About Sao Joao Del Rei
Located in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil, Sao Joao Del Rei is a historical city with its 18th century architecture. Also in the city which is located in the drainage basin of the Rio Grande and on the foothills of the Mantiqueira mountains, there is a population of about 85 thousand people according to the data obtained in 2009. Sao Joao Del Rei's economy, which became a city on 8 December 1838, is based on gold, animal husbandry and agriculture.
Among the places that can be visited in the city and its surroundings; there are Igreja de São Francisco de Assis, Our Lady of Pilar Cathedral, Our Lady of Carmo Church, Museu Ferroviario, Memorial Tancredo Neves, Serra do Lenheiro and Ponte Do Rosario. The São João del Rei public transportation system consists of the buses with an average age of 6 years and these buses are constantly monitored with security cameras. Also, in this city where the average annual temperature is measured around 19,2 centigrade degrees, summers are humid.
