Sobrália

Sobrália is a municipality in Brazil in the state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was estimated to be 5,514 inhabitants. The name Sobrália came from a local Native American tribe referring to the flowers called sobralia.

Sobrália
Official seal of Sobrália
Location in Brazil
Location in Brazil
Sobrália is located in Brazil
Sobrália
Sobrália
Coordinates: 19°14′16″S 42°05′52″W
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
StateMinas Gerais
Settled1900s
Incorporated (district)1943
Incorporated (municipality)1962
Government
  MayorMaria das Neves Beltrame Andrade
Area
  Total206,970 km2 (79,910 sq mi)
Elevation
270 m (890 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
  Total5,514
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2000)0.685
Websitesobralia.mg.gov.br

This city is where former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Glover Teixeira was born.

It is also the ancestral home of Danbury, Connecticut City Councilman Farley Santos whose maternal Grandfather, Miguel Pereira Santiago was the first Mayor of Sobralia. His paternal Grandfather, Geraldo Jose “Duquinha” Viana was also a 2 term Mayor of Sobralia.

History

The first settlers arrived in the beginning of the 20th century. The city was incorporated as a district of Tarumirim on December 31, 1943, by state law no. 1058. It became a municipality on December 30, 1962, by the signing of state law no. 2764.

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