Leopoldina (Leopoldina)
It is situated in the southeastern Zona da Mata mesoregion of the state.
The municipality contains the 368.7 ha Lapinha Biological Reserve, a strictly-protected area of Atlantic Forest.
Leopoldina was the site of a wave of immigration of Jews, mostly from Eastern Europe, in the 1920s and 1930s, as detailed in a book Jews of Leopoldina, published in 2007 by the Jewish Museum of Rio de Janeiro.
The city is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leopoldina.
Map - Leopoldina (Leopoldina)
Map
Country - Brazil
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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BRL | Brazilian real | R$ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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EN | English language |
FR | French language |
PT | Portuguese language |
ES | Spanish language |