Bicas


Bicas is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. its population is estimated to be 14,554 inhabitants.

History

Originally, a stopping point for salesmen in the 18th century, Bicas gained its independence from the city of Guarará in 1923. It served as a destination for Italian immigrants and other nationalities.
Until the 1970s, Bicas had a full-working train station and an active RFFSA branch for repairing wagons. The entire structure was dismantled and today the train station exists only as a historic site. Currently, Bicas has an economy based on commerce, agriculture and farming.
Annual Farming Expositions, with bull-riding and rodeos, cattle commerce and local products - typically in the last week of July of every year - are a tradition of several cities in Zona da Mata, and the Farming Exposition of Bicas is one of the most famous, attracting thousands of tourists from several parts of the country.
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Aerial view of Bicas, in 1995, towards west, showing the city centre and Cruzeiro hill, the region of the farming exposition and the highlands. Bicas, like many other cities in Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais state, is surrounded by the typical local geographical relief known as "sea of hills".
Image:Brasil.mg.bicas-foto.aerea.1995-2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Magnified aerial view of the centre of Bicas, in 1995, towards west, showing with details the city centre, where it is possible to observe the central square with the main church. The Cruzeiro hill can be seen on the right side, and above the highlands of the city. It is possible to see, in this picture, the RFFSA's local branch's headquarters. In the top of the picture, parts of the road BR-267 can be seen. Again, the "sea of hills" geographical relief surrounding the city is quite noticeable.

Notable people