Tiradentes, Colonial municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
The municipality of Tiradentes covers 83.5 square kilometers of land at an elevation of 927 meters in southeastern Brazil.
The settlement, established in 1702 as Vila de São José do Rio das Mortes, received its current name in 1889 to honor the independence movement leader.
The municipality maintains Portuguese colonial architecture and operates a preserved section of the Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas narrow gauge railway.
The population of 7,744 residents spreads across the municipality with a density of 93 inhabitants per square kilometer as recorded in 2022.
The area functions under the administration of Mayor Nilzio Barbosa and holds a Human Development Index rating of 0.740 according to 2010 measurements.
Location: Minas Gerais
Inception: January 19, 1718
Elevation above the sea: 927 m
Shares border with: Prados, São João del Rei, Coronel Xavier Chaves, Santa Cruz de Minas
Address: Tiradentes, State of Minas Gerais, 36325-000, Brazil 36325-000 Tiradentes
Website: http://tiradentes.mg.gov.br
GPS coordinates: -21.11000,-44.17778
Latest update: May 26, 2025 20:58
Parish Church of Saint Antony
65 m
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi
9.1 km
Rio das Mortes
6.6 km
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar
9.2 km
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
9 km
Serra de São José
5.7 km
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
102 m
Sanctuary of the Holy Trinity
621 m
Teatro Municipal
8.8 km
Museu Regional de São João del-Rei
9.1 km
Church of Our Lady of Mercy of the Creoles
614 m
Museu de Sant'Ana
149 m
Chapel of Good Jesus of the Poor
454 m
Casa do Padre Toledo
172 m
Saint Francis of Paola Chapel
397 m
Our Lady of the Rosary church, São João del-Rei
9.3 km
Statue of Bárbara Heliodora
9.2 km
Memorial to the tricentennial of the foundation of Tiradentes city
173 m
Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
11.7 km
Chafariz de São José
319 m
Museu da Liturgia
119 m
Museu do Automóvel da Estrada Real
4.7 km
Monument for the 150 years of the city of São João del-Rei
8.9 km
Our Lady of Peñafrancia church, Prados
6.4 km
Historic center of São João del-Rei
9.1 km
Parque de Exposições Gastão de Azevedo Cardoso
11.3 km
Historic town center of Tiradentes
179 m
Cross in front of Saint Francis of Paola Chapel, in Tiradentes
375 mReviews
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