Rio Pardo

Rio Pardo de Minas lies in the upper Rio Pardo country of northern Minas Gerais. Gold discoveries encouraged settlement and trade with Bahia, while the surrounding hills and rivers formed part of the routes through the interior. The district belonged to Minas Novas until 1831, when it became the town of Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Rio Pardo. Its municipal council was installed two years later.