São José da Barra
municipality of Minas Gerais state, Brazil
São José da Barra is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 7,480 people living in a total area of 312 km2. The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Passos. It became a municipality in 1948. The important hydroelectric plant of Furnas is located here.
Geography
The city center of São José da Barra is located at an elevation of 695 meters in the valley of the Rio Grande, a short distance northeast of regional center, Passos. Neighboring municipalities are: São João Batista do Glória and Capitólio (N), Guapé (E), Carmo do Rio Claro (SE), Alpinópolis (S), and Passos (W).
Distances
Belo Horizonte: 320 km
Piumhi: 63 km
Passos: 26 km
Alpinópolis: 17 km
History
The city is also known as Nova Barra since it used to lie on the banks of the Rio Grande, where that river was joined by the Rio Sapucaí. When Furnas was built this old settlement was flooded and a new one was built.
Economic activities
Services, energy production from the Furnas dam, and agriculture are the main economic activities.
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