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Wenceslau Braz, Minas Gerais

Coordinates: 22°32′02″S 45°21′46″W / 22.53389°S 45.36278°W / -22.53389; -45.36278
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Wenceslau Braz
Municipality of Wenceslau Braz
View of Wenceslau Braz
View of Wenceslau Braz
Official seal of Wenceslau Braz
Location in Minas Gerais
Location in Minas Gerais
Wenceslau Braz is located in Brazil
Wenceslau Braz
Wenceslau Braz
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°32′02″S 45°21′46″W / 22.53389°S 45.36278°W / -22.53389; -45.36278
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
FoundedDecember 30, 1962
Area
 • Total102.487 km2 (39.570 sq mi)
Elevation
1,005 m (3,297 ft)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total2,548
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code
37512-000
Area code35
Websitewenceslaubraz.mg.gov.br

Wenceslau Braz is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020, its population was estimated to be 2,548.

History

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Hydroelectric plant

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Between 1922 and 1932 german engineers constructed a 3.4 MW hydroelectric power station (Hidrelétrica Bicas do Meio) for the Itajubá - Piquete power grid company (R.E.P.I.). Two transmission lines, mounted on steel lattice poles, supplied energy to the towns of Piquete and Itajubá and nearby weapon manufactures.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Área dos municípios" [Area of the municipalities] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics(IBGE). Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ Prefeitura de Wenceslau Braz - MG - Sobre a Cidade