Peçanha

Peçanha is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil. Peçanha is located 130mi(210km) northeast of Belo Horizonte. The municipality holds a population of 17,863 as of 2025, 68% of which identify as mixed/other, followed by white people at 21% and Afro-Brazilians at 11%. The town is named for João Peçanha Falcão, who founded the town in 1758 under the name Santo... (Wikipedia)