Monte Alegre de Minas is a municipality in the Triângulo Mineiro region of western Minas Gerais, Brazil. It lies within the immediate and intermediate geographic regions of Uberlândia. The municipality covers . Its population was 20,170 in the 2022 census and was estimated at 20,708 in 2025.
Monte Alegre de Minas was separated from Prata and established as a municipality on 16 September 1870. Its seat received city status on 3 January 1880.
History
Monte Alegre became a district under Provincial Law No. 247 of 20 July 1843. Provincial Law No. 1664 created the municipality on 16 September 1870, and Provincial Law No. 2556 gave its seat city status on 3 January 1880.
See also List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
References
External links
Official municipal website Municipal Chamber of Monte Alegre de Minas