Piedade de Caratinga
Piedade de Caratinga | |
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Municipality | |
| Motto(s): Cuidando da cidade, Trabalhando pra você | |
| Coordinates: 19°45′32″S 42°4′33″W / 19.75889°S 42.07583°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Mesoregion | Vale do Rio Doce |
| Area | |
• Total | 42,218 sq mi (109,345 km2) |
| Population (2020 ) | |
• Total | 8,702 |
| • Density | 16,840/sq mi (6,502/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Piedade de Caratinga is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil. On November 5th, 2021, Marília Mendonça and four others died when their plane crashed into a rocky area inside the municipality. None of the 5 people on board survived