Rio Espera
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Town in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil
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| Country |  Brazil |
| State |  Minas Gerais |
| Region | Southeast |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Rio Espera is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
As of 2020, the town has 5,402 inhabitants and is 160 km to the southeast of Belo Horizonte.[1] The town was founded in 1710 when a group of Portuguese explorers, coming from São Paulo, stopped beside a brook to wait for their companions. The site was originally known as Arraial de Espera.
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