January 23, 2005
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Três Corações
Two entries ago, I posted some pictures of the farm I went to on my vacation.It is located in Três Corações. Last year only took pictures of the farm, but now I took some of the city. It is pretty a small one, especially compared to São Paulo city and maybe that is why I find it a nice place as well.
Três Corações is a city in the south of Minas Gerais state in Brazil. Founded in 1760, the city has a population of about 70,000 and covers 826.0 km². Três Corações is the birthplace of football legend Pelé.
Southern region,São Paulo State in right below Minas, The Estate of rio De Janeiro keeps it away from the sea
By the year of 1760, the Portuguese Tomé Martins da Costa had settled down on the Rio Verdes’s right bank to explore gold. After some years he built a big farm and started the construction of the “Santíssimos Corações de Jesus, Maria e José” (Joseph, Mary and Jesus‘s holy hearts) chapel.
In 1764 the Minas Gerais governor, D. Luiz Lobo Diogo Silva, visited Tomé M. Costa and noticed some small houses near by.
In 1790, Captain Domingos Dias de Barros, Tomé’s son in law, built a bigger chapel on the site where the old one stood.
So the village has been known as Três Corações (Three Hearts in Portuguese) because of the name of the chapel (hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph).
That is the political and official history. There is also the popular history that says there were 3 women who lived in Três Corações. They were very “popular” and every cowboy who passed by the region fell in love with them.
There is also the explanation that the river that passes through the city forms the shape of 3 hearts along its course.
I didn’t take many photos but I guess it is enought to have an idea of the place. The city is about 5-minute drive away from the farm.
Below, the Statue of Pele. Ok, they dressed it in Santa Claus… I know, I know… Terrible…
Comments (12)
Great story! A lot of information in it, hey, we love Pele in Germany and more of Brazil!
the picture with Pele dressed as Santa is awesome. i am sure he wouldnt mind. Is he now a politician ? i heard that he was interested in politics in some program.
well, your Sports Minister won’t be upset being a Santa…….
I like this town that remains in a human size . And the buildings are beautiful . I like also the history . Portugueses were pineers and builders . I prefer the fist version of the origin of the town ‘ s name , of course .
Pele is a football glory . What an idea to dress his statue with Santa Clauss clothes ! Times change .
Thanks Sheila for this report .
Love
Michel
thanks for sharing the wonderful info about Três Corações….it is always so interesting to hear about different places……places that perhaps one day i’ll finally see for myself!
have a wonderful day, shy!
The pics of the city seem very colorful.
WOW…impressive…
Nice “pics”, no tubistes ningun error, felicitaciones por tu buen espanol, y gracias por tu comentario ……….. take care,. see ya !
that was really great! thank you for posting it
I am here, now ………………… lol
Thank you for your kind comment Sheila .
Love
Michel
I can’t wait to make it to brazil. I want to train in Rio with the gracie famliy. Peace…jake