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City Details: Contagem

A few alternate names for Contagem are: Kontazhen, kong ta ren, kontagema, kontajen, kontajeng, Контажен, কোন্টাগেম, コンタジェン, 孔塔任, 콘타젱

Contagem is a city in the center of the state of Minas Gerais, in Brazil. It is only 21 kilometres from the capital, Belo Horizonte, and forms part of a metropolitan area with a population of 4.8 million.

Inspired by Petr Knoll and Filip Zrnzevic
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Contagem

General Information

  • Official Name: Brazil
  • Common Name: Brazil
  • Population: 627123
  • Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
  • Coordinates: -19.93167, -44.05361
  • Country Code: BRA
  • Continent: South America

Closest Airports to Contagem

  • 1. Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU), distance from city center: 14.00 km
  • 2. Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF), distance from city center: 35.21 km
  • 3. Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ), distance from city center: 89.75 km

Location of Contagem

Brazil Country Details

  • Country: Brazil
  • Official Name: Federative Republic of Brazil
  • Capital: Brasília
  • Region: Americas
  • Subregion: South America
  • Population: 212,559,409
  • Area: 8,515,767 km²
  • Languages: Portuguese
  • Currency: Brazilian real (R$)
  • Timezones: UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:00, UTC-02:00
  • Flag: Flag of {countryDetailsInfoJson[0].name.common}

Has borders with:

  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Colombia
  • French Guiana
  • Guyana
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Suriname
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela

Holidays in Contagem, Brazil

Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Brazil for 2026

  • Confraternização Universal - 2026-01-01
  • Carnaval - 2026-02-16
  • Carnaval - 2026-02-17
  • Sexta-feira Santa - 2026-04-03
  • Domingo de Páscoa - 2026-04-05
  • Dia de Tiradentes - 2026-04-21
  • Dia do Trabalhador - 2026-05-01
  • Corpus Christi - 2026-06-04
  • Revolução Constitucionalista de 1932 - 2026-07-09
  • Dia da Independência - 2026-09-07
  • Nossa Senhora Aparecida - 2026-10-12
  • Dia de Finados - 2026-11-02
  • Proclamação da República - 2026-11-15
  • Dia da Consciência Negra - 2026-11-20
  • Natal - 2026-12-25

Museums in Contagem, Brazil

Museum

Estação Bernardo Monteiro

Rua Manoel Pereira Mendes, Eldorado, Contagem - MG, 32689-002, Brazil

Coordinates: 19.9332° S, 44.0802° W

Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00

Museum

Centro de Memória do Trabalhador da Indústria de Contagem

Rua Deputado Sérgio Miranda 205, Parque Industrial, Contagem - MG, 32310-011, Brazil

Coordinates: 19.9458° S, 44.0270° W