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Juiz de Fora (zhwēzh dĭ fô`rə), city (1996 pop. 423,913), Minas Gerais state, SE Brazil. It is an industrial and commercial city with more than half of the labor force engaged in textile production. Foodstuffs and plastics are also produced. The city, founded at the end of the 18th cent., grew rapidly because of its strategic location on the road to Rio de Janeiro. In the 19th cent., coffee cultivation was the main economic activity. The first railroad in Brazil was constructed (1861) between Juiz de Fora and Petrópolis. Juiz de Fora has a university and a museum. Juiz de Fora a city in SE Brazil, in Minas Gerais state on the Rio de Janeiro--Belo Horizonte railway: textiles. Pop.: 502 000 (2005 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The group is made up of four companies: Truck and bus concessionaires Minasmaquinas and Juiz de Fora Diesel; Bamaq, a reseller of tractors and agricultural machines; and the Minasmaquinas Consortium (autos, trucks and real estate). Marcos Flajzer Australia Southern Radiology Brazil CDPI Rio de Janeiro CLINICA BORIS BERENSTEIN Recife CLINICA CEDIMAGEM Juiz de Fora CLINICA DELFIN Salvador CLINICA JJS Limeira CLINICA LUCIDO PORTELLA RCC Campinas CLINICA SONITEC Florianopolis LABORATORIOS HERMES PARDINI Belo Horizonte CEDIC Cuiaba UDI 25 HORAS Teresina China AnHui BengBu No. da Fazenda de Pernambuco Brazil 444 Prefeitura de Juiz de Fora Brazil 445 Trib. |
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