Caeté

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Caeté is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais.

Geography

The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. The municipality contains a small part of the 31270 ha Serra do Gandarela National Park, created in 2014.

Etimology

The name Caeté is derived from the local term for some Marantaceae, in particular Stromanthe and Thalia. In another version, "Caeté" originates from Old Tupi, meaning "true forest" or "virgin forest", derived from the combination of the terms ka'a ("forest") and eté ("true").

Sports

44.9% of its population are fans of Cruzeiro while 40.2% prefer Atlético-MG.

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