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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 380 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BARBACENA  , an inland

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town of
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Brazil, in the
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state of
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Minas Geraes, 150 M . N.N.W. of Rio de Janeiro and about 3500 ft. above
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sea-level . The surrounding
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district is chiefly agricultural, producing
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coffee,
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sugar-
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cane,
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Indian
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corn and
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cattle, and the town has considerable commercial importance . It is also noted for its' healthiness and possesses a large
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sanatorium much frequented by convalescents from Rio de Janeiro during the hot
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season . Barbacena was formerly a
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principal distributing centre for the
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mining districts of Minas Geraes, but this distinction was lost when the
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railways were extended beyond that point .

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