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Juiz de Fora is a city located in the southeast region in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It has 456.796 inhabitants (2000 census) and 1.424 sq km.

The city is located in the Paraíba do Sul river valley, on the bordary of Mantiqueira Mountains. It grows faster northwards, where are located the industries and roads that connect the city with Belo Horizonte, the states' capital. Juiz de Fora is the most important industrial center of the Zona da Mata region. There are an important metalurigic and automotive factory (Mercedes-Benz) installed in the city and several textile factories. The city is also an important comercial center with a considerable influence area. Juiz de Fora is a cultural center, with an important museum (Imperial Mariano Procópio) and a Federal University of Juiz de Fora(UFJF). Important roads (BR-040 and BR-267) and railroads (MRS-Logística)

History of Juiz de Fora: The origins of Juiz de Fora backs to the beginning of the 18th century, when a way called "Caminho Novo" (New Way) was opened to link Rio de Janeiro to Minas Gerais. The region was covered with dense forest. Although the way was opened by Garcia Rodrigues in the early 18th century the region was just a uninhabited passageway. The development of the region would only start after the decline of the gold mineration in the central zone of Minas Gerais. The money until then invested in the mines was now for the coffee plantation, and the region of Zona da Mata was a fertile place to invest. The position of the so called village do Paraibuna (later Juiz de Fora) was favorable due to the road connection with the country's capital and harbour. By 1850, the small village was elevated to a city. The progress increased with the construction of the modern União e Indústria road in 1861 to replace the Caminho Novo. Five years later the railroad reaches the city and 1889 the first hidroelectric powerplant of Latin America is built in the city. In the beggining of the 20th century, Juiz de Fora is among the main textile and industrial centers in Brazil. By the 1940s, the city lost its influence due to the concorrence of Belo Horizonte. Nowadays Juiz de Fora is an important educational, industrial and comercial center.

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