Governador Valadares

Go·ver·na·dor Va·la·da·res

[gaw-vir-nuh-dawr vah-luh-dah-ris]
noun
a city in E Brazil.
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governador valadares

city, eastern Minas Gerais estado (state), Brazil. It lies on the left bank of the Doce River. The city was made the seat of a municipality in 1937. It is an agricultural trade centre dealing in beans, rice, sugarcane, coffee, and livestock. Sawmills and food-processing plants are in the city, and mica and beryl are mined in the area. Governador Valadares is one of the most famous gem-trading centres in Brazil. Gem minerals include amethyst, chrysoberyl, brazilianite, topaz, and quartz. The city is on the Belo Horizonte-Vitoria railway and on the Rio de Janeiro-Salvador highway. It can also be reached by air. Pop. (2005 est.) 246,000.

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opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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