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Ipatinga




It is the most important city of the Vale do Aço (Valley of Steel) and is the headquarters for one of the largest steel making complexes in Brazil, Usina Siderúrgica de Minas Gerais – USIMINAS {Link without Title} .

Despite the presence of the steel complex Ipatinga has 127 m2 of green area per inhabitant, one of the highest averages in the country. Parque Ipatinga has about one million square meters of green space with 12 thousand trees planted, one of the largest in the country. {Link without Title}

  • Elevation: 220 mts.

  • Climate: Tropical sub-hot and sub-dry

  • Average annual temperature: 23º C

  • Latitude South 19°28'46"

  • Longitude West: 42°31'18


  • Distances from major cities:

  • Belo Horizonte: 217

  • Rio de Janeiro: 661

  • São Paulo: 808

  • Campinas: 830

  • Vitória: 401

  • Brasília: 935

  • Salvador: 140




EXTERNAL LINKS

  • http://www.ipatinga.mg.gov.br