MG · Southeast
Population: 118,342 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Itabira 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 Quadrilátero Ferrífero, about 110 km east of the state capital. It covers an area of approximately 1,250 km², of which 26 km² are urban, and its population was estimated at 118,053 inhabitants in 2025.
The region began to be explored at the end of the 17th century, but settlement only took place during the 18th century, after gold was discovered in the Itabira mountains. Between the late 18th and early 19th centuries, gold mining went into decline, while iron ore exploitation began to gain momentum, giving rise to the first forges. Throughout the 20th century, several companies came to Itabira, attracted by its iron ore reserves, and in 1942 the Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) was created by Getúlio Vargas (today Vale S.A.), starting large-scale iron ore mining and a new period of social, economic and structural development in Itabira.
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
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)
8.45 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
56.31 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
301.2 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,444.12 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
2.13 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
3.94 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
5.5 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.3 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
33.34 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
97.98 %
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)
78.65 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
1,467 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), 79 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)
Mild Average temperature: 21.6 °C (Average temperature below 22 °C (72 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 28.5 | 29.3 | 28.2 | 26.9 | 25.2 | 24.0 | 24.1 | 24.9 | 25.9 | 27.1 | 27.0 | 27.2 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 19.1 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 17.4 | 15.3 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 17.9 | 18.5 |
| Rain (mm) | 233 | 126 | 193 | 69 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 98 | 250 | 327 |
Weather station Joao Monlevade, 24 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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