Country Brazil State Minas Gerais Microregion Juiz de Fora Elevation 600 m Population 13,653 (2010) | Region Southeast Mesoregion Zona da Mata Founded September 7th, 1923 Area 139,538 km² Local time Wednesday 5:14 AM | |
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Weather 20°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 88% Humidity | ||
Bicas is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. As of 2004 its population is estimated to be 13.590 inhabitants.
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Map of Bicas, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
History
Initially a breakpoint for salesmen in the 18th century, Bicas obtained its independence from the city of Guarará in 1923. It was an attraction point for Italian immigrants and also other nationalities.
Until the 1970s, Bicas had a full-working train station and an active RFFSA (the extinct state railroad company) branch for repairing wagons. Unfortunately, all this structure was dismantled and today the train station exists only as a historic site. Currently, Bicas has an economy based on commerce, agriculture and farming.
Annual Farming Expositions, with bull-riding and rodeos, cattle commerce and local products - typically in the last week of July of every year - are a tradition of several cities in Zona da Mata, and the Farming Exposition of Bicas is one of the most famous, attracting thousands of tourists from several parts of the country.