Tiradentes, Minas Gerais

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Tiradentes
Municipality
Downtown Tiradentes
Seal
Location in the State of Minas Gerais
Coordinates: 21°06′31″S 44°10′28″W / 21.10861°S 44.17444°W / -21.10861; -44.17444Coordinates: 21°06′31″S 44°10′28″W / 21.10861°S 44.17444°W / -21.10861; -44.17444
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Minas Gerais
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	10,960
Time zone	UTC-3 (BST)
Postal Code	36325-000

Tiradentes is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is located at

21°06′37″S 44°12′41″W / 21.11028°S 44.21139°W / -21.11028; -44.21139, has an area of 83.5 km², and a maximum elevation above sea level of 927 m. Tiradentes had an estimated population of 10,960, as of 2020. The original village was established in 1702 and became a city on 19 January 1718. In 1889 the city was renamed from Vila de São José do Rio das Mortes in honour of the national hero who was born nearby.

It has been acclaimed as an unspoiled example of Portuguese colonial architecture.

Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Ouro Preto, São João del-Rei, Diamantina, Mariana, Congonhas and Sabará.

See also[]

• A section of the Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas narrow gauge railway from São João del-Rei to Tiradentes has been preserved as a tourist line.

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