Santo Antônio do Grama
Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
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Santo Antônio do Grama is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population is 3,886 (2020 est.) in an area of 130.21 km2 (50.27 sq mi).
Santo Antônio do Grama | |
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Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Minas Gerais state | |
  Santo Antônio do Grama Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 20°18′50″S 42°36′32″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Mesoregion | Zona da Mata |
| Microregion | Ponte Nova |
| Area | |
• Total | 130.21 km2 (50.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 3,886 |
| • Density | 29.84/km2 (77.30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | santoantoniodograma.mg.gov.br |
The city became prominent due to the mining accident in March 2018 where a mine piping from Anglo American plc leaked more than 300 tons of ore pulp to the local river, halting the water supply to the population.[2][3]
