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Country
  
State
  
Microregion
  
Elevation
  
600 m

Population
  
13,653 (2010)

Region
  
Mesoregion
  
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.

References

Bicas Wikipedia


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