Buritizeiro

Buritizeiro is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

Other distances are: Neighboring municipalities are: Pirapora, São Romão, Três Marias e João Pinheiro.

[4] Buritizeiro is known for its waterfalls, among which we can point out: Between the cities of Buritizeiro and Pirapora, the waters of the Rio São Francisco pass a series of rapids that extend for about 600 meters beginning at the Marechal Hermes bridge.

The history of Buritizeiro is connected to the founding and development of Pirapora.

In 1912 the settlement, now known as Pirapora, called São Gonçalo das Tabocas, became a city.

In 1920 the Marechal Hermes bridge was built to take the railroad as far as Belém in Pará.

In 1923 the name of São Gonçalo dos Tabocas was changed to Pirapora.

In 1950 Pirapora had the districts of Buritizeiro, Guaicuí, Lassance and Várzea da Palma, and the population was around 30,000 inhabitants.