Ouro Verde de Minas, Municipality in Vale do Mucuri region, Brazil
Ouro Verde de Minas is a small municipality in northeastern Minas Gerais, sitting on hilly land at around 550 meters elevation. The area is defined mainly by farms where coffee and other crops are grown across the countryside.
The municipality was founded in 1930 when five pioneers built a small settlement while seeking fertile soil for coffee farming. From this early phase, a functioning agricultural community gradually developed over time.
The town's name draws from its agricultural traditions, where coffee was once celebrated as the region's most valuable crop, reflecting what farming families depended on for their livelihoods.
Visitors will find basic healthcare available at three medical clinics located in the municipality itself. For specialized medical treatment, people travel to the nearby city of Teófilo Otoni, which has more comprehensive medical resources.
In 2006, around 600 farmers worked across the municipality, with only a handful owning tractors while most relied on traditional farming methods. This reveals how small-scale and traditional agriculture remained in this region well into the 2000s.
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