page_title: Januária
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Januária / History
caption_attribution_description: Português: Parque Nacional Cavernas do Peruaçú/Minas Gerais
context_page_description: Januária is a municipality in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It is located on the left bank of the São Francisco River. The population was 64,985 inhabitants and the area of the municipality was 6,691 km².
context_section_description: The first explorers arrived in 1553 looking for gold.  They were led by the Spaniards Francisco Bruza de Espinosa and Father João de Apicuelta Navarro. The first settlement was called Brejo do Salgado, due to the salinity of the streams and the marshes.  The first sugarcane mill was set up and soon a chapel followed dedicated to Nossa Senhora do Amparo.  In 1833 Brejo do Salgado became a "vila", or town and the seat was transferred to the left bank of the São Francisco River, the name being changed to Januária, in homage to Princess Januária, daughter of the Emperor Pedro I.  In 1860 Januária was elevated to the category of city.  The surrounding area was immense with several districts such as São Caetano do Japoré (today the city of Manga), São João das Missões, Jacaré (today the city of Itacarambi), Conceição de Morrinhos (today the city of Matias Cardoso), Mocambo (today a district of  Levinópolis) all created in  1903.
  Districts created and lost
  In 1911 the district of Pedras de Maria da Cruz was created.
  In 1923 the districts of Manga and Matias Cardoso were lost but the district of Cônego Marinho was added.
  In 1938 the district of Missões was created
  In 1953 Riacho da Cruz (ex-Bela Vista) was created.
  In 1962 the districts of Itacarambi and  Missões were lost.
  In 1976 the districts of Bonito, São Joaquim and Tejuco were created
  In 1982, São Pedro das Tabocas was created.
  In 1992 the district of Pedras de Maria da Cruz (hoje Maria da Cruz) was lost
  In 1995 the districts of Bonito (today the city of Bonito de Minas) and Cônego Marinho (today the city of Cônego Marinho) were created.
caption: Interior of the Janelão cave
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