Muriaé, MG – Cidade para passear, morar e investir.

MINEIRIZANTE - Cities and places to visit, live, and invest in Minas Gerais The NAECO Channel presents the municipality of Muriaé in the Zona da Mata mesoregion of Minas Gerais. It features footage of the streets, roads, and access highways, a panoramic drone flight, narration, and historical details, as well as a map illustrating geographic references, population, and economic resources. How to get there: Access to the city of Muriaé is via Highway BR 116 between the cities of Miradouro and Laranjal, or BR 356 between the cities of Ervália and the border with the state of Rio de Janeiro. The city lies on the axis of both highways and is 315 km from the capital, Belo Horizonte. History of the city: Guido Marlière, a French soldier and peacemaker, arrived in Brazil to minimize conflicts between Portuguese explorers, who sacrificed indigenous people who refused to be enslaved. His ideals and attitudes led to his arrest as a French spy in the service of Napoleon, intent on dominating Europe, and thus an enemy of Portugal. In February 1812, Prince Regent Dom João VI released him to continue his peacemaking mission. In 1819, Guido Marlière arrived in the region that is now the municipality of Muriaé and found the camp of Constantino José Pinto, a merchant of medicinal products and plants, with forty other men camped on the banks of the Muriaé River near a Puris village where Marlière built the Rosary Chapel, gaining the trust of both whites and natives, promoting peaceful coexistence and the necessary activities of both groups. The region, once considered pestilent, with numerous insects and a high incidence of yellow fever, was also rich in "Poaia," the popular name for the roots of a medicinal plant called Ipecacuanha, and hardwoods that attracted many families to settle in the village that formed around the chapel, named São Paulo do Manoel Burgo. The village developed as a major coffee producer, occupying the areas where timber was extracted from the region's forests. In 1841, it was elevated to the district of São João Batista do Presídio, now the city of Visconde do Rio Branco, under the name of São Paulo de Muriahé, from which it separated on May 16, 1855, to become a municipality. The construction of the Leopoldina Railroad station in 1866, connecting São Paulo do Muriahé to Rio de Janeiro, gave new impetus to the municipality's development, which in 1923 changed its name to Muriaé. Population, area, altitude, river, and borders: Today, June 2025, the municipality of Muriaé has a population of approximately 108,763 inhabitants, with a territorial domain of 841.693 km², at an altitude of 209 m. Located in the Zona da Mata mesoregion of Minas Gerais, it is bathed by the Muriaé River and tributaries that belong to the Paraíba do Sul River basin. The municipalities that border the municipality of Muriaé are Vieiras, Eugenópolis, Patrocínio do Muriaé, Barão de Monte Alto, Palma, Laranjal, Santana de Cataguases, Miraí, São Sebastião da Vargem, Rosário da Limeira, and Ervália. and Miradouro. Besides the city center, the municipality of Muriaé includes the districts of Belisário, Boa Família, Bom Jesus da Cachoeira, Itamuri, Macuco, Pirapanema, and Vermelho. Economy: The basis of the economy of the municipality of Muriaé is well diversified, encompassing industry, commerce, agribusiness, and services. In the fashion industry, Muriaé is the fourth-largest textile hub in Minas Gerais, and all other activities benefit from the highways that serve the city, connecting it to major consumer centers, which boosts the repair and mechanical maintenance of heavy vehicles. Tourism: The calendar of popular festivals, cultural and sporting events, exhibitions, and religious celebrations, along with traditional craft stalls, regional foods, and concerts, add to the reasons for you to come and enjoy, live, or invest in Muriaé. If you'd like to promote your city's events, please do so in the comments on this post; this will certainly motivate our viewers to visit your city. Closing: I hope this information has met your expectations. Thank you for visiting, a big hug, and see you next time we show you another beautiful city in the state of Minas Gerais. #muriae #zonadamata #cidadedeminasgerais #naeco Become a member of the NAECO channel:    / @naeco   Music: Livre (Humberto Furtado) Contact: (31) 9 9899-9279 (WhatsApp) Email: [email protected]