MG · Southeast
Population: 266,478 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Governador Valadares is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of Minas Gerais, in the Southeast Region of the country. It is located in the Rio Doce Valley, about 320 km east of the state capital. It covers an area of just over 2,340 km², of which approximately 50 km² is urban area, and its population was estimated at 266,478 inhabitants in 2026, making it the ninth most populous municipality in Minas Gerais.
The exploration of the region where the city now stands began in the 16th century, through expeditions such as that of Sebastião Fernandes Tourinho, who followed the course of the Rio Doce in search of precious metals along its banks. Settlement, however, only began between the 18th and 19th centuries, with the establishment of garrisons meant to subdue the Borun peoples in favor of the settlers who sailed the Rio Doce. With the construction of the Vitória a Minas Railway (EFVM) around 1907, the village was consolidated; its location near coffee producers and timber extraction favored commercial development and population growth. The municipality was thus emancipated from Peçanha in the 1930s.
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0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
MG average (36 cities): 86 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
27.77 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
35.44 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
MG average (36 cities): 33 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
218.49 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,833.7 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
MG average (36 cities): 37 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
2.05 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
4.23 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
MG average (36 cities): 64 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
5.2 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.5 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
MG average (36 cities): 72 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
40.05 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
98.8 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
MG average (36 cities): 54 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
229.21 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Tancredo Neves (SBCF), 229 km in a straight line · 1,467 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Warm Average temperature: 24.7 °C (Average temperature 22–25 °C (72–77 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 32.2 | 33.2 | 32.2 | 30.7 | 28.7 | 27.9 | 27.8 | 28.6 | 29.7 | 30.9 | 30.8 | 31.2 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 21.9 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 15.8 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 18.0 | 19.7 | 20.7 | 21.5 |
| Rain (mm) | 173 | 84 | 113 | 49 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 70 | 170 | 235 |
Weather station Governador Valadares, 5 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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