Córregos
Córregos | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
| Coordinates: 19°02′13″S 43°25′30″W / 19.03694°S 43.42500°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| City |  Conceição do Mato Dentro |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 432 |
Córregos is a neighborhood in the municipality of Conceição do Mato Dentro, Brazil.
History[edit]
According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), its population in 2010 was 432 inhabitants, 246 men and 186 women, with a total of 282 private households. It was created by Provincial Law No. 2,420, of 5 November 1877.
It is the oldest neighborhood of Conceição do Mato Dentro, that was born and developed around gold extraction.[1] The nice chapel of "Senhor dos Passos"[2] stands on the top of a hill.
Notable people[edit]
- José Maria Pires, (1919–2017), archbishop.