Viçosa, Minas Gerais
Viçosa | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Viçosa | |
Federal University of Viçosa - Main Building | |
| Nickname: College Town | |
| Motto(s): Culture and civility | |
Location of Viçosa in the state of Minas Gerais | |
| Coordinates: 20°45′14″S 42°52′55″W / 20.75389°S 42.88194°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| District | 13 October 1831 |
| Village | 30 September 1871 |
| County | 20 January 1873 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ângelo Chequer (PSDB) |
| • Deputy mayor | Arnaldo Dias de Andrade PSB |
| Area | |
• Total | 299.397 km2 (115.598 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 648 m (2,126 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 79,388 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Area code | +55 (31) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.775 – high |
| Website | www |
Viçosa is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2021 was estimated at 79,910 inhabitants.
It is a city essentially oriented to education, with emphasis on the Federal University of Viçosa, founded in 1926 by the president of the Republic Artur da Silva Bernardes, who was born in Viçosa. It also possesses other private higher education institutions, emphasizing the educational character of the city. It is a city that attracts many people from Brazil and other countries due to scientific and academic events that take place around the university, totaling approximately 500 annual events.