Ubá
Ubá | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Ubá | |
UTC−3 (BRT) | |
Postal Code | 36500-000 to 36509-999 |
Area code | 32 |
HDI (2000) | 0.773 – medium |
Website | Ubá, Minas Gerais |
Ubá is a
Once a great
History
Settlement
The
The attempts of colonization of Coroados, Coropós, Purís and
Due to the international pressure against the genocide of natives, the King of Portugal was convinced to order the Governor Luís Diogo Lobo da Silva to organize an expedition in an attempt to friendly approach the natives. In November 1767, Father Manoel de Jesus Maria was put in charge for the conversion of the natives to Catholicism, laying the groundwork for the entry of the owners of land grants after 1797. Captain Francisco Pires de Farinho, who was familiar with the tracks of forests and the indigenous customs, and was familiar with them, was named special guide with control power.
Father Jesus Maria arrived at
In 1805, Captain
To promote this settlement, Captain Januário Carneiro brought all the workers needed to build the church by giving them small pieces of land, housing and food, while they could not have its own supply by cultivating the land. The
Due to the growth of the village, it was elevated to Paróquia de São Januário de Ubá (Parish of St. Januarius of Ubá) on April 7, 1841. The development of the town took place gradually around the parish. Due to the development of the parish and the activities of the inhabitants, especially coffee plantations, the settlement was officially recognized as a village on June 17, 1853, and on July 3, 1857 was incorporated as a municipality.
The first
- Colonel Francisco de Assis Ataíde
- Pedro de Souza Ozório
- Maximiano José Pereira de Souza
- Joaquim Vieira da Silva Pinto
- Manoel de Oliveira da Silva Brandão
- Diogo da Rocha Bastos
Geography
Ubá is situated in the Zona da Mata mesoregion of Minas Gerais. Most of the city lies in the Paraíba do Sul River basin, with a small part of it lying in the Doce River basin. The city is not surrounded by any large river. Ubá River crosses the city from northwest to southeast and is responsible for drainage of most sewers in the city.
The city sits in a valley and has only 5% of its area flat, the rest being rugged. The altitude ranges from 295 meters to 875 meters.
Climate
Ubá's climate can be classified as Tropical, with yearly average temperature between 18 and 31 °C (64 and 88 °F). The city is considered the warmest one in the Zona da Mata mesoregion, and the temperatures can reach over 40 °C (104 °F) between November and February.
Climate data for Ubá | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32 (90) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
29 (85) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
19 (66) |
16 (61) |
14 (57) |
14 (57) |
15 (59) |
17 (63) |
19 (66) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
18 (65) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 241 (9.5) |
181 (7.1) |
177 (7.0) |
56 (2.2) |
30 (1.2) |
10 (0.4) |
23 (0.9) |
15 (0.6) |
48 (1.9) |
99 (3.9) |
198 (7.8) |
203 (8.0) |
1,281 (50.5) |
Source: The Weather Channel[2] |
Notable people
- Ary Barroso, composer and radio man
- international chess master
- Evandro Soldati, fashion model
- Mauro Mendonça, actor.
- Nelson Ned, singer.
See also
- List of municipalities in Minas Gerais