Teófilo Otoni
municipality of Minas Gerais state, Brazil
Teófilo Otoni is a municipality in northeastern Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the Mucuri River valley. It had a population of 137,418 in the 2022 census, with an estimated population of 142,851 in 2025, in an area of 3,242.270 km2 (1,251.847 sq mi). It is the seat of the Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni and the Intermediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni.
The settlement was founded as Filadélfia by Teófilo Ottoni on September 7, 1853. It became a municipality under the name Teófilo Otoni in 1878 and was formally installed in 1881.
Origin of the name
The city is named after Teófilo Benedito Ottoni (Vila do Príncipe, 27 January 1807 - Rio de Janeiro, 17 October 1869), who was a provincial deputy representing Minas Gerais; a national deputy and a senator in the Empire of Brazil from 1864 to 1869; and founder of the city of the same name.
Geography
It lies at an elevation of 319 meters on the Todos os Santos River, a tributary of the Mucuri. It is part of the Valley of the Mucuri, a region which includes 27 municipalities. Situated on the Rio-Bahia Interstate Highway BR 116, it is 130 km. north of the regional center, Governador Valadares, on the Doce River, and 478 km north of the state capital, Belo Horizonte.
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