... MMA}}|language=pt

|title=Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Passa Quatro|publisher=MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente

|url=http://sistemas.mma.gov.br/cnuc/index.php?ido=relatorioparametrizado.exibeRelatorio&relatorioPadrao=true&idUc=129|access-date=2016-09-29}}

The forest is controlled by IBAMA and has native forest, exotic species, lakes, and the Iporã waterfall.{{citation|ref={{harvid|Floresta Nacional de Passa Quatro – ICMBio}}|language=pt |title=Floresta Nacional de Passa Quatro|publisher=ICMBio |url=http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/visitacao1/unidades-abertas-a-visitacao/2590-floresta-nacional-de-passa-quatro|access-date=2016-09-29}}

Passa Quatro has a newer point of climber at Brazil, compared to Siurana: Gruta de Passa Quatro (Cave of Four Passes).

There are a big negative and the local climbers are working to open the roads in this place. (The climbing point is in Passa Vinte, not in Passa Quarto)

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|location = Passa Quatro (1981–2010)

|Jan high C = 27.8

|Feb high C = 28.9

|Mar high C = 28.1

|Apr high C = 26.8

|May high C = 24.2

|Jun high C = 23.7

|Jul high C = 23.7

|Aug high C = 25.2

|Sep high C = 25.9

|Oct high C = 26.6

|Nov high C = 27.2

|Dec high C = 27.5

| year high C = 26.3

|Jan mean C = 22.0

|Feb mean C = 22.1

|Mar mean C = 21.5

|Apr mean C = 19.7

|May mean C = 16.5

|Jun mean C = 14.7

|Jul mean C = 14.5

|Aug mean C = 15.9

|Sep mean C = 18.2

|Oct mean C = 20.0

|Nov mean C = 20.9

|Dec mean C = 21.5

| year mean C = 19.0

|Jan low C = 17.6

|Feb low C = 17.2

|Mar low C = 16.7

|Apr low C = 14.3

|May low C = 10.7

|Jun low C = 8.4

|Jul low C = 7.9

|Aug low C = 8.7

|Sep low C = 12.0

|Oct low C = 14.7

|Nov low C = 15.9

|Dec low C = 17.0

| year low C = 13.4

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 299.7

|Feb precipitation mm = 194.1

|Mar precipitation mm = 163.1

|Apr precipitation mm = 65.5

|May precipitation mm = 60.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 35.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 29.9

|Aug precipitation mm = 17.2

|Sep precipitation mm = 83.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 151.8

|Nov precipitation mm = 173.4

|Dec precipitation mm = 284.9

|year precipitation mm = 1558.3

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 18

| Feb precipitation days = 14

| Mar precipitation days = 13

| Apr precipitation days = 6

| May precipitation days = 5

| Jun precipitation days = 4

| Jul precipitation days = 3

| Aug precipitation days = 2

| Sep precipitation days = 7

| Oct precipitation days = 11

| Nov precipitation days = 13

| Dec precipitation days = 17

| year precipitation days =

| Jan humidity = 77.7

| Feb humidity = 75.9

| Mar humidity = 76.8

| Apr humidity = 75.4

| May humidity = 76.5

| Jun humidity = 77.0

| Jul humidity = 74.8

| Aug humidity = 69.4

| Sep humidity = 69.6

| Oct humidity = 72.7

| Nov humidity = 74.1

| Dec humidity = 76.8

| year humidity = 74.7

|source 1 = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia{{cite web

| url = http://www.inmet.gov.br/portal/index.php?r=clima/normaisclimatologicas

| title = Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010

| publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia

| language = Portuguese

| accessdate = 21 May 2024}}

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• List of municipalities in Minas Gerais

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070209161516/http://www.bussolanet.com.br/turismo/terrasaltas/PassaQuatro/ Passa Quatro (in Portuguese)]

{{Municipalities of Minas Gerais}}

{{Geographic location

| North = Itanhandu

| West = Marmelópolis and Virgínia

| Center = Passa-Quarto

| East = Itanhandu and Itamonte

| South = In São Paulo:
Cruzeiro, Lavrinhas and Queluz

}}

Category:Municipalities in Minas Gerais