Ribeirão das Neves
Place in Brazil
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Ribeirão das Neves (lit. Snowy Creek) is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. Most residents commute to Belo Horizonte. The city's population in 2025 was 346,971.[2]
Ribeirão das Neves | |
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Center of Ribeirão das Neves | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Neves | |
 Location in the state of Minas Gerais and Brazil | |
  Ribeirão das Neves Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 19°46′1″S 44°5′13″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Government | |
| Area | |
• Total | 155.454 km2 (60.021 sq mi) |
| • Land | 155.454 km2 (60.021 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 857 m (2,812 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 329,794 |
| 346,971 | |
| • Density | 2.195/km2 (5.69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| CEP postal code | 33805-000 |
| Website | ribeiraodasneves.mg.gov.br |
History
Previously called Matas de Bento Pires, its first documents date back to the 18th century, when it was called "Matas de Bento Pires". In 1745, Jacintho Vieira da Costa, then field master, obtained the rights to the lands of Matas de Bento Pires and built a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows. Due to this, Matas de Bento Pires became Fazenda das Neves and later Engenho das Neves, in 1946.[3]
Geography
Ribeirão das Neves is located on the northwest of Belo Horizonte. Federal Highway 135 passes through it. Its average elevation is 857 meters (2,812 ft) above sea level.[4]
Climate
Ribeirão das Neves has a Tropical Savanna Climate (Aw). It receives the most precipitation in December, with 265.5 mm (10.45 in) of average rainfall; and the least precipitation in July, with 5 mm (0.20 in) of average rainfall.
| Climate data for Ribeirão das Neves | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (80) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
20 (68) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (71) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
20 (68) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
15 (59) |
13 (55) |
13 (55) |
14 (57) |
16 (61) |
18 (64) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
17 (62) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 227.0 (8.94) |
246.5 (9.70) |
125.9 (4.96) |
46.1 (1.81) |
18.6 (0.73) |
10.1 (0.40) |
5.0 (0.20) |
9.5 (0.37) |
34.3 (1.35) |
84.0 (3.31) |
179.0 (7.05) |
265.5 (10.45) |
1,251.5 (49.27) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 18.7 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 10.7 | 17.3 | 21.1 | 113.6 |
| Mean daily daylight hours | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 12.1 |
| Source: Weatherspark.com[5] | |||||||||||||
