Itabira, Mining municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Itabira is a municipality in Minas Gerais that sits on hilly ground roughly 800 meters above sea level, surrounded by red slopes shaped by iron-bearing rock. The urban core clusters in valleys and climbs hillsides where residential streets meet forested patches and open grassland.
The settlement began in 1833 as a gold rush outpost and later shifted focus to iron extraction. In the mid-twentieth century it became one of the country's main mining zones when a large company started operations in the area.
The birthplace of Carlos Drummond de Andrade houses numerous literary festivals celebrating poetry and traditional Minas Gerais cultural expressions throughout the year.
Paved highways connect the municipality to Belo Horizonte and other regional centers, with buses running daily. Visitors can find lodging in the center and nearby neighborhoods, while most services concentrate in the downtown area.
The poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade was born here, and many of his poems reference places and motifs from the town. Several streets and facilities today carry his name or quotes from his work.
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