Aiuruoca

Location of Aiuruoca

Aiuruoca is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2004 its population was estimated to be 6,394.

Aiuruoca was founded in 1706.

In the 1920s, Danish immigrants in rural parts of Aiuruoca laid the foundation for the modern Brazilian cheese production.[1]

Coordinates: 21°58′S 44°36′W / 21.967°S 44.600°W / -21.967; -44.600

Isis Valverde

References

  1. ↑ http://revistagloborural.globo.com/GloboRural/0,6993,EEC1708312-1641-1,00.html


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