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The first visitors arrived in
the century XVII in search of gold. Some other people went by the place, but
soon it was noticed that the amount of gold was not so significant and soon the
interest for the material ceased.
Baependi started to be an agricultural city returned for the farming of the
tobacco.
In 1814, the village passes the town
ORIGIN OF THE NAME: the place reached by the pioneers, the ranch MAEPENDI (Mbaé-pindi,
of the Tupi-Guarani, meaning the open glade").
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Baependi is inserted geographically in the circuit of the Waters of Minas,
although it doesn't explore or possess sources of mineral water. It is placed to
4 kilometers of Caxambu.
The first prominence of the city is the Church built by Nhá Chica, religious
person that developed arduous work in life on behalf of his/her faith. Today
they are attributed to her several reached thanks, some exposed at an enclosed
museum to the church. For all this a beatification process exists, now in the
Vatican.
The possibility of practice of radical sports and ecological tourism are
justified, thanks mainly to the several waterfalls and the State Park of the
Parrot.
The craft in bamboo, straw and embira involves several families of the city and
he/she has great economical importance. The pieces are found for purchase in the
city, but they are addressed mainly to the great centers of the Country and
tourist cities.
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ATTRACTIONS IN PROMINENCE
Mother church
Of the century XVIII, possesses several styles in his/her
construção(Barroco,Rococó and Neoclassicist) and it was tumbled by the
Historical and Artistic Patrimony.
State park of the Mountain of the Parrot
The lands of Baependi correspond to 44% of this ecological shrine (10.030
hectares), where they are two million feet of the Araucaria angustifolia, the
Brazilian pine tree, and the presence of the Amazon vinacea, our
parrot-of-chest-purple one.
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Had as extinct in the area, the parrot that gave name to the park, he/she
inhabits at forests of altitudes and it is nurtured of fruits
Pirapitinga is a rare fish and in extinction of which little it is known. In
Baependi, it is found in the rivers Itaúna and Gamarra where he/she lives in
cold waters and correntosas.A occurrence of Pirapitinga in our waters the
biologists' attention and researchers that study a project of repovoamento of
the fish in those rivers called
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Nhá Chica
Known as the poor Mother. It began campaign for construction of the chapel of
Ours Mrs. Conceição, finished 3 years after his/her death. Due to the attributed
thanks, it was initiate in 1993 the process for beatification of Nhá Chica.
Craft
In the place several pieces exist done in bamboo, straw and embira. It can be
bought downtown, in the Artisan's House.
Waterfalls
The city possesses several waterfalls, that happen due to the uneven relief and
to the several rivers that cross the Municipal district.
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Tips by GUSTAVO VIVACQUA |
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1.1.In theNos holidays there are a very calm night life in the square.
2.There are a lot of waterfalls, but it is not simple to arrive in them,
neither close. A guide will help you..
3.Thr most beautiful waterfalls of the area are São Pedro, Gamarra and
Piracicaba.
4. São Thomé and Aiuruoca are clore. It is worthwhile to visit them if you
have time. |
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