Montes Claros is a city located in northern Minas Gerais state, in
Brazil. The estimated population in 2010 was 412,284 inhabitants and the total
area of the municipality was 3,470 km² ( 97 km² urban). It was made a
seat of a municipality in 1831 and attained city status in 1857. In 2011, the
most famous Brazilian magazine entitled Veja, published a report including
Montes Claros as an example of richness and welfare in the recent Brazilian's
economy good moment.
Darcy Ribeiro, a renowned Brazilian
anthropologist, was born in Montes Claros
