Carmo Do Rio Claro trip planner

Carmo do Rio Claro is a municipality located in the south-west of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte is 374 km.The characteristic vegetation of the municipality is cerrado but there is still some gallery forest along the rivers.The climate of the municipality is classified as subtropical mesothermic, characterized by dry winters and wet summers. The average temperature in winter is approximately 16 °C and the average of the hottest month is about 27 °C. The period between December and February is the rainiest. The driest months are from April to SeptemberCarmo do Rio Claro is watered by the Furnas Dam. Local economy is driven by agriculture, tourism e handicraft.Largely known by its handicraft in hand loom and its production of handicrafted candy.Carmo do Rio Claro is part of the Guaxupé diocese.History and economyIt is believed that the initial core of the town occurred during the Bandeiras with José Barbosa de Arruda and Domingos Ferreira de Avelar, reminiscents of the Lourenço Castanho bandeira's, known for having expulsed the natives Cataguases from the region of Tamanduá (Itapecerica).