Santo Antônio do Grama
Santo Antônio do Grama is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population is 4,103 (2015 est.) in an area of 130.21 km².[1]
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Coordinates: 20°18′50″S 42°36′32″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | Minas Gerais |
Mesoregion | Zona da Mata |
Microregion | Ponte Nova |
Area | |
• Total | 130.21 km2 (50.27 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 4,103 |
• Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-03:00 (BRT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-02:00 (BRST) |
Website | santoantoniodograma.mg.gov.br |
The city became prominent due to the mining accident in March 2018 where a mine piping from Anglo American plc leaked more than 300 tons of ore pulp to the local river, halting the water supply to the population. [2] [3]
References
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- Neil Hume (2018-03-13). "Anglo American faces disruption in Brazil". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- "Brazil investigates Anglo pipe leak". Mining Journal. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
External links
- Santo Antônio do Grama on citybrazil.com.br (in Portuguese)
- Santo Antônio do Grama on Explorevale (in Portuguese)
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